Objective To investigate the effect of minimal feeding on the outcome of early feeding intolerance in premature infants. Methods Seventy-eight premature infants with gestational age＜34 weeks and recurrent feeding intolerance within 1 week after birth in our hospital from January 2019 to June 2020 were selected. They were randomly divided into minimal feeding group (38 cases) and interrupted feeding group (40 cases) to compare the improvement of feeding intolerance and the difference of feeding outcome between the two groups. Results Compared with discontinuation of feeding, the rates of feeding intolerance improvement were higher in children who were given minimal feeding for 3-5 days,and they had faster weight gainand, the time to complete enteral feeding got earlier, intravenous nutrition time and hospitalization time were also shortened. Moreover, the incidence of cholestasis was also lower than that of the interrupted feeding group, and the difference was statistically significant. There was no difference in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis between the two groups. Conclusion For premature infants with gestational age＜34 weeks and feeding intolerance happened within 1 week after birth, excluding the early manifestation of surgery or sepsis, minimal feeding can improve the feeding outcome of the infants compared with discontinuation of feeding, without increasing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis.