Interview #2- Sarah

Sarah: age-24, from East Windsor, NJ; Masters student at the OSU School of Communication

Do you use the internet? What do you use the internet for?

Yes. Talking to people; doing work; keeping up with friends; shopping; entertainment

On a daily basis, what is your internet use like?

Almost always on… but maybe 6=-8 hours total per day; email, facebook, travel websites; read the news

What are your favorite websites?

Facebook; the Daily Show; the onion; lonely planet

Have you ever heard of green tea? Have you ever tried it? Do you like it?

Yes; yes, yes; I drink it when I can; I always feel better when I drink it; I actually should drink more, but I really like it

Do you know the nutritional benefits of green tea?

Yes it’s really good for you; calming and stuff

Do you drink green tea? How often?

A pretty good amount; I try to drink a few cups a week

To what extent would you consider yourself focused on healthy eating/drinking or a healthy lifestyle?

Try to be healthy; I do yoga and try to go for walks and eat stuff that’s good for me, I don't really work out or run but I try to make good choices with food

What are a few of the things you try to do as a part of your regular routine to stay healthy?

Yoga; enough sleep; relax to get rid of stress; eat the right stuff that has vitamins and stuff

Does anything ever get in the way of you doing those healthy things? What are the barriers to your healthy lifestyle goals?

Not enough time or not enough money; I want to be healthier but sometimes I have friends come visit in my time off so its tough to still do everything I want and still be healthy

Have you ever heard of eating the green tea leaves?

No, that’s weird. Can you do that?

Did you know the nutritional benefits of drinking green tea?

Um… No. Is it like drinking green tea?

What would I need to do to get you to eat green tea leaves once or regularly?

Can you actually eat it? How do you eat it? Does it taste bad? Tell me just how good it is for me.  Where can I get it?

What do you think about the site?

Looks really good to me; looks like it has a ton of information; I like that it has so much information and its all right there for me

Is this website giving you enough information?

Yes

Additional Thoughts?

Id really like to try it… I might be cheap but I’d like to try it once before I order 25 dollars worth of it; I like the recipes about what you can do with it;  It looks like an awesome way to just get healthy but not have to always have the green tea taste.