Drinks That Fight Against Viruses

T.E.A. Cafe has over 50 types of teas and health drinks to choose from so as cold and flu season come, these beverages can build your immune system and potentially keep you from getting sick.

"Most of our drinks have a green or black tea base" said Judith McGreid, T.E.A. Cafe employee "The green tea is full of antioxidants which protects your immune system, and black tea has caffeine in it which will naturally keep the body going."

T.E.A. Cafe also has nine different types of herbal hot teas that can aide in calming the throat.

The H20 Delights is a water based drink that is caffeine free and mixed with natural sugar and your choice of 13 different fruit flavors.

"H2O Delight is a great pick-me-up that will hydrate the body and cleanse the mind," said McGreid.

 "I get at least one tea every week from T.E.A. Cafe, they are so refreshing and so inexpensive" said Abbey Golliher, nursing major junior.

All of the drinks come in small or large and range between $2-$5 in price.

OU Guides Students to Good Health

The University of Oklahoma's housing, food and health services have set up a booth in the Union to promote National Nutrition Month.

They are providing different pamphlets to teach students how to eat healthy and exercise. Also, they are offering free food samples to demonstrate what type of foods students should try to look for when deciding what to eat for a meal or snack. 

For the students on the housing meal plan, there is a guide of what to order from the different fast food restaurants to replace fried foods and greasy meats.

"I believe that housing and food does a really good job of providing all sorts of food to those on meal plans" said Rachel Davenport, Housing and Food Representative "Of course there is food that is unhealthy but there is also plenty of healthy foods that the students could pick instead."

They also give health facts about the food students get from a meal plan at The Cafe, Etcetera, Union, or Cate Center.

Carly Costello, public relations freshman said why she thinks the Cafe is a healthy place to eat.

Eating nutrient-dense food and increasing physical activity will help students with a slow and steady weight loss, according to the Healthy Eating brochure.