Table 6.

Module variables (intro quiz category, stage of change (SOC), goal and confidence) in the Green Eating (GE) Project, a web-based intervention to promote environmentally conscious eating behaviours in US university students aged 18–24 years

	Intro quiz			SOC			Goal			Confidence
Module		n	%		n	%		n	%	Mean	sd
GE intro				Precont.	39	24·1	Assess what you’re eating	89	58·9	3·26	0·81
	Low	54	27·7	Cont.	67	41·4	Watch the documentary, Food Fight	31	20·5	3·19	0·65
	Mid	130	66·7	Prep.	29	17·9	Visit URI East Farm	28	18·5	3·61	0·83
	High	11	5·6	Act.	13	8·0	Join Slow Food URI – a group on campus dedicated to the sustainable food movement	3	2·0	3·00	2·00
				Main.	14	8·6
Local				Precont.	21	13·5	Find one local food and try it	93	62·4	3·47	0·77
	Low	75	40·3	Cont.	85	54·8	Find a local food in season and try it	26	17·4	3·50	0·99
	Mid	107	57·5	Prep.	20	12·9	Cook a local, in-season recipe for your friends	23	15·4	3·87	0·87
	High	4	2·2	Act.	14	9·0	Watch the documentary, Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root	7	4·7	3·43	0·79
				Main.	15	9·7
Waste				Precont.	13	8·0	Take less food at one meal every day	125	77·6	4·01	0·80
	Low	33	20·1	Cont.	25	15·4	Talk to a friend about food waste	17	10·6	4·24	0·83
	Mid	110	67·1	Prep.	49	30·2	Keep a journal about food waste for 3 d	13	8·1	3·31	1·00
	High	21	12·8	Act.	37	22·8	Watch the documentary, Dive	6	3·7	3·67	0·82
				Main.	38	23·5
Protein				Precont.	18	11·0	At breakfast, load up on veggies instead of ham or bacon	57	35·4	3·56	0·80
	Low	34	20·2	Cont.	54	32·9	Replace beef with chicken, beans, chickpea, or edamame	49	30·4	3·39	0·86
	Mid	114	67·9	Prep.	54	32·9	Watch the documentary, Meat the Truth	28	17·4	3·32	0·86
	High	20	11·9	Act.	21	12·8	If you already eat Meatless Mondays, try Meatless Tuesdays through Sundays	27	16·8	3·81	0·90
				Main.	17	10·4

Precont., precontemplation; cont., contemplation; prep., preparation; act., action; main., maintenance; URI, University of Rhode Island.