Limitations of the study
The study included only preschool children and their mothers registered in Anganwadi centres of selected villages of Udupi taluk. It may be helpful to identify a larger population the result of this study may be generalized to under-five children. Compliance of intervention is depending on the mother’s report and diary maintained by the mother and directly not observed. The influence of socioeconomic status on of the family intervention and dietary intake of the children were not assessed before and after the intervention.