Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs about food

“Food” is something very familiar to children, isn’t it?

When they start speaking, many first learn words like “mamma,” or they remember the names of their favorite foods.

In this article, we’ve picked out “songs about food” from among many nursery rhymes.

We’ll introduce plenty of songs that feature foods kids love, like fruit, bread, and curry rice.

Some of them aren’t just for singing—you can enjoy hand games and dancing, too.

Even children who find eating difficult or are picky eaters might enjoy singing these songs.

It would be great if singing during mealtimes helps them have more fun and eat a little more.

Playlist

Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs about food
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Ghost PancakesTokyo Haiji		A fun song about a ghost making pancakes
2	The Bento Box Song		The bento song is still popular with children.
3	The Curry Rice SongMineharu		Introducing how to make curry through a song
4	Five melon buns		Let's have fun learning math with fingerplay songs
5	Vegetable Song		Let’s enjoy eating vegetables with hand-play songs
6	My Mixed JuiceShibuya Takeshi		Healthy juice with a blender, full of fun
7	Ice Cream SongHattori Koichi		A fun children's song about eating ice cream
8	Shopping at the bakeryozawa tatsuyuki		A fun song about bread that whets the appetite
9	Stylish fruitShibuya Takeshi		Explain the relationship between fruit color and ecosystems
10	tomatoDaichi Omi		The tomato song is a cute nursery rhyme.
11	Furu Furu Fruit		A song for learning with fun using fruit names
12	Mysterious PocketWatanabe Shigeru		Biscuits increase in a mysterious pocket
13	The Banana That Flew AwaySakurai Jun		Banana Adventure: Kids Fighting Over It
14	mixed juice		Fun, learnable knowledge through the Fruit Song
15	Fish Heaven		A fun song for learning fish names: 'Fish Paradise'
16	Yakiimo goo-choki-paYamamoto Naozumi		Brain training made fun with hand-clap songs! Easy Rock-Paper-Scissors
17	Drops SongDaichi Omi		A nursery rhyme where God's tears turn into drops
18	Dango Three BrothersUchi no Masumi		A popular anime song famous for dango
19	One apple piemiyazaki mieko		Let's share our snacks and eat together happily.
20	loquatIsobe Shū		A song that sings of the loquat’s sweetness and gentleness
21	Shopping at the bakeryuta no mama papa		A fun hand play song from the bakery
22	Goodbye, ankoro mochi.		A traditional song of wordplay that wishes for reunion
23	Potato Jaguar		Potato Jaguar is a song popular with children.
24	Tonton Tomato-chan		Let's enjoy the summer with a tomato nursery rhyme!
25	Sticky Samba		Enjoy food education and music with the Sticky Samba
26	The Bento Bus SongSakushi sakkyoku: Shinju Mariko		Ingredient Bus, a song loved by children with a fun tune
27	Takoyaki		Takoyaki hand-play song, a fun song for summer festivals
28	The Bento Box SongSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Kobayashi Akihiro		The Bento Box Song, a beloved classic among children
29	Banana Parent and Child		Let's have fun playing with the banana tongue-twister song
30	Swim, Taiyaki-kunShimon Masato		The Great Adventure of Taiyaki-kun, a heartwarming classic song
31	Vegetable SongYamano Satoko		Music that joyfully sings the names of vegetables
32	Banana Parent and ChildSakata Osamu		A Fun Song of a Banana Parent and Child