cream of chicken?

[Emmilyy]

my mom makes chicken "chicken pot pie" (quotations cause its not really, im sure it kinda got changed over the years... :P )

anywayyy. mixed in with the LOTS of veggies and bit of chicken, she used Campbell's cream of chicken.. and i was wondering if it would be bad to give some of the veggies in the "pie" to Cookie with that sauce on it? I know she doesn't really have an interest in veggies yet, but i can hope, who knows?

ingredients :

chicken broth
enriched wheat flour
chicken fat
seasoned chicken
water
modified corn starch
soybean or canola oil
salt
monosodium glutmate
whey powder
cream
yeast extract
soy protein isolate
chicken flavour
onion powder
calcium casenate
beta carotene

uhh.. after looking at all the ingredients, it doesn't look so good to me.. oh well, what do you think?

[Greycloud]

Hmm.. well cream of chicken has milk in it which birds can't digest well. There is onion powder but it's way down the list, but onion is toxic to birds. Hmmm..anyone else with an opinion?

[Ashling]

Yes the lactose and the onion was what worried me, but I'm sure it's only a small percentage. I think a little bit would be fine, especially if you washed anything with water before offering it. Bu I'll let someone else come along and add to this as well! Get a few opinions before making your decision Emilly.

[Emmilyy]

mehh, if it even has the possiblity of being toxic to cookie, i won't risk it.. oh, well.

[chapala]

No, not good. Campbell's soup is very high in salt for a start, definitely not good for birds, then there's the refined white flour ("enriched wheat flour"), chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, whey powder, cream, onion powder and chicken flavoring, none on a good list for birds.

The more natural state the food is in, the better for our birds. Peferably fresh raw vegetables (best minced or run through the food processor to eliminate picking out favorites), whole grains cooked or sprouted, a small amount of fresh fruit, some dry seed/grains, pellets, and certain easily digested legumes, soaked and fully sprouted or soaked and cooked. Any kind of canned food will most likely be way too high in salt, some frozen food also. Processed foods for humans just don't work for parrots if you're looking for good nutrition.

[Emmilyy]

thanks for the info chapala! I knew it was probably gonna be a no go , i was just wondering! :P Good to know for sure, though!