Correct types of fruit and Veggies to feed your parrot

[thndrdrag]

Hi All,

I was just wondering what are good types of veggies and fruits to feed birds and what are the bad ones? I know this has been probably asked before but I am trying to compile a list for a website. Any help would be appreciated....

Thanks
Rich

[LissaKokoKiwiKaseySam]

I ( BY CHOICE) do not make fruits an integral part of my birds diets. Loaded with sugars, and low nutritional value, they are more a treat than a daily part of what my babies eat. In the recipe section of this website, you will find a vast number of recipes that are fed to the multiples of fids that roost here on Birdboard.

What type of website are you trying to build?

[Monica]

Here's a list of foods from 'The Healthy Bird Cookbook'...

Grains, Breads, and Muffins
Corn bread
Graham crackers
Mandel bread, soaked
Matzoh
Matzoh balls
Mini bagels
Oatmeal
Pastas
Rice
Rice cakes
Rice Chex
Rice Krispies
Sweetened corn cereals
Sweetened oat cereals
Toasted bread
Unsalted crackers
Unsalted, unbuttered popcorn
Wheat cereals
Whole-wheat or multigrained bread
Zweibach toast, soaked
Other grains

Vegetables
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Carrots
Corn
Green beans
Jalapeno peppers
Lima beans
Mixed vegetables
Okra
Peas
Potatoes
Summer squash
Sweet Potatoes
Winter squash
Yams

Fruit
Apples
Bananas
Berries (all kind)
Grapes
Kiwis
Mangos
Melons
Oranges
Papaya
Pears
Star Fruit
Winter Squash
Yams

Other Foods
Hulled seeds
Millet spray
Monkey biscuits
Peanut butter sandwiches rolled in millet
Pellets
Scrambled eggs
Hard-boiled eggs
Sprouted seeds


Foods to avoid
Chocolate
Avocados
Sugar (too much is a bad thing... best kind is natural sugars)
Old Seeds
Mayonnaise products
Unwashed Fruits or Vegetables
Rhubarb (contains oxalic acid, as does spinach - feed only in small amounts)
Fruit Pits
Nuts (brazil nuts, almonds, imported nuts that have been polished/dyed)
Dairy Products (birds are lactose intolerent-feed small amounts-cleaned/cooked eggs and yogurt fine)
Mold
Caffeine
Salt
Alcohol
Food Dyes
Sulfites (found in dried fruits and veggies to help preserve them-only from health food store)

[MEXICANITA]

THANK U SO MUCH FOR THE HELP IN EVETHING THANKS FOR UR TIME B

[Monica]

Glad to help! Now you ought to go and introduce yourself!

[Quito's Qage]

Now I'm confused. I thought Almonds and Brazil Nuts were on the "good" list??

[bekfreak]

Heh, my tiel used to scqueel to get matzohs. :)

[Monica]

Quito, if they are from a health food store, the nuts are more than likely fine... but if they've been dyed or otherwise then it may not be a good idea...

[bekfreak]

Your planters nuts are too salty to use for your FIDs. The can stuff anyhows. Most food stores at least GOOD ones have raw nuts that you can buy.

[Quito's Qage]

I'm talking about unsalted, in the shell. Do you mean the shells are sometimes dyed?