Food Riddles
Hungry for a puzzle? This set mixes food riddles for kids with fruit and vegetable riddles, cheesy puns and a few emoji snacks. Guess each answer out loud, then tap the card to see if you nailed it.
Easy food riddles for kids
Bananas in jackets, onions that make you cry, corn with ears. Most of these are pitched so kids can shout the answer at the dinner table.
Fruit and vegetable riddles
A big slice of the list describes produce in sneaky ways. If you know your way around a grocery store, you have every clue you need.
Food riddles with answers plus a quiz twist
Multiple choice cards, emoji snack puzzles, type the answer challenges and two true or false food facts round out the menu.
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1. Throw away my outside and cook my inside. Then eat my outside and throw away my inside. What am I?
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You shuck it, boil it, then nibble around the middle.
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Corn on the cob.
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2. I'm yellow, I wear my skin like a jacket, and monkeys go bananas for me. What am I?
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A banana.
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3. What has eyes but cannot see?
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A potato.
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4. Cut me and you'll cry, even though I never hurt you on purpose. What am I?
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An onion.
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5. I wear a crown but I'm not a king, and there's a pine in my name but I'm not a tree. What am I?
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A pineapple.
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6. I'm green on the outside, red on the inside, and I spit out little black seeds. What am I?
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A watermelon.
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7. I'm full of holes, yet mice adore me. What am I?
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Swiss cheese.
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8. Bees make me, bears raid me, and I can sit in your pantry for years without spoiling. What am I?
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Honey.
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9. I'm green, I get mashed into a party dip, and I hide a giant pit in my middle. What am I?
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An avocado.
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10. I'm a fruit that's also a color. What am I?
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An orange.
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11. I wear a shiny red coat and carry a stone for a heart. What am I?
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A cherry.
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12. I have a head but no brain, and cooks break me into cloves. What am I?
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Garlic.
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13. I'm long and orange, I grow underground, and rabbits dig me. What am I?
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A carrot.
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14. I start out green, turn red in the sun, and people argue about whether I'm a fruit or a vegetable. What am I?
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A tomato.
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15. What did the grape do when it got stepped on?
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It let out a little whine.
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16. I'm a stick of bread from France, nearly as long as your arm. What am I?
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A baguette.
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17. I'm twisted, salty, and tied up like a knot you can eat. What am I?
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A pretzel.
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18. Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
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It was feeling crummy.
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19. I'm the only fruit that wears my seeds on the outside. What am I?
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A strawberry.
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20. I pop when I get hot, and movie night isn't the same without me. What am I?
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Popcorn.
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21. What cheese is made backward?
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Spell it in reverse.
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Edam.
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22. I hide a little golden sun inside a fragile white shell. What am I?
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An egg.
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23. I get tossed in the air, dressed in red sauce, and sliced into triangles. What am I?
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A pizza.
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24. I'm cold, I come in scoops, and I live in a cone. What am I?
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Ice cream.
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25. Squirrels bury me for later, and you need a cracker to open me. What am I?
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A walnut is one kind.
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A nut.
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26. I'm the plump young twin of a raisin, before all the wrinkles. What am I?
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A grape.
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27. I'm the vegetable that looks like a tiny green tree. What am I?
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Broccoli.
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28. I'm a fruit, but say two of me out loud and I become a matching set. What am I?
Two of a kind make a pair, which sounds exactly like pear.
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29. I'm a soup that's served cold on purpose. Which am I?
Gazpacho is a Spanish tomato soup that's meant to be eaten chilled.
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30. What should you give a lemon that's feeling sick?
Lemon aid, naturally. It works every time.
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31. What's the strongest vegetable in the garden?
It's a muscle sprout, of course.
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32. Which food is always telling jokes?
Corn can't help it. Everything it says is a little corny.
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33. 🥜 + 🧈
Need a hint?
It sticks to the roof of your mouth and loves jelly.
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Peanut butter (peanut + butter).
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34. 🍎 + 🥧
Need a hint?
Grandma bakes it, and it smells like cinnamon.
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Apple pie (apple + pie).
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35. 🔥 + 🐶
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It comes in a bun at the ballpark. No actual dogs involved.
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A hot dog (hot + dog).
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36. 🥕 + 🍰
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A vegetable hiding in a dessert.
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Carrot cake (carrot + cake).
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37. I'm an orange vegetable that turns into a coach in fairy tales. What am I?
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A pumpkin
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38. I'm a breakfast food that gets flipped in the pan. What am I?
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A pancake
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39. A tomato is botanically a fruit.
It grows from a flower and holds seeds, which makes it a fruit to botanists.
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40. Peanuts grow on trees.
Peanuts grow underground. They're legumes, closer to peas than to tree nuts.
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FAQ about Food Riddles
Are these food riddles suitable for kids?
Yes, the whole set is family friendly. Most riddles are easy enough for elementary school kids, and the trickier ones just take a second look. Adults tend to get caught by the true or false food facts.
How do the answers work?
Guess first, then tap the card to flip it and see the answer. A few cards ask you to type your guess or pick from four choices instead. The score bar counts your correct answers as you go.
Can I use these riddles for a classroom lesson about food?
They work well as a warm up or a reward at the end of a nutrition unit. Read the fruit and vegetable riddles aloud and let students guess before you reveal. The true or false cards spark good little debates.
Still snacking on puzzles? Try our What Am I Riddles for more describe-and-guess fun, or lighten things up with Funny Riddles and Jokes for Kids.