Health Tip: Switch up your diet. Cane’s is great, so is Chick-fil-A — and the dessert bar at the Caf — but
vegetables are important. There’s a salad bar at the Caf, and making an occasional visit to the the Laughing Tomato in the Union wouldn’t be a bad idea either.
CHOOSING YOUR MEAL PLAN STORY BY:
PHOTO BY:
BRIAN CREEKMORE
NOOR EEMAAN
There are more than 20 dining options, most of which accept OU meal plans. Meal plans are linked to your student ID — the Sooner Card — and vary in type and value. Basically, meal plans are made up of meals, meal exchanges and meal points. Meals are specifically used at the Caf — it has the only all-you-can-eat Chick-fil-A — which has an entrance fee of either one meal or $12.50. Meal exchanges are meals used at locations other than Couch Restaurants. These have a replacement value of $8. Essentially, meal points are dollars that can be applied by using the Sooner Card like a debit card, as each point is worth $1. With all that in mind, here are the various dining options for freshmen living in the Cate, Couch, Walker or Adams Centers:
There are many choices when it comes to choosing the perfect meal plan for keeping you fueled and ready for long hours and late-night study sessions. Picking the plan that is right for you can be a difficult and stressful task. 15 Meals/Week 12 Meals/Week 10 Meals/Week 8 Meals/Week 6 Meals/Week
0 Meal Plan Points/Semester 250 Meal Plan Points/Semester 400 Meal Plan Points/Semester 550 Meal Plan Points/Semester 700 Meal Plan Points/Semester
The Headington Hall restaurants — Einstein Bros. Bagels and Qdoba — do not accept meal exchanges, as residents there have their own plan. The same goes for Xcetera!, the much-loved convenience store in Walker Center. Couch Restaurants and the eateries in Cate Main let you choose your payment method. There are enhanced meal plans at an extra cost if you need more meals per week or points per semester. There are also commuter and upperclassmen-specifc meal plans. Thankfully, there are many options, so it’s up to you to choose which best suits your eating habits. For those of you who are indecisive, OU allows you to change your meal plan a few weeks into classes. So, if you don’t like the decision you made, you get a second chance.
NOTE:
Most plans that offer meals are based on a weekly cycle and reset each Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m.
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