The stages of change, which form the nuclear structure of theTTM, consists of a single question with five choices. Here, anassessment is made of how long students who eat fiveportions of F&V daily have been doing this (one month orsix months) and, in the case of those who do not eat thisamount, what their intentions are about starting and whenthey intend to do so. The stages of change are as follows.