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of feeding-counselling on energy and nutrient in-take and on the growth of children aged less than two years (3,4). Complementary feeding plays an important role in infant growth, intellect, and development while inappropriate complementary feeding practices are associated with malnutrition. Maternal education in complementary feeding has some role in in-fants ’ linear growth and WHO growth parameters in children of developing countries. Introduction of complementary food (CF) at six months of age helps in filling the gap between nutritional needs and the amounts provided by breastmilk. The timing of the introduction of CF is important because too early or delayed initia