Tiny Try-Bite
Look, touch, sniff, lick, bite! A no-pressure song for trying new food. Not yet? That's okay, another day!
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What this song is about
Tiny Try-Bite is a mealtime song for children who are wary of new food. It never asks them to clean their plate. Instead it offers a ladder of small steps: first we look, then we touch, then a sniff, a little lick, and only then a tiny bite. Each step counts as a try, and the chorus gives both answers equal weight: "Like it? Hooray!" and "Not yet? That's okay! Another day!".
That no-pressure approach reflects what feeding guidance generally recommends: children often need many tastes of a new food before they accept it, and pushing tends to make them less willing. In the song, the Dragon turns its nose up at broccoli three times and likes it on the fourth, a gentle example of trying again. Story animals drop by too: a hare asks for a carrot stick and a tortoise nibbles slowly. The food in the video is always shown in safe shapes for small children, such as cherry tomatoes cut into quarters and soft-cooked carrot.
Sung and danced with the Dragon, our mascot who learns new things alongside children.
Learn the moves
Each step shows when it first comes up in the song. Every move works standing or sitting down.
Step 1: Tiny try-bite
First at 0:10
Pretend to take a tiny nibble from a spoon, then chew with puffed cheeks.
Like it? Mmm! Hooray! (0:19 in the video) Step 2: Like it? Mmm!
First at 0:19
If you like it, rub your tummy and bounce in your seat: hooray, hooray!
Not yet? That's okay! Another day. (0:25 in the video) Step 3: Not yet? That's okay!
First at 0:24
If you don't like it yet, shrug and smile. Everyone shows an open hand: that's okay, another day!
First we look, then we touch, then a sniff. (1:27 in the video) Step 4: Look, touch, sniff
First at 1:26
Look closely with a hand at your forehead, touch the food gently, then hold it near your nose and sniff.
A little lick, and then a bite. (1:34 in the video) Step 5: Lick, then crunch
First at 1:33
Touch the food to your lips, then take a bite: crunch! Both hands up: just right!
Dragon tries one: that's good! (1:44 in the video) Step 6: Dragon tries one
First at 1:44
Join the Dragon: a happy "rawr" for the broccoli tree, then clap, clap, hurrah!
Lyrics
The words as sung. The bits in brackets are the echoes to shout back.
Intro
(Crunch!)
Chorus
Tiny try-bite, tiny try-bite!Crunchy, munchy, nibble, just a bite,Like it? (Mmm!) Hooray, hooray! Hooray, hooray!Not yet? (That's okay!) Another day!
Verse 1
Red tomato, round and bright,Orange carrot, (munch!) just right,Hare hops over, ears up high,"Can I have a tiny try?"
Chorus
Tiny try-bite, tiny try-bite!Crunchy, munchy, nibble, just a bite,Like it? (Mmm!) Hooray, hooray! Hooray, hooray!Not yet? (That's okay!) Another day!
Verse 2
Green peas rolling, roll, roll, roll,Yellow corn in a little bowl,Tortoise nibbles, nice and slow,One more nibble, (nom!) there we go!
Chorus
Tiny try-bite, tiny try-bite!Crunchy, munchy, nibble, just a bite,Like it? (Mmm!) Hooray, hooray! Hooray, hooray!Not yet? (That's okay!) Another day!
Bridge
First we look, (Look!) then we touch, (Touch!)Then a sniff, (Sniff!) not too much,Little lick, (Lick!) and then a bite... (Crunch!)Tiny try-bite, just right!
Verse 3
Broccoli trees in a tiny wood,Dragon tries one, (rawr!) that's good!Purple plum, the goat says, "Maa!"Everybody claps, (clap, clap!) hurrah!
Final Chorus
Tiny try-bite, tiny try-bite!Crunchy, munchy, nibble, just a bite,Like it? (Mmm!) Hooray, hooray! Hooray, hooray!Not yet? (That's okay!) Another day!
Outro
Tiny try-bite! (Crunch!)
For grown-ups
Offer, don't push. A new food can take many tries before a child accepts it, and every look, touch or sniff counts as progress.
- Serve food in safe shapes for under-fives: cut small round foods like grapes and cherry tomatoes into quarters, and cook hard vegetables until soft.
- Children should always sit down to eat, with a grown-up nearby.
- Eat the same food yourself: children copy what they see.
Sources
Questions parents ask
How can a song help a picky eater?
It turns trying into small steps (look, touch, sniff, lick, bite) and celebrates every step, so children feel they have done well even if they don't eat the food yet.
Does the song pressure children to eat?
No. "Not yet? That's okay! Another day!" is sung as happily as "Like it? Hooray!".
What age is it for?
Ages 2 to 6. For babies starting solids, try our song Little Taste, Big Face!.
Music and vocals made with AI. Lyrics, moves and animation by our team, with AI tools. Words and moves are original to Dragon Kids Land.
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Stories to read next
Classic tales on the same theme, retold for reading aloud.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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