Lauren Swann, MS, RDN. LDN
Food, menu, and dietary supplement labeling regulations compliance advisor
Product, recipe, and menu nutrient analyst
Freelance culture and food writer
Lauren Swann is a business-to-business Nutrition Consultant managing challenges and matters where food policy, public health, and consumer trends meet, intersect, or collide! I love helping folks figure out the facts about food so they can decide what's good to eat!
Lauren advises companies on food products, dietary supplements, and menu labeling regulations compliance and calculate nutrients for Nutrition Facts labels. She is a published writer in the popular, trade, and professional press and a public speaker on nutrition issues in food marketing and cultural, ethnic, and religious foodways and dietary practices. Her specialty is effectively communicating accurate nutrition messages for the food industry, media, and public health - integrating marketing dynamics with nutrition strategy - seasoned with a passion for heritage foods, legacy practices, and tradition.
“I've worked with small start-ups and Fortune 50 food companies, non-profits and community groups, trade associations, public relations firms, and advertising agencies and print, broadcast, and online media in a variety of ways including training, presentations, and expert thought-leader panels.”
Lauren is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, licensed in the state of Pennsylvania with a Master of Science in Nutrition Communications from Boston University, a Bachelor of Science in Medical Dietetics from Howard University.