Abstract
The purpose of the food behavior checklist (FBC) revision was to create a parsimonious, participant-driven pictorial assessment tool that is valid and reliable to evaluate a government-funded nutrition education program offered to English- and Spanish-speaking low-income adults. The resulting 2025 Checklist built upon the 2006 FBC by Townsend et al. The revision included content and face validity and temporal and internal reliability testing with updates to content to reflect current nutrition education programming. English and Spanish speaking participants were simultaneously engaged in iterative revisions so the new Checklist equally meets the needs of both audiences. The revisions also align with current dietary and physical activity guidelines and replace outdated images better reflecting present-day consumer options and participant practices. The project was funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP-Ed and administered by Catholic Charities of California in collaboration with experts from University of California Cooperative Extension and California State University, Sacramento.