One hundred fifty preschool children aged 3 to 5 years were purposely selected to study their dietary pattern. These children were studying in primary schools of Bikaner District (Rajasthan). The mothers of these children were also interviewed for knowing the feeding practices of the child. The information was collected with the help of questionnaire cum interview technique. It was observed that majority of the children (79.3 percent) were vegetarian followed by 14.7 percent non-vegetarian & 6.0 percent ova-vegetarian. Maximum subjects (71.2-73.6%) had no fixed pattern of meals followed by three meals (19.8-20.3%), two (3.3-3.4%) & four (3.3-5.1%) meals consumed by them in a day. In both the age groups, majority of the subjects (98.3-98.9%) had preference for varying types of fast food. The percent adequacy of food intake was ranging from 3.78-105.2 percent. The percent adequacy of nutrient intake ranged from 15.2-204.7 percent. Findings of the present study indicate a scope of an intervention programme for betterment in food habits of preschool children.