Table 6.
Interview themes: Illustrative quotes from school nutrition services staff (n = 3) participating in interviews regarding intervention implementation.
| Theme | Illustrative Quote |
|---|---|
| Extension Support and Relationship | “… Well for one, I didn’t know what direction to go in to [decorate the cafeteria], but [Extension staff name] did, and she was very helpful in guiding me in the direction that I needed to go to get [the cafeteria decorations] done … the Extension program seemed to have the staff they needed and the equipment that they needed to get [the study interventions] done, and they seemed organized with what they were doing…” (School 1) |
| “We had lots of help from the Extension [staff] … we had enough help, so [the taste tests] went smoothly” (School 2) | |
| “… Extension did supply the initial cards and everything that was laminated [for the creative names], and they even supplied the stands that I use for them” (School 2) | |
| “[Extension staff] did a good job of explaining things to me as we went through [the study], and asking my opinion… our opinion matters, and I know [Extension staff] stresses that…” (School 3) | |
| Influence of Systems Factors |
“Well, to be honest, the [non-SNS] staff responded negatively because we’re a smaller school. People are not used to change and they felt like, I guess I want to say [non-SNS staff] felt like [Extension staff and researchers] were more in the way of what they do when they’re [in the cafeteria during lunch], trying to take care of the children.” (School 1) |
| “We’re in a limited space and our classes are getting bigger and it just, sometimes [the taste test] kind of takes up more room than we have and then it doesn’t seem like the kids have enough time to eat... I mean we’ve got carts and tables around that can be used. It was just finding space to keep [the taste test] out of the way so it wasn’t in the flow with the lunchroom going through” (School 2) | |
| “We tried to put [creative name signs] out there on the [serving] line… and I couldn’t see the kids because [creative names signs] were just at the right level, so I couldn’t have them there because I couldn’t see the kids with the signs up there… And then I don’t have any other space to put any [creative names signs]. We couldn’t find any other place to put them, so we did not have them through the line” (School 3) |
Note: Study interventions included cafeteria decorations, creative names, taste tests, and flavor station.