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!

Playlist

Vegetable Song: A Recommended Food Education Song for Children
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Oh my, oh my veggiehanemari channeru		A song from Hanemari 2 that lets you enjoyably learn about vegetables
2	Vegetable ExerciseDJ Kumāba		An exercise where DJ Kumaaba introduces vegetables
3	Vegetable Songdōyō		Learn vegetables while playing with the vegetable song
4	Eat your veggies, please! Marching EditionTokyo Haiji		A cute song that makes you want to eat vegetables
5	La La La Vegetable 2014Kobayashi Fuka		Kagome Theater Charity Musical
6	Every day, ve-ge-ta-bles!!Yoshida Emi		Let's eat vegetables and be healthy and happy
7	Vegetable SistersAKB48		A cute music video song where AKB48 sings dressed as vegetables
8	Tomatotto…? Chili Pepper ~Vegetable Shiritori~Kakijima Shinji / Hanakappa (Nakagawa Rie) Momokappa (Shishido Rumi)		Vegetable shiritori in Hanakappa’s ending theme
9	ABC with Fruits and VegetablesPinkittsudouyou		An educational Pinkfong video where you can learn the English names of vegetables and fruits through a song.
10	B-b-b-b-b—Broccoli Song		Acoustic band performance of singing vegetables
11	Vegetable Songnogacchi		A song about the importance of eating vegetables for children who dislike them
12	Even with just one, it’s a carrot.nagira kenichi		The nostalgic counting song famous for “just one carrot”
13	Vegetable SongNakanishi Rena		Let's eat vegetables and get healthy
14	Kanpai★Vegetableshimajirou		Cheerfully showcasing vegetables in the Vegetable Juice 100 commercial song
15	Tonton Tomato-chanina i nai i nai baa!		A fun song to play with Little Tomato
16	Osaka NasubisukaFurukawa Masahide		The Song of Furukawa Farm Singing the Charms of Osaka Eggplant
17	Sorry, green pepper.Shigemori Ayumi		A song where a child who hates bell peppers apologizes
18	Kochi Vegetable ExerciseSatō Hiromichi		Hiromichi Sato sings a song promoting Kochi vegetables
19	Let’s Veggies!Hosaka (Ono Daisuke) / Minami Chiaki (Chihara Minori)		An insert song from Minami-ke that promotes eating vegetables
20	The Burdock SongKojima Yoshio		A song where you can learn about the nutrition and history of burdock root
21	My Mixed Juicedōyō		If it’s vegetable juice, kids can drink it.
22	Song of the EggplantHaga Takahiro		Overcome it with a comical song that features the name of an eggplant
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	A mysterious vegetable alien appearskaneko hiroyuki		A vegetable-alien character walks through Tokyo.
26	Broccolin ExerciseOzawa Kazuto × Uranaka Kouichi		A bright, danceable song with a broccoli theme
27	The Green Peas SongGasshou Kyoku		A song depicting green peas rolling
28	Takeda’s Vegetable SongKABOSU HIROSHI		A promotional song for Taketa City’s kabosu
29	The invincible Goya-man☆garejji seeru		Garage Sale Okinawa’s song
30	Tomato SongSeragaki Sayaka		Overcoming a dislike of vegetables through tomato cultivation
31	The Bento Box Songdōyō		A Song About Packing Vegetables into a Bento Box
32	tomatodōyō		A children’s song about tomatoes. Composed by On Ōnaka, lyrics by Takeshi Shōji.
33	Watermelon-producing regiondōyō		Watermelons are a folk song of the fruit vegetable category.