| Self-efficacy |
1. "(...) "lite milk rather than "full cream" milk"
3. "(...) eat 3 servings of fruit each day"
5. "I find it easy to have healthy portion sizes during the meals (...)" |
1. "(...) cooked, baked and grilled preparations"
3. "(...) eat 5 servings of fruit each day"
5. "I find it easy to pay attention on the portions sizes during the meals" |
1. Brazilian guidelines for healthy eating do not recommend low fat milk for children and adolescents.
3. The Brazilian Food Pyramid for adolescents recommends 5 servings/day of fruits and 4 for vegetables.
5. The literal translation did not seem appropriate. |
25 |
| Intentions |
1. "(...) 3 servings of fruits each day?"
5. "(...) eat healthier portion sizes during the meals (e.g., not eating until you feel full)" |
1. "(...) 5 servings of fruits each day?
5. "(...) pay attention on the portions sizes during the meals (e.g., choose small portions of foods/preparations, or in case portions are big share with someone" |
1. The Brazilian food pyramid recommendation.
5. Easy comprehension for low-income Brazilian adolescents followed by an example. |
80 |
| Social support |
3. "(...) parents prepared a healthy home-cooked dinner for you?" |
3. "(...) (e.g., rice, beans, stir/cooked vegetables, salads (lettuce/leaves and tomato) and meat" |
3. Easy comprehension of what is a healthy dinner regarding the Brazilian habits. |
80 |
| Behavioral strategies |
1. "(...) lite milk reduced fat yogurt"
2. "(...) choose water or diet drinks (...) soft drink"
3. "(...) felt full?"
6. "(...) FV more enjoyable?" |
1. "(...) cooked, baked and grilled preparations"
2. "(...) choose water, coconut water or natural juices without added sugar rather than artificial juices (e.g., powder juices or carton juices"
3. "(...) felt satisfied?"
6. "(...) (e.g., for fruits: choose seasonable, colorful and more sweet fruits as well as fruit added in yogurts and jellies; for vegetables: included in preparations such as pie, stir and cooked meats and omelets" |
1. Brazilian guidelines for healthy eating do not recommend low fat milk for children and adolescents.
2. Even diet soft drink has no calories, it is an industrial drink and Brazilian guidelines for healthy eating do not recommend it.
3. Semantics and contexts linguistics.
6. Easy comprehension according to the Brazilian reality. |
90 |
| Situation |
2. "(...) E.g., cold water in the fridge, sugar free drinks, reduced fat milk"
3. "(...) Including fresh, canned or dried fruits" |
2. "At home there are drinks such as water, coconut water, and homemade natural juices"
3. "At home fresh fruits are often available at meals"
5 and 6. "At meals fruits and vegetables are often served at home" |
2. The expression sugar-free drinks can involve drinks with artificial sweeteners and artificial sweeteners are not recommended for adolescents according to the national guidelines.
3. Canned fruits in Brazil are starting to be introduced at the supermarkets but they are still very expansive
5 and 6. Two questions were included to confirm if FV is served at meals. |
80 |
| Outcome expectations |
4. "(...) (e.g., not skipping meals) (...) my concentration at school"
5. "(...) me feel more energetic (...)" |
4. "(...) (e.g., not skipping breakfast) can help me have a better school performance, for example, have good grades"
5. "(...) feel less tired during the day" |
4. Skipping breakfast is very common among the adolescents rather than others meals. Concentration was replaced for performance due to linguistics reasons.
5. More energetic was substituted to less tired due to linguistics reasons. |
90 |
| Outcome expectancies |
4. "(...) improving your concentration at school"
5. "(...) feeling more energetic to you?" |
4. "(...) can help me have a better school performance, for example, have good grades"
5. "(...) feel less tired during the day" |
4. Skipping breakfast is very common among the adolescents rather than others meals. Concentration was replaced for performance due to linguistics reasons.
5. More energetic was substituted to less tired due to linguistics reasons. |
80 |
