Discussion Guide (v2)

General

Why?
Show me...
What does _____ mean to you?
Story or Example
Repeat or Rephrase
Generalize
Summarize and state conclusion

Warm Up

Thanks, here’s what I’m here to study…
This is how we’re going to do this…
But first, tell me about yourself, what do you do, for fun? You like Chicago?
So let’s talk about cooking; what's your favorite food? How often do you cook?

(make a natural transition into the kitchen)

Background and Experience



Planning
>where do you shop?
>tell me how you plan your meals?
>what types of food?
>what challenges to face (in planning, shopping this way?)
>what sacrifices do you make?
>what factors go into deciding which meals you'll eat for the week?

Storing
>what do you do with your groceries when you get home?
>show me how you store your food
>what are some challenges you face with storing and organizing food?
> do you have problems remembering where things are? forgetting about foods?
> what about food spoiling?

Preparing
>describe some typical meals
>>>show make how you make this meal
>are you doing any other tasks while you are preparing the meal?
>does anyone else help with preparing?
>what are some of the biggest challenges with preparing a meal?

Eating
> show me where you eat?

Cleaning and Restoring
>what do you do when you are done eating?
> show me how you clean up
> do you always put __ away? do you ever leave things out? for later?


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Health
>how important is eating healthy? why?
> what types of healthy foods do you buy? low-fat? carb? vitamin and nutrient enhanced? enhanced with drugs or other things?
> do you find it difficult to eat healthy?
> what are some of the things you do to make sure you eat healthy?
> what sacrifices do you have to make?
> in what ways does this cause you to change your shopping? meals? cooking?
> what are the biggest challenges with eating this way? give me an example of a problem this causes?
> does this ever cause social conflicts? at your home? at a restaurant? a friend's house? a party
in what was is eating healthy satisfying to you?
> in what ways is eating healthy fun? enjoyable? pleasurable?

Taste and Quality
> how important is the taste of your food? why is this important?
> in what ways does this cause you to change your shopping? meals? cooking?
> what types of quality foods do you buy?
> what are some other steps you take to make sure you eat quality food?
> what are the biggest challenges with eating this way? give me an example of a problem this causes?
> does this ever cause social conflicts? at your home? at a restaurant? a friend's house? a party?
> in what was is eating quality food satisfying to you?
> in what ways is eating quality foods fun? enjoyable? pleasurable?

Environmental and Social
> are environmental and social issues important to you w.r.t. the food you eat? what? why?
> specifically, what kinds of food do you eat? organic? locally grown? vegetarian?
> in what ways does this cause you to change your shopping? meals? cooking?
> what are some other steps you take to make sure you eat (this way)?
> what are the biggest challenges with eating this way? give me an example of a problem this causes?
> does this ever cause social conflicts? at your home? at a restaurant? a friend's house? a party?
> in what was is eating (this way) satisfying to you?
> in what ways is eating (this way) fun? enjoyable? pleasurable?

Quick and Instant Foods
> do you ever eat instant meals? (like microwave dinners, or meals from a box)
> under what circumstances would you eat instant meals?
> does it save you time? how much time do you save?
> what sacrifices do you make (w.r.t. health, values, taste, ___) ?

Time
> is time an issue? in what ways is time an issue?
> are you busy? are you ever too busy to cook? why? how do you deal with this?
> do you ever sacrifice ___ to save time?

Money
> is money an issue? in what ways is money an issue?
> do you ever sacrifice ____ to save money?

Shopping and Planning Experience
> how do you feel about shopping?
> what do you like about shopping? what don't you like?
> explain how you plan meals?
> why do you do it this way? what's good about this method? what's bad?

Cooking Experience
> how do you feel about cooking? do you like it or not like it? why? what's fun or enjoyable about it? what's frustrating or annoying about it?

(Social) Eating Experience
> do you eat with other people? what's that like?
> how do you feel about eating with other people - do you like it or not like it? why?
> what do you like about it? what don't you like about it?
> are you doing other things besides eating when you are with other people?
> do you ever have guests over and serve food? for what occasions?
> what kind of food to you serve?
> do you alter your meals to accommodate your guests? in what ways?

(Individual) Eating Experience
> do you every eat alone? what's that like?
> how do you feel about eating alone - do you like it or not?
> what do you like about it? what don't you like about it?
> are you doing other things besides eating when eating alone?

Learning
> where did you learn to cook?
> do you every learn to make new recipes? new cooking tips?
> ever try new foods at the store?
> ever try new things in the kitchen? experiment with new dishes?
> ever share recipes or cooking tips?
> cook with other people?

Cooking Tools
> what are some of the important kitchen tools you use? why?
> what are your favorite tools? why?
> what tools are frustrating to use? why?
> are there any cooking tools that are special to you?

Eating Outside the Home
> how often do you go out to eat?
> do you eat this way when you go out?
> can you tell me a story about a time when this caused a problem?

Misc. Profile Specific Topics (based on research on characteristics of person picked)

vegan, culture, gourmet, medical,...