Question Number	Question	Prompts	Aim
1	Icebreaker: To get started, can we go around the table and everyone say their name and a favorite meal you like to cook (or, if you don’t like to cook, a favorite meal you like to eat)	Remind people to say their name, and keep it brief	Get people talking, allow the transcriber to recognize names/voices
Great, thank you. From now on, we won’t go around the room for each answer. But we’ll try to have more of an informal conversation. So, feel free to respond to what other people are saying
2	Let’s start by talking about how everyone feels about cooking?	If no one speaks up… Does anyone particularly enjoy cooking? Does anyone not like cooking much?	Gain insight into participants thoughts around cooking
As I mentioned earlier, we are interested in knowing more about your thoughts on cooking and how that relates to health, particularly in the context of pregnancy. The next few questions will relate to your cooking knowledge and skills and how becoming pregnant may have changed the way you feel about this.
3	Is there anything that encourages you or discourages you to cook now since becoming pregnant? Are there any challenges you face, now that you are pregnant when it comes to cooking?) - What do you find most challenging about cooking/preparing foods now that you are pregnant)? How do you think you will feel about cooking and preparing meals once your baby arrives, and then 6–12 months down the road?	Desire to be healthier, consuming the right foods Morning sickness, fatigue Ask participants to describe these challenges Are there things that have motivated you to cook now that you are pregnant? Interested, excited, overwhelmed Do you have any particular concerns about cooking and preparing meals once you have had your baby?	What are the challenges (especially those caused by pregnancy) Establish the concerns, challenges participants feel/perceive they have after the baby is born
4	I would now like to focus on how you think cooking relates to health. Does anyone have any thoughts or comments around health and cooking? Based on what we have just discussed, have your thoughts about cooking and health changed since you has been pregnant?	What does healthy cooking mean to you? Is cooking and health important to you? What issues are you concerned about (good nutrition, gestational diabetes, weight, etc.)? Has your pregnancy changed your relationship with cooking? Has it changed your thoughts on health? Have you had any particular food safety questions or concerns related to cooking/eating during pregnancy? What about for immediately following pregnancy?	Gather participants opinions on cooking Is it something participants find important? What is the impact of pregnancy on this?
We would like to know a little bit more about who else in your household cooks. Please keep this in mind when thinking about the following questions. What are the dynamics of cooking in your household? Has that changed with pregnancy and will it change with a baby? And what would be the best way to incorporate that into a cooking program to accommodate this?
5	What are the dynamics of cooking in your household? Who does what? Has this changed with pregnancy? Do you think this will change with a baby? What is the best way to take these dynamics into consideration when developing a cooking program?		Who else cooks in the household Do you share the cooking Has this changed since becoming pregnant, with a baby, etc.? Should the cooking program include (or not include) partners
We are hoping to develop a cooking program for pregnant women. In the next few questions we are going to ask what you would like/not like in a cooking program
6	If we offered a cooking program to pregnant women, what do you think would appeal most to pregnant women, in terms of the stage of pregnancy, how to pitch it, etc.? Would you attend?	Why? Why not? When would be the preferred time to participate (i.e., what stage of pregnancy)?	Would participants use a cooking program? What stage of pregnancy would they be most likely to attend?
7	If we offered a cooking program to pregnant women, what would you expect the program to include? Consider what you want to know during pregnancy What you want to know with a baby? What would you expect the program NOT to include?	Any particular topics (e.g., food based, e.g., pasta; cuisine based, e.g., Italian; equipment based, e.g., slow cooker or BBQ); meal preparation or planning (e.g., finding recipes, preparing shopping lists, budgeting); food safety; nutrition; cooking tips for new mothers, cooking with a baby, cooking for a baby? What do you think would be most helpful/needed for you or other women in your social network/community?
9	How would you prefer the cooking program to be delivered?	1. Group program face to face. 2. Group but over internet. 3. Individual over internet. 4. With partners or without. 5. With pregnant women only or including those with babies?
9	What would help you to participate in a cooking program while pregnant or shortly after your baby is born? What barriers, if any, would make it difficult to participate in a cooking program, while pregnant or shortly after your baby is born?	1. Location 2. Time 3. Childcare (if >1 child) 4. Pregnancy itself (e.g., morning sickness)
10	As we wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to add that we didn’t cover?	Needs/wants in a program? Changes regarding food/cooking and pregnancy? Things you think are important for us to know that we didn’t touch on?