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 Mediterranean Way

Data on the Diet

Here's a summary of some of the science supporting the Mediterranean diet including lots of links for further reading as you please.

The Mediterranean Way

Cooking and Eating the Mediterranean Way

In the countries of the Mediterranean there exists a deep-seated and largely unspoken consensus that eating is one of the most important things we humans do in our lives.—Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Nourishing Children and Families

Turn the Holiday Tables

Setting boundaries before setting the table may help your family with holiday harmony.

Nourishing Children and Families

Still a Sticky Topic

Halloween is lots of fun until it comes to managing the candy haul.

Cookbook Reviews

Wild Caught and Close to Home: Selecting and Preparing Great Lakes Whitefish

While we Michiganders can’t claim whitefish as ours alone, it is a Great Lakes product. Wild Caught and Close to Home is loaded with ideas for making whitefish, or any fish, even more special.

Eating for well-being

The Scoop on Coffee

Coffee is controversial but it needn’t be. You’ve probably heard the good, the bad, and the ugly about this popular drink. Read this to help sort out the truth about coffee!

Eating Disorder

It’s Time to Talk About It

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week brings attention to the issue of body dissatisfaction and how it affects your relationship with food. Any time of any week is a time to talk about it.

The Truth About Diets

Shrinking Ideas about Diets

Start the New Year by losing the dieting mentality.

Eating for well-being

Season's Eatings

A shift in thinking is what it takes to enjoy the good eats that surround us each and every holiday.

Culinary Cooking and Concepts

A Trio of Chefs for the Holidays

Create three part harmony for your next holiday gathering

Culinary Cooking and Concepts

Holiday Table Art

Charmingly simple centerpieces for your holiday party

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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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