continue this course with a larger group and conduct more presentations across campus especially in first year experi- ence courses. Funding: None P78 Focus Groups Inform SMS/Text Message Nutrition Education for College Athletes Holly Bill, MS, hnbill83@gmail.com, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768; L. Kessler, RD, DrPH; E. Jo, PhD; B. Burns-Whitmore, DrPH, RD Objective: To determine the nutrition education interests of college athletes utilizing focus groups and then design an effective nutrition education intervention delivered via short message service (SMS)/text messages. Design, Setting, and Participants: College athletes (n¼26) participated in focus groups and responded to identical, open-ended questions that were audio-recorded and transcribed. Using a quasi-experimental design, themes derived from four focus groups served as topics for the development of nutrition SMS/text messages deliv- ered to athletes. Body composition, dietary intake, and self-efficacy were measured before, after, and 25 weeks following the intervention. Outcome Measures and Analysis: Themes were derived from the focus group data through independent coding by the authors, followed by discussion and consensus. Results from the intervention were analyzed us- ing two-way repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Athletes expressed interest in learning about healthy eating on a budget, best meal content and timing, and nutrition information for their sport. Food cravings, budget, and the effect of food on appearance and perfor- mance were main influences on food choices. Nutrition education was preferred as two, sport-specific text mes- sages per week with the ability to respond with questions. The intervention returned no significant results. However, post-intervention feedback indicated the athletes chose not to make dietary changes due to individual barriers. Conclusions and Implications: The results of this study indicate that specific interests of athletes should be determined before providing nutrition interventions. Similarly, future research should evaluate athlete’s individ- ual barriers to change and/or the personalization of SMS/ text messages to aid athletes in overcoming these barriers. Funding: None P79 The Consumption of Added Sugars and Solid Fats by Children, Ages 12 to 19 Years, Reduced Substantially in the United States From 2003-04 to 2011-12 Shanthy Bowman, PhD, shanthy.bowman@ars.usda.gov, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 005, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350; J. Clemens, MS; J. Friday, BS; A. Moshfegh, MS, RD Objective: The Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage Americans to eat fruit, vegetables, and whole grains and limit intake of added sugars and solid fats which are sources of empty calories. The research objective was to identify changes in dietary intakes of U.S. children ages 12 to 19 years, from the period 2003-04 to 2011-12. Design, Setting, Participants, and Intervention: Day 1 dietary intake data of children 12-19 years, in What We Eat in America, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2003-04 (n¼2162) and 2011-12 (n¼1152), were used for the study. Outcome Measures and Analysis: Mean intake esti- mates for the two periods were compared; and a p-value less than 0.01 was considered significantly different. Results: Mean energy intake decreased from 234140 cal- ories to 2175 45 calories, with a simultaneous decrease in the intakes of added sugars (26.5 0.68 teaspoons equiva- lents (tsp. eq.) to 21.80.77 tsp. eq.) and solid fats (511.2 grams to 381.3 grams). This translated to a total reduc- tion of 196 empty calories in 2011-12. A small, but signif- icant increase in whole grains intake was noted (0.4 0.03 oz. eq. vs. 0.70.07 oz. eq.). No significant changes were noted in the intakes of total vegetables (1.30.04 vs. 1.10.06 cup eq.) and total fruit (0.950.07 and 0.930.10 cup eq.). Conclusions and Implications: It is encouraging to note that empty calorie intakes reduced substantially. However, fruit and vegetable intakes did not increase at all. Since about one-third of children are either overweight or obese, continued effort to reduce empty calorie intakes is essential, with a simultaneous effort to increase fruit and vegetable intakes. Funding: USDA Agricultural Research Service P80 Measuring Nutrition Literacy in Latinos: Development of an Instrument in Spanish Juliana Camargo, MPH, jcamargo@kumc.edu, University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Dietetics & Nutrition, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 4013, Kansas City, KS 66160; S. Owens, MS, RDN; P. Cupertino, PhD; H. Gibbs, PhD, RD, LD Objective: Nutrition is an important factor to prevent and treat chronic diseases highly prevalent in Latinos. Howev- er, there is no tool to measure nutrition literacy in Spanish speakers. This study aimed to adapt the Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument for Spanish speaking populations and pilot test its validity and reliability. Design, Setting, and Participants: This observational, cross-sectional study was developed in two phases: adapta- tion and pilot testing in a population sample. Adaptation included translation, item content review by three experts in Latino nutrition education, and interviews with three Spanish speakers. A total of 51 participants were recruited to the pilot study. Each participant completed the Short Assessment of Health Literacy-Spanish (SAHL-S), the 66- item Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument in Spanish (NLit-S), and a socio-demographic questionnaire. P77 (continued) Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior  Volume 48, Number 7S, 2016 Poster Abstracts S39 Continued on page S40