Barely is the first of all plants. Food is the first of all things to be eaten or swallowed. Water is the first of all liquid substances to be drunk.
सर्वेषां भक्ष्यभोज्यानामन्नं परममुच्यते। द्रवाणां चैव सर्वेषां पेयानामाप उत्तमाः॥