Having regular and reliable meals is a great way of providing good nutrition for health and wellness.   Planning for enjoyable food makes meals or snacks pleasurable and trying a new recipe can help add variety to repetitive meals. 

Check out the Health4U recipe collections featuring MSU chefs and Health4U staff members to help spice up your routine!


NOTE:

Please feel free to use these recipes and to share with family and friends. If you share them on-line or publish them in any way, please follow these guidelines:

  1. If you’re adapting someone else’s recipe, begin with a short note of the goal and what you looked for, perhaps something you changed and why. Then give credit to the person who you got it from: "Recipe adapted from ___________" and give a link to the original source.
  2. If you used someone else’s recipe for inspiration, but changed it substantially and the product is somewhat similar to the published recipe, give credit to the original by saying, " This recipe by (me) was inspired by ____________. The original recipe can be found here." and give a link to the original recipe.
  3.  If you change the ingredients substantially or completely came up with the product on your own; and you write directions in your own words for how you prepared it, the recipe is your own and you should claim it.
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Latin Red Beans and Rice

Hearty, filling and full of flavor!

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Thai Braised Yardlong Beans

Long beans are very important in Thai cuisine. This is a seriously delicious, traditional dish

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Baked Stuffed Apples

A savory twist on traditional baked apples

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Cauliflower Steak

"Butcher" your cauliflower and grill up some steaks! Amp up the flavor with this spice combo.

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Perch with Mango Salsa

Perfectly seasoned perch!

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Chive Compound Butter

This simple compound butter makes a special addition to rolls and baked potatoes. Substitute any herb for the chives, strong herbs in lesser amounts.

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Olive Oil Poached Chicken

Tender poached chicken with an olive oil sauce.

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Orange Ginger Chutney

Wonderful with roasted pork and chicken!

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Freekeh Chili

Freekeh is chewy and filling in this vegan chili soup. Satisfying to everyone on a cold winter evening.

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Pecan and Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

Roasting amps up the flavor in everything including pecans. Chef Kurt's attention to detail takes a traditional chocolate chip cookie to another level of yum!

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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.

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