Abstract: Self-feeding tongs for use by most handicapped persons. The tongs include a pair of arms integrally joined to a hinge. Each arm has a rounded tip end, a gripping surface, a flat surface, and a loop. The loop is located on the outside of the arm adjacent the hinge and is adapted to accommodate the thumb or at least two fingers of a user. Each loop is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm to which it is attached. The hinge has a positive pressure which spread the tip ends apart, allows a handicapped person by pressure of the thumb and fingers to bring the tip ends together so that a piece of food can be grasped, and forces the tip ends open so that the grasped food may be released and eaten. The tongs are held in the palm of a hand in a relaxed pen grasp. The thumb and fingers are squeezed together to move the tip ends towards one another to grip and pick up pieces of food.