Nursery rhymes with lyrics and music.

Nursery Rhymes About Food

Food is an important part of life. And by singing about food, kids will learn how to appreciate it. And by focusing on healthy food, they may also learn good habits.

Nursery rhymes and songs about food can be used before meals, during meals or after meals. Maybe you will find a rhyme about today's lunch - or tomorrow's dinner?

Enjoy singing about food! You might get hungry... :)

Recommended Nursery Rhymes About Food:

Betty Botter "Tongue twister" about Betty Botter that bought some butter. You better try this!
   
Blow Wind, Blow Rhyme that illustrates the relationship between energy (wind) and food (bread).
   
Five Fat Sausages A funny rhyme about five fat sausages. Simply perfect to sing while you are eating sausages!
   
Go Bananas, Peel Bananas... ...or "The Banana Song". Very fun nursery rhyme and camp song! The kids simply love this!
   
Hot Cross Buns Nursery rhyme about delicious hot cross buns. Yummy! You will find a recipe here as well... :)
   
Hickety Pickety Nursery rhyme about the black hen Hickety Pickety who lays eggs for gentlemen.
   
Humpty Dumpty An traditional English nursery rhyme about an egg. Short but fascinating.
   
I Do Not Like Thee Doctor Fell Old English nursery ryme from 1680 about thee (or tea).
   
I'm a Little Teapot This nursery rhyme is perfect to sing while the kids are having "tea party".
   
If All the World Were Apple Pie What if all the world were apple pie?
   
Johny Johny In this nursery rhyme Johny eats sugar and lies about it.
   
Little Jack Horner Old nursery rhyme about Little Jack who is eating his pie with bad manners.
   
Little Miss Muffet Little Miss Muffet was eating her curds and whey when she was frightened by a spider.
   
Little Poll Parrot Popular song about a parrot eating toast and tea(!)
   
Little Tommy Tucker Little Tommy Tucker, sings for his supper...
   
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow Nursery rhyme about growing food. Let the kids learn how their food is produced.
   
Oranges and Lemons English rhyme that mentions both food (oranges and lemons) and places in London.
   
One Potato, Two Potato Short rhyme about potatoes. Perfect when you are cooking with the children!
   
Pat-a-cake Maybe the oldest nursery rhyme still in use(!) But Pat-a-cake is still popular!
   
Pease Porridge Hot Nursery Rhyme that is perfect to sing while thekids are eating their porridge!
   
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater A strange rhyme about Peter Pumpkin Eater who kept his wife in a pumpkin
   
Peter Piper Tounge twister! Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers...
   
Polly Put The Kettle On Old English nursery rhyme about making tea.
   
Ten Green Bottles Nursery rhyme about ten green bottles that is great for teaching counting backwards.
   
The Farmer in the Dell In this popular singing game, we also find a cheese.
   
The Muffin Man Do you know the Muffin Man? This song might make you hungry...
   
Three Little Kittens A rhyme about three little kittens, their mittens, their mother, and a pie!