Feeding patterns and practices during the first year of life are very important for  growth, development, and morbidity. WHO recommends infants exclusively breastfed in the first six months , then begin complementary foods that are nutritionally adequate, safe and appropriately fed from 6 to 24 months to meet the needs of a growing baby.This study is a systematic review of literature by searching five e-databases namely Scopus, Science Direct, pubmed, Portal Garuda and Google Scholar. Literature search was carried out using Boolean Operators including OR/AND with search terms. Literature search keywords used English and Indonesian.Patterns of complementary food giving and Nutritional Status in toddlers (8 articles), Knowledge of complementary foods (1 article), Behavior of giving complementary foods (1 article), Characteristics of giving complementary foods (5 articles).The results, there is an effect of the pattern of complementary feeding on the nutritional status of toddlers aged 6-24 months.  

complementary feeding

toddlers

nutrition