Objective To investigate the prevalence of eating problems among children aged 1~5 years old in Shenyang,and provide the scientific evidence for the early intervention. Methods A total of 1 594 healthy children in eight communities and four kindergartens were randomly selected with the method of multiple stage.Cross-sectional survey was conducted.Date included the children's social demographic information,health status,their eating behavior,dining environment and exchanges of feeding were analyzed. Results The detectable rate of eating problem among children aged 1~5 years old in Shenyang was 50.6%,the prevalence rates from high to low:poor eating habits was 33.3%,poor appetite was 26.9%,24.9% preferred some kinds of food,parents excessively concerned was 22.0%,scared of eating was 2.1%,and potential disease was 0.8%. Conclusions The eating behavior problem of preschool children in Shenyang is serious,and child health care physicians should pay much more attention to it.Intervention on children's eating behavior problem should be conducted according to the different ages and areas,in order to develop their healthy eating habits.