Table 1.

Description of BEST MEALS intervention

Session	Topic	Content	Format
1	Introduction/Self-Monitoring	Rationale of BEST MEALS; Write out family daily/weekly routines related to type 1 diabetes (T1DM) management; Set goals for treatment	Slide presentation; Group discussion; Handouts
2	Insulin Management/Glucose Targets	Insulin types/action; Insulin dose calculations; Glucose targets for young kids; Challenges to T1DM management	Slide presentation; Group discussion; Handouts
3	Child Behavioral Management-I	Contingent Attention; Applying Contingent Attention at Meals; Specific behaviors to praise versus ignore; Direct requests versus indirect requests or coaxes	Slide presentation; Video clips modeling praise/ignoring; Group discussion; Handouts
4	Carbohydrate Counting/Building a Healthy Plate-I	Review steps to count carbohydrates; ADA recommendations for fat and saturated fat intake; Recognizing/reducing daily fat intake	Slide presentation; Group discussion; Food labels; Sample menus; Handouts
5	Building a Healthy Plate-II and Introducing New Foods	Review recommendations for daily fat intake; Review strategies for recognizing/reducing daily fat intake; Contingent Attention to introduce new foods and non-preferred foods	Slide presentation; Video clips modeling introduction of new/non-preferred foods; Group discussion; Handouts
6	Maintenance/Supporting a Healthy Lifestyle	Reviewed recommendations for daily physical activity; Helped families create a list of physical activity options; Discussed other problem behaviors at meals	Slide presentation; Group discussion; Activity to develop family physical activity lists; Video clips modeling some other problematic behavior at meals (i.e., child only eating if he/she is reinforced); Handouts