App Profile: FoodSwitch Australia

By following the simple steps mentioned below, the FoodSwitch app can help you choose healthier food choices leading to a healthy life:
1. Scan barcodes of packaged foods with your camera.
2. See simple nutrition information on the food you’ve scanned.
3. See similar foods that are healthier based on established nutrition criteria.
4. Identify Vegetarian products easily.
5. Compare up to 10 similar products at a time.
FoodSwitch comes with handy filters to suit different health needs:
1. FoodSwitch Classic is for anyone looking to make generally healthier food choices.
2. SaltSwitch has been designed to help people lower their salt intake and is great for people with, or being treated for, high blood pressure.
3. GlutenSwitch is great for people with coeliac disease or gluten intolerance who are looking for gluten-free products.
4. FatSwitch has been designed to help people with or being treated for, high cholesterol.
5. EnergySwitch can help people choose foods lower in kilojoules/calories.
6. SugarSwitch helps people choose healthier foods with less total sugar.
Features:
1. You can view the nutrition information in two viewing modes:
a. Health Star Ratings – shows the overall healthiness of a product from 0.5 to 5 stars; the higher the star rating, the healthier the food.
b. Traffic Light Labels – if a product is low (green), medium (amber), or high (red) for salt, sugar, fat and saturated fat;
2. Save your healthy favorites on personalized lists.
3. Help us track the food supply by sending us pictures of new foods.

Download the app today and find out for yourself why respected health organizations around the world like FoodSwitch!
FoodSwitch is owned and operated by The George Institute for Global Health and was first developed to help Australians make healthier food choices.

For more information about FoodSwitch and answers to commonly asked questions, visit https://www.georgeinstitute.org/projects/foodswitch. You can also follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodSwitch/

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