Table 2.

Original 45 items of the seven‐scale Diet Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSat‐45©), with revised items and scales of the five‐scale version (DSat‐28©) indicated in bold

Scale	Original	Item
	Item #	Wording
Healthy	1	I have a lot of energy.
Lifestyle	2	I feel good about myself.
	3	I think that I eat a healthy diet.
	4	I believe that I am reducing my risk for disease by the way that I eat.
	5	I believe that I am reducing my risk for disease by the way that I exercise.
	6	I think that I have a healthy lifestyle.
	7	I am satisfied with my current diet.
	8*	The way that I currently eat makes me feel guilty.
Convenience	9*	The way I currently eat prevents me from eating in restaurants frequently.
[Eating Out in	10	When dining out, I can easily choose foods from the menu that fit into my current diet.
DSat‐28]	11*	Finding appropriate food choices at restaurants is difficult.
	12*	I have to prepare most of my foods ‘from scratch’.
	13	I find eating satisfying
	14*	I have difficulty finding the foods I want when eating out.
	15	I find it easy to shop at my grocery store for the kinds of foods I eat.
	16*	I limit my choice of restaurants.
	17	I have plenty of different types of foods to choose from with my current diet.
Cost	18*	I feel that I spend a large amount of my budget on the foods that I eat.
	19	I think that preparing food and meals for the way I eat now is economical.
	20*	I think that preparing food and meals for the way I eat now costs a lot of money.
	21*	I spend a lot of money on food.
	22*	It is hard for me to afford the kind of foods that I eat.
Family	23*	I feel that the way I eat now bothers my family.
Dynamics	24	My family encourages me to keep eating the way I am eating now
	25	My family supports my efforts to eat a healthy diet.
	26	I enjoy getting together for holiday meals with family.
	27*	My family discourages me from eating the way I am eating now.
	28*	The way I currently eat causes stress within my family.
Preoccupation	29*	Thoughts of food are always on my mind.
with Food	30*	I think about food between almost every meal.
	31*	I have cravings for some of my favourite foods.
	32*	I always feel like I want to snack between meals.
	33*	I often feel hungry.
	34*	I feel that my diet controls my life.
Negative	35*	I feel deprived based on what I order when eating in a restaurant.
Aspects	36*	I feel self‐conscious trying to eat my current diet at social events.
	37*	I feel embarrassed if I order specially prepared foods in a restaurant.
	38	My family eats the same foods that I currently eat.
	39*	I feel deprived when I choose to avoid some of my favourite foods.
	40*	I have to prepare separate meals for my family and myself.
Planning and	41*	I spend a lot of time planning my meals.
Preparation	42*	I spend a lot of time shopping for food.
	43*	I think preparing foods and meals for the way I eat now is time‐consuming.
	44*	I think preparing food and meals for the way I eat now requires a lot of effort.
	45*	I spend a lot of time looking for new ideas for food and meals that fit into my current diet.

Scales are measured using five responses ranging from ‘Disagree Strongly’ to ‘Agree Strongly’, which are scored from 1 to 5. Items are reverse‐scored if necessary (indicated by an asterisk), so that higher scores indicate greater diet satisfaction. Item scores are averaged to provide scale scores.