TABLE 1.

Focus Group Themes and Questions

Healthy Eating Themes	Focus Group Questions
Healthy Meals (General)	Where can you get a healthy meal in your community? What kinds of healthy meals are available in your community? What makes it difficult to get a healthy meal in your community?
Fruits and Vegetables	Where does your family usually buy groceries? Which fruits and vegetables does your family usually buy? Do you like them? Why or why not? Why do you eat fruits and vegetables? Why don’t you eat more fruits and vegetables?
School Cafeteria and Lunch Meals	Where do you regularly eat lunch on a normal school day? Why? About how often do you eat in your school cafeteria in a week? Why? What types of changes have you noticed in your school cafeteria compared to previous years (if any)? What do you think about these changes? What do you like about your school’s cafeteria? [Probe: What kinds of cafeteria foods do you like? Why?] What do you not like about your school’s cafeteria? [Probe: What kinds of cafeteria foods do you not like? Why?] Describe ways to improve your school cafeteria and the meals served.
Off-Campus Food Alternatives	What kinds of food do you buy outside of your school’s campus? If you buy food before or after school, where do you go to buy food? [Probe: Where are these places located? How close are they to your school?] Why do you buy [mention specific foods mentioned by participants]?