Vegetable Song: A Recommended Food Education Song for Children
I’ve gathered a selection of “vegetable songs” from children’s songs and J-pop! Vegetables tend to get a bad rap, but for kids, they often dislike them just based on appearance or image without ever trying them.
Many moms and dads probably worry because they want their children to eat them for their health.
In this article, I’ll introduce songs that make vegetables feel familiar—cute vegetable songs.
Music has the power to sweep away negative impressions and build a positive image! With their pleasant rhythms, these songs are easy for kids to enjoy, so in addition to singing, try copying the hand motions too!
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[Vegetable Song] Recommended Food-Education Songs for Kids (11–20)
Tonton Tomato-chanina i nai i nai baa!
Ton-Ton Tomato-chan, featuring a round, red tomato, is a song from the E-Tele program Inai Inai Baa!.
It’s a playful, sound-filled tune using tomato-themed wordplay that makes both kids who love tomatoes and those who don’t feel happy when they listen.
In the song, you spend fun time with Tomato-chan—playing together and even taking a bath.
After becoming such good friends through the song, don’t you feel like you might be able to eat tomatoes, even if you didn’t like them before? Be sure to have kids who dislike tomatoes give it a listen!
Osaka NasubisukaFurukawa Masahide
This is a song from Furukawa Farm, which grows various vegetables such as eggplants and cucumbers in Osaka, and it sings about the charm of eggplants.
Osaka eggplants are one of Naniwa’s specialty products and are also called “Senryo eggplants.” In addition, Senshu mizu-nasu (water eggplant) is also cultivated in Osaka.
Sorry, green pepper.Shigemori Ayumi
Speaking of green bell peppers, they could be considered the quintessential vegetable that children dislike.
This is a unique song in which a child who hates bell peppers apologizes to them.
Some of you may have heard it on “Okaasan to Issho.” This video is a cover version by the A.M.Y Project.
Kochi Vegetable ExerciseSatō Hiromichi
It’s a song created to promote Kochi vegetables, sung by Hiromichi Sato, who appeared on “Okaasan to Issho” as the Exercise Big Brother.
The 11 Kochi-vegetable siblings featured in the video were designed by Takashi Yanase.
Let’s Veggies!Hosaka (Ono Daisuke) / Minami Chiaki (Chihara Minori)
Like a spell or hypnosis, this song “Let’s Vegetables” encourages you to eat your greens.
It was performed as an insert song in season 4 of the short manga-based anime Minami-ke, titled Minami-ke Tadaima.
The singers are Daisuke Ono and Minori Chihara, who voiced the characters Hosaka and Chiaki Minami in the anime.
Its waltz melody creates a unique atmosphere that irresistibly draws you in.
The lyrics are fresh and original too—pleading that the vegetables are saying, “Eat me!” and singing about how wonderful vegetables are.
If you want to overcome your dislike of veggies from a slightly different angle, definitely give this track a try!
The Burdock SongKojima Yoshio
This is a song about burdock root, sung by the comedian Yoshio Kojima, who took the nation by storm with his catchphrase “Sonna no kanke nee” (“That doesn’t matter!”).
At first glance it may seem silly, but it’s actually an informative track where you can learn about the nutrients and history of burdock.
[Vegetable Song] Recommended Food Education Songs for Kids (21–30)
My Mixed Juicedōyō
Even children who aren’t good at eating vegetables as they are can sometimes drink them when they’re made into juice.
The lyrics were written by Taro Gomi, who is active as a picture book author.
It has also been broadcast on Okaasan to Issho, so many of you have probably heard it.