NUTRITION
Want details on your favorite foods? Check out MSUtrition to get nutritional information on what’s being served or find out what’s available for those with special dietary needs.
LOOK FOR THE LABELS
Look for the food labels on all residential dining food items for special dietary information.
ALLERGIES
Students coming to MSU are expected to have a reasonable grasp of their condition and its requirements. Residential Dining Halls identify the following allergies through food labels and product names: Milk, Eggs, Nuts, Soy, Fish, Shellfish.
Students with concerns should make contact with the manager and/or chef in their unit to assist in navigating the menus. Below are the contacts for each neighborhood:
Brody Square
Chef Kevin Cruz: cruzke@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-7470
Chef Joe Murphy: murphy44@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-7470
East Neighborhood
Chef Jason Strotheide: strothei@rhs.msu.edu or 517-353-7776
Anita Sandel: mallory@rhs.msu.edu or 517-353-2234
The Gallery at Snyder/Phillips
Michelle Keller: Kellerm@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-5246
Chef Eric Batten: Battenr@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-5246
River Trail Neighborhood
Chef Cynthia Manning: manning4@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-0244
Chef Jonathan Hughes: hughesjo@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-5007
South Neighborhood
Chef Brian Kremkow: kremkow@rhs.msu.edu or 517-281-0844
Deb Martin: martind5@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-4643
West Circle Neighborhood
Chef Dien Ly: lyd@rhs.msu.edu or 517-355-4596
Jill Yarbrough: yarbrou1@rhs.msu.edu or 517-353-6374
Guests are encouraged to use MSUTrition to help identify safe foods, as well as The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network to assist them manage their allergies.
Snack Attack packs for special dietary needs are available at Sparty's. Get your pack in any of the following varieties:
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Peanut-free
- Low-fat
- Kosher
- Protein
KOSHER CUISINE
Culinary Services offers a kosher meal service program at the Kosher Cuisine venue at Wilson Dining Hall. Kosher meals are served during the dinner meal period, starting at 4 p.m., Sunday through Thursday of each week.
To accommodate kosher rules, all foods served through the program are prepared in a kosher kitchen at Woody's Oasis restaurant in East Lansing. The program is certified by Kosher Michigan (www.koshermichigan.com). All meals served through the program at the dining hall are identified with a "Kosher" food icon.
MSU's kosher meal service program was developed in partnership with Rabbi Jason Miller of Kosher Michigan, Cindy Hughey, director of the East Lansing Hillel Jewish Student Center, and Chuck Radd, principle owner of Woody's Oasis restaurant in East Lansing.
During Passover, in addition to extensive meatless options available, our dining halls serve Matzos, hard-boiled eggs, tuna fish and cheese. In addition, several traditional Jewish dishes are incorporated into the menu. Single service disposable dinnerware is also available upon request.
MSU Hillel offers meals on Friday Nights (Shabbat) and during the week of Passover. Shabbat dinners are free for students and RSVP is preferred. Students can reserve Passover meals (lunch and dinner) by contacting MSU Hillel.
Students who have an on-campus dining plan may be refunded their Shabbat and Passover meals by emailing operations@msuhillel.org.
You may contact Hillel at: info@msuhillel.org, by visiting www.msuhillel.org or by calling 517-332-1916
Sparty's locations also offer a variety of Kosher options (opens as a PDF). Kosher items are indicated by the shaded box in the "Kosher" column.
HALAL
We also offer entree options to accommodate students wishing to keep halal. In addition, Culinary Services retail operations have some pre-packaged foods, as well as some prepared halal options at Riverwalk Market. Riverwalk Market options are available through Combo-X-Change for residents and on a cash basis for those not on a dining plan.
Halal items are served at Riverwalk Market at Owen Hall on the following schedule:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Lunch
- Tuesday and Thursday: Dinner