"food is the first thing morals follow on" in German Food is the first thing, morals follow on. Zuerst kommt das Fressen, dann die Moral. Detailed translations for "food is the first thing morals follow on" Food is the first thing, morals follow on. Food is the first thing, morals follow on.(also: Food first, morals later., First grub, then morals., Meals before morals) Zuerst kommt das Fressen, dann die Moral.