Table 2 Performance objectives for improving healthy dietary habits and a meal patterns- an example

Monitoring phase

1. Families monitor current dietary habits and reflect on their own habits

Motivation phase

2. Families decide to participate in the program

3. Families decide to challenge themselves and be actively involved in group sessions

Goal setting phase

4. Families set maximum three challenging but attainable goals to improve dietary habits

Active goal pursuit

5. Parents plan meal for weekdays including purchase of food and beverages according to plan

6. Families have a regular meal pattern and decide to have one family meal every day

7. Parents serve adequate portion size to their child

8. Families select and try healthy alternatives to unhealthy food and beverages

9. Families understand and resist temptation to increase intake of unhealthy food and beverages

10. Parents buy and serve food healthy food and beverages regularly and reduce the availability of unhealthy alternatives

Evaluation phase

11. Families evaluate their achievements according to goals

12. Families make long-term planning to maintain their newly acquired behavior