Table 3.

Quotes on Nutrition Instruction

	Content
	Interview 2: “[Nutrition education] helped me in that, that I know I shouldn’t give them sweets frequently. Because I do give them sweets. I’m not going to deny it… But, she [child] knows that when she finishes she has to brush her teeth… But I hardly ever buy that kind of food. I always have things like fruit and stuff for her because I’ve been told [by the dentist] to try not to have too many sweets.”
	Format
Verbal Explanation	Interview 18: Interviewer: Have any of the dentists talked to you about the food that the children need to eat and what type of food to avoid? Participant: Yes, I have to give them [the children] more vegetables, more fruits, that I shouldn’t give them so much junk food, that I shouldn’t give them a lot of chips, or sodas; because sodas eat away their teeth. I shouldn’t give them cookies that have a lot of chocolate or cookies that are very fatty. And they do eat those things, but not very often. Juice, they shouldn’t drink juice either or if I am going to give them then once a day and diluted with water.”
Pamphlet	Interview 5: “A pamphlet that shows how much sugar is in soda, juice, and since my son really likes juice… I said, look. And he said, ‘Oh, it has all that?’ He said, ‘I have to do all that walking?’ Because it tells you how much you have to walk if you drink a juice, you have to walk, the time you’d have to walk.”
	Format
Display	Interview 6: “Every time we go to the dentist, they [children] start looking and go, “Oh! Mommy, look how much sugar that juice has. And Gatorade, look how much sugar it has. They have all juices that have too much sugar here. So then they realize and say, “It’s a lot right?” “Yes, that’s why I tell you not to ask me for juice, I tell them, just drink water.”
	Reinforcement of Prior Knowledge
	Interview 21: Interviewer: “In those classes or when you have taken your son or daughter, have they spoken to you about the food? What to give them and what to avoid?” Participant: “Yes, they have told me to stop with the juices and sweets, to give them soft things, to not give them a lot of fried things. Or that if I give them juice, that much juice but that I mix it with water.” Interviewer: “And did they tell you that at the dentist or at WIC?” Participant: “They have told me in both places.”
	Influence on Behavior
	Interview 12: “[After nutrition education], I am telling him we should avoid juice at all times to only get used to drinking juice with the meals. Interview 17: “Having a dentist here to tell you how to care for your child’s teeth is a huge privilege. I like it very much—I’ve always asked about what amount of Sabritas (chips), or what candy he can chew. What happens if I give him chocolate at night, does he need to brush his teeth? Do I only need to give him water to rinse his mouth? I ask the dentist all of these things. Once he tells me, I follow it and don’t allow it anymore.”