Table 2.

Factor loadings (rotated) and Cronbach's alpha for each subscale of nutrition.

Factor	Items		Factor loading	Cronbach's a
Production	5	I learn about healthy food from watching TV	0.509
	6	I suggest healthy foods for my family to buy	0.653
	9	I ask my teacher about healthy food to eat	0.573
	13	I ask my grandparents questions about healthy eating	−0.493
	17	I find out about healthy eating from nurses	0.600
	19	I study nutrition in school	0.480
	24	I talk to my friends about which healthy foods to eat	0.619
	35	I obtain information about nutrition from the Internet	0.528	0.831
	36	I read public announcements about nutritious foods	0.642
	40	I read about nutritious food to eat in magazines or newspapers	0.469
	41	I help my family select food to buy	0.540
	42	I ask other adults questions about healthy eating	0.552
	43	I eat fruit	0.495
	44	I eat green vegetables	0.390
	45	I eat other vegetables	0.376
	46	I eat meat	−0.485
	47	I drink milk	0.337
	49	I eat cereal, bread, or tortillas	0.576
Estimative	2	I read about nutrition in books	0.506
	4	I study food labels to learn about nutrients in food	0.336
	8	I try new foods	0.578
	10	I eat foods containing iron	0.624
	11	I choose to eat foods that contain vitamins	0.720
	21	I eat foods that are good sources of vitamin C	0.301
	22	I wash fruit before eating it	0.340	0.848
	23	I make sure that meat I eat is cooked enough	0.470
	25	I eat protein at every meal	0.6.6
	26	I try to eat food and drink beverages with calcium	0.584
	27	I eat foods that are good sources of vitamin A	0.617
	28	I consider whether my meals have enough protein	0.00
	29	I eat breakfast every day	0.460
	32	I think about whether what I eat is healthy	0.515
	34	I choose to eat foods that are low in fats	0.657
Transitional	1	I plan my meals so that they are healthy	0.318
	3	I choose to drink soda instead of water	0.526
	7	I eat foods that I know are good for me even if I do not like them	0.436
	14	When I buy a snack I choose a soda rather than fruit	0.703
	20	I ask my mother which foods are healthy	0.426	0.802
	30	I drink soda instead of fruit juices	0.387
	31	I would choose to eat sweets instead of a piece of fruit	0.401
	39	I choose to eat chips and other snacks instead of fruit	0.453
	48	I eat sweets	0.571
	50	I eat high-calorie snack foods