Nghiên cứu được thực hiện trên 330 trẻ từ 12 đến dưới 24 tháng tuổi và các bà mẹ thuộc 8 xã của huyện Tiên Lữ - tỉnh Hưng Yên nhằm mục đích mô tả khẩu phần ăn và tình trạng dinh dưỡng của trẻ  bằng phương pháp điều tra mô tả cắt ngang. Kết quả: Hơn nửa số trẻ được ăn đủ 4 nhóm thực phẩm (protein, lipid, glucid, vitamin và...

English summary: A cross sectional study of 330 children from 12 to 23 months and their mothers was conducted to assess the daily food intake as well as the nutritional status of children in Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province. More than half of them received 4 groups of food during 24 hours before survey (52.7%). On average, the children received daily 2.3 meals with protein; 2.9 meals with carbohydrates; 1.5 meals with fat and 1.1 meals with vitamins and micro-nutrients. Most of them did not receive the proper diet as the recommendations of the National Institution of Nutrition in 2006. Energy intake met only 80.2% of the recommended requirement. Protein intake met 86.3% of the requirement. Some of nutrient groups did not meet the requirements such as lipid and iron. The ratio of key nutrients as Protein: Fat: Carbohydrates in their meal was not optimal as the recommendation. The prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 7.6%, 29.4% and 3.0%, respectively. There was evidence that the children receiving less than 4 meals per day had higher risk of stunting than those received recommended meal frequency. Conclusions: The feeding practices for children 12 – 23 months of Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province was not optimal. The actual food intake was less than the recommendation of the National Institute of Nutrition in 2006. The prevalence of stunting among children 12 – 23 months was 29.4%. There was an association between nutrition status of children with daily meal frequency.