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	One point
1	Ghost PancakesTokyo Heidi		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 SongMinayo		Introducing how to make curry through a song
4	My Mixed JuiceTakeshi Shibuya		Healthy juice with a blender, full of fun
5	Five melon buns		Let's have fun learning math with fingerplay songs
6	Vegetable Song		Let’s enjoy eating vegetables with hand-play songs
7	tomatoMegumi Oonaka		The tomato song is a cute nursery rhyme.
8	Ice Cream SongKoichi Hattori		A fun children's song about eating ice cream
9	Shopping at the bakeryUta’s mom and dad		A fun hand play song from the bakery
10	Furu Furu Fruit		A song for learning with fun using fruit names
11	Shopping at the bakeryOzawa Tatsuyuki		A fun song about bread that whets the appetite
12	Stylish fruitTakeshi Shibuya		Explain the relationship between fruit color and ecosystems
13	Fish Heaven		A fun song for learning fish names: 'Fish Paradise'
14	Mysterious PocketShigeru Watanabe		Biscuits increase in a mysterious pocket
15	Yakiimo goo-choki-paNaosumi Yamamoto		Brain training made fun with hand-clap songs! Easy Rock-Paper-Scissors
16	The Banana That Flew AwayJun Sakurai		Banana Adventure: Kids Fighting Over It
17	One apple pieMiyazaki Mieko		Let's share our snacks and eat together happily.
18	mixed juice		Fun, learnable knowledge through the Fruit Song
19	Drops SongMegumi Oonaka		A nursery rhyme where God's tears turn into drops
20	Dango Three BrothersMasumi Uchino		A popular anime song famous for dango
21	loquatIsobe Atsushi		A song that sings of the loquat’s sweetness and gentleness
22	Potato Jaguar		Potato Jaguar is a song popular with children.
23	Tonton Tomato-chan		Let's enjoy the summer with a tomato nursery rhyme!
24	Sticky Samba		Enjoy food education and music with the Sticky Samba
25	Vegetable SongSatoko Yamano		Music that joyfully sings the names of vegetables
26	The Bento Bus SongLyrics and composition by Mariko Shinju		Ingredient Bus, a song loved by children with a fun tune
27	The Bento Box SongLyrics by Yoshiko Kayama / Music by Akihiro Kobayashi		The Bento Box Song, a beloved classic among children
28	Goodbye, ankoro mochi.		A traditional song of wordplay that wishes for reunion
29	Banana Parent and ChildOsamu Sakata		A Fun Song of a Banana Parent and Child
30	Takoyaki		Takoyaki hand-play song, a fun song for summer festivals
31	Banana Parent and Child		Let's have fun playing with the banana tongue-twister song
32	Swim, Taiyaki-kunMasato Shimon		The Great Adventure of Taiyaki-kun, a heartwarming classic song