Table 4.

Suggestions for improvement of website sections/features during Round 3 interviews

Section/Feature	Suggestions for Improvement
General Website	Add brighter pictures and color to the background. Add humor to the content. Highlight key information into bullets, so text is less dense. Increase font size to make it easier to read. Simplify text, or provide access to a dictionary of terms. Make links more prominent. Provide more content targeted toward children.
Content Areas
Planning Meals	Provide sample meals plans and meal planner tools.
Eating on a Budget	Add information on the food groups and recommended amounts. Provide food budgeting recommendations and worksheets.
Raising Healthy Kids	Add topics (eg, staying fit and eating right during and after pregnancy). Include links to local parks and recreation areas.
Keeping Food Safe	Add information on importance of using paper versus cloth towels. Provide information on the health effects of food additives.
Keep It in Season	Remove the section on canning.
Healthy Cooking	Add more information on healthy cooking. Provide nutrition information for people with illnesses (eg, diabetes).
Cooking with Kids	Provide lunch and recipe ideas for kids. Provide brown bag lunch ideas that won’t spoil.
Interactive Features
Tip of the Day	Place in the box a link to related information about the tip. Provide ideas on implementing the tip in the context of a busy lifestyle.
Ask the Coach	Be clear that users can ask questions. Provide background information on “coaches.” Give time estimate for posting answers. Provide more visual aids, graphics next to questions and answers.
Community Events	Give instructions for expanding events on the calendar into full view. Provide wider range and greater number of events. Create a form letting community members post events on the website.
Grocery Specials	Provide recipes that can be used to shop for food items. Provide information on how to select foods at the grocery store. Create a grocery list builder or printable form to plan grocery lists. Create a shopping game.
Community Directory	Rename the food resources section to clarify the content found there. Add resources (eg, free/low-cost exercise classes, community pools).
My Activity Log	Stress the importance of checking with a physician before exercising. Provide field for recording specific upper and lower body exercises. List options for types of exercise. Give guidelines for weekly exercise and exercise intensity. Create online logging so that you don’t have to print out a log.
My Food Log	Provide daily caloric, fat, fiber, etc. guidelines. Provide information on servings (serving size, number of servings). Provide information on the importance of eating regular meals.
My Pledge	Include a timeline/calendar function to plan health behavior changes.
Bean Game	Use a more appealing graphic than a bean for the game, such as apples. Provide feedback telling the person how well they did at the game.