Foods: The Good, The OK and The Never It’s all about the Parrot

Human foods can be great to share with your ever-begging feathered friends. However, some foods are very dangerous if not deadly to our babies. This is not meant to be the WORD on foods. Much research has gone into this list but if you have any questions, please contact your Avian Veterinarian.

I have attempted to put this into some kind of reasonable order so I hope you can find whatever food it is you are looking for. If you have specific questions or evidence that something within this booklet is incorrect, please let us know and we will research it further. The following lists are foods that are OK to feed to you parrots with exceptions listed. Legumes

It is best to boil beans for 10 minutes to remove a harmful biproduct. Feeding raw or undercooked legumes is not a good idea for our birds. Sprouting is a way to serve legumes safely, which is fabulous for birds.

*Green Beans are OK to serve raw, unlike the ones listed below.

Azuki Bean Lentils Rice Bean Broad Bean Lima Beans Urad Bean Chick Pea Moth Bean Velvet Bean Cowpeas Mung Bean Winged Bean Garbanzo Beans Peas Green Wax Beans Kidney Beans Pinto Bean Yellow Wax Beans

Grains/Oats/Groats…

Always cook or sprout before you feed these.

Amaranth Oatmeal Wheat Barley – hulless Potato Wheat Brown Rice Quinoa Germ Buckwheat Red Quinoa White Rice Bulgar Wheat Spelt Whole oat Farro Sweet Potato Wild Rice Kamut Teff

Vegetables/Greens

Acorn Asparagus (cooked only) Banana Pepper This Photo by Unknown Author is Beet Root – (high in Iron, limited Dandelion Greens (I would quantities only) purchase these so that there are Beet greens no pesticides on them) Bell Peppers Endive Broccoli Escarole Bokchoy Fennel Brussel Sprouts Jalapeno Pepper Butter Lettuce Jicama Cauliflower Kale Carrots Kohlrabi Carrot Greens Mustard Greens Corn Okra Celery (little to no nutritional Peas and Pods value) Parsley Collard Greens Pumpkin Cabbage Radish Chinese Cabbage Red Cabbage Carrot Tops Rhubarb (Not Leaves) Cactus Leaf Romaine Lettuce Chayote Squash Spinach Cucumber Squash Chicory Greens (not in large Turnip Greens quantities) Turnips Chard Water Chestnuts Cilantro Watercress Cauliflower Yellow Squash Zucchini

Fruits

* Do not feed the pits or seeds of these fruits

Apples* Apricots* Asian Pears* Bananas Melons*^ Blackberries Nectarines* Blueberries Papaya* Cantaloupe*^ Peaches* Cherries* Pears* Pomegranates (seeds are good Citrus* - Lemons, oranges of to feed and are rich in Iron all sorts, limes, Grapefruit, and Potassium) pineapple (in limited Palm fruit quantities only, citrus can Plums* leach calcium from a birds’ Raspberries bones) Star Fruit* Cranberries Strawberries (have very thin Currents (red and black) skins and soak up pesticides Dragon Fruit easily. Buy organic) Figs* Tangerines* Grapes* Tomato - Cooked Honeydew Melon* ^ Watermelon*^ Kiwano Kiwi Mangos*

Nuts & Seeds - Unsalted

Almonds Millet Brazil Nuts Peanuts (only Bread Nuts unsalted Human Cashews Grade) Sunflower Seeds Chestnuts Pine nuts Walnuts Coconuts Pistachios Hickory Nuts (in small Corn Nuts Pecans amounts, as hickory is Hazel Nuts Pumpkin Seeds actually an Kola nuts (unsalted) hallucinogen) Macadamia Nuts Safflower Seeds

Good Miscellaneous Foods

֎ Cooked Chicken Bones ֎ Cooked Fish ֎ Cooked Meat ֎ Cornbread ֎ Cottage Cheese (in limited amouts) ֎ Egg Noodles ֎ Grain Breads ֎ Granola ֎ Kashi ֎ Well Cooked Eggs (Not runny. Cooked with shell to add calcium) ֎ Whole Wheat Pasta (Cooked if given as food) ֎ Yogurt

Limited Quantities of These Foods

Bagels Hot Dogs Biscuits Ice Cream Butter/Margarine Kool-Aid Cabbage Lettuce Cake Lunchmeat Canned Foods Macaroni & Cheese Canned Soup Muffins Celery Parsley Citrus Fruits Pastries Cookies – no chocolate Peanut Crackers Butter Cream Cheese Pizza Fast Foods Popcorn Flour Tortillas Potato Chips French Fries Pretzels Fried Foods Sausages Hard Cheeses Tortilla Chips Hominy Grits

NEVER FOODS

The following foods are dangerous foods for our birds. DO NOT FEED THESE FOODS TO YOUR BIRD!

 Alcohol  Olives  Apple Seeds  Onions  Avocado  Orange Seeds  Caffeine  Papaya Seeds  Carbonated Drinks  Rhubarb  Catnip  Pear Seeds  Chocolate  Raw Meats  Dried Fruits  Rhubarb Leaves  Fruit Pits  Salty Foods  Fruit Rinds  Soft Cheeses  Garlic  Sugary Foods  Gatorade  Tomato - Raw  Grapefruit Seeds  Uncooked Beans  Marijuana  Uncooked Rice  Melon Seeds  Whole Milk  Mushrooms

 Anything with added sugar or salt  High fat foods

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