Start life in U.S.

Eat outEat less

vegetables

Cook a Japanese meal for the 1st

time

Try to cook a new Japanese

recipe

Find a favorite Japanese recipe Cook for friends

Cook a Japanese food regularly

Proven steps to a New Habit of cooking Japanese meal

Eat junk food/takeawa

y

Eat Japanese food at

restaurants

Eat Japanese food at

restaurants regularly

Eat junk food/takeawa

y

Green Dot

Purple Dot

T: Eat with friendsA: Easy and cheapM: Hungry Green Dot

Green Dot

T: small gatheringA: EasyM: Feel like eating Japanese food

T: TriggerA: AbilityM: Motivation

Purple Span Green Path

Blue Dot

Blue Path Blue Span

Blue Dot (repeat)

Blue Path

T: Go grocery shoppingA: CheapM: Want to eat more green

T: Learn how to cookA: CheapM: Want to eat more Japanese food

T: Found a good Japanese RestaurantA: EasyM: Want to eat Japanese food

T: Go grocery shoppingA: CheapM: More green

T: Go grocery shoppingA: CheapM: More green

T: Find a new recipeA: More skilledM: Want to try a new recipe

T: Eat a new JP foodA: More skilledM: Want to eat what I like

Eat outFor the 1st time

Eat Japanese food (at

restaurant or someone’s

house)

Evidence level

High

Intermediate

Low

T: Hold a small group dinnerA: More skilled, less timeM: Positive feedback from friends