Nutritionist Abby Richey sorts through the vast array of nutrition information and advice to help you identify what is helpful and what may be harmful. Her eating competence perspective helps you maintain or achieve a positive relationship with food.

The Truth About Diets

Kids don't need to diet. Ever.

How to protect your children from food and body shame. And from the harmful practices of diet-leader.

Eating for well-being

Look North for Joy in Dietary Advice

O Canada, you're the latest to acknowledge that pleasure in eating is not only okay, but important! You have left US behind.

Eating for well-being

Clean is the New Healthy

"Eat this not that" summarizes most every diet and food rule. Turns out, that's NOT helpful in learning to eat better. Listen to this podcast by Jennifer Harris, registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist.

Kitchen Skills

Pizza Perfection

Making pizza to your liking takes a little practice. Start with the dough, add sauce and toppings of your choice, and bake to perfection.

Eating for well-being

Are meals worth the trouble?

“There is considerable peace and comfort in knowing you are going to be fed.”—Ellyn Satter

Kitchen Skills

Fall is for Soup

Soup season is in full swing!

The Truth About Diets

Why Not Diet?

Dieting is glamorized and normalized. Weight loss is portrayed as harmless, even helpful. In this article, I make the case for not dieting. Yet, you may be left with the dilemma: If not dieting, then what? There’s help for that. Read on…

Gardening

Gardening: Digging in the Dirt to Harvest Stress Relief

Gardening is an activity in which people grow, cultivate, and take care of plants. Turns out, people take care of themselves in the garden too.

Food Facts

Blueberries

Michigan fresh blueberries are the best you can get from mid-July through mid-September. "Eat blue. Go green."

Kitchen Skills

Grilling 101: Rubs & Marinades

Nothing says summer like cooking outside, which may harken back to our primitive nature. Over the years, we’ve added grills and gadgets but the concepts are the same. Build fire. Put food over it. Cook until done. Enjoy rich smoky flavor.

The Truth About Diets

Diet Talk Carries On

Talking to kids about diet or about weight...it may seem like a good idea, and may even be the advice from a reliable source. While well-meaning, encouragement to diet passed along from parent to child can have unintended and lasting consequences.

Food Facts

Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits have beautiful juicy pulp and a delicious zing in every bite.

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Food and Nutrition Counseling Services

Food and Nutrition Counseling Services provides you with access to accurate health and lifestyle information, helping you to explore new behaviors and skills, and identifying useful campus and community resources.

MSU community members eligible for food and nutrition counseling services include faculty, staff, graduate assistants, retirees and the spouses/partners of members of these groups.

To schedule an appointment with Health4U you are not required to email us from your MSU email address; please email us from the email address you are most comfortable with. 

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Departmental Services

The goal of department based services is to provide work units and colleagues the opportunity to learn about health and wellness as a group activity or exploration.  

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