Use of qualitative research to inform development of nutrition messages for low-income mothers of preschool children.

Objective: To develop and test nutrition messages and supporting content with low-income mothers for use with theory-based interventions addressing fruit and vegetable consumption and child-feeding practices.

Design: Six formative and 6 evaluative focus groups explored message concepts and tested messages, respectively.

Setting: Research facilities in Maryland, Texas, California, Florida, North Carolina, New York, Alabama, and Illinois.