Fresh Veggies

Bird crazy · Post by **Bird crazy** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:18 am

How's this for fresh veggies, think it will do?
Just teasing Mik, Nila thinks he has to be on my hand all the time and when I got this piece of broccoli out he just attacked, so I set it in his dish and let him have the whole thing to tear up and throw all over the place. I think he might have eaten a little bit. But actually I do cooked whole grains with veggies in them, he really loves that, should I skip that and just do veggies fresh?

Thanks for the advice, I will do better.

Sue and Nila

xo Missi · Post by **xo Missi** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:07 am

Whole grains are reeeeally good for birds, Sue! I say keep up with that for sure! Have you ever got your hands on The Healthy Bird Cookbook? It's wonderful! I'll bring it along next time we hang out.

What a cute picture! Baby used to tear up the broccoli as well :lol:

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:22 pm

Fresh is great! You don't lose any of the good stuff that way. Lightly steamed is okay for those birds who don't like certain veggies fresh. ^^

In my potato mash, only the sweet potato gets cooked (shouldn't be served raw) and all the diced veggies are added fresh.

xo Missi · Post by **xo Missi** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:35 pm

Melika wrote:Fresh is great! You don't lose any of the good stuff that way. Lightly steamed is okay for those birds who don't like certain veggies fresh. ^^

In my potato mash, only the sweet potato gets cooked (shouldn't be served raw) and all the diced veggies are added fresh.

I make the same mash!

sometimes for breakfast I switch the sweet taters out for instant oatmeal, though!

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:32 pm

I freeze it too, in ice cube trays and when they're frozen put them in freezer bags. It's like a serving for those times I just don't have the time to make something fresh. They love it cold too. But they get warm on the day I make it. I could always heat the cubes up but I hate microwaves.

xo Missi · Post by **xo Missi** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:36 pm

Aww why do you hate microwaves?

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:31 pm

Temporary stealing of topic: We just don't get a long. I think it should take this long to cook something and it always thinks something longer or worse- shorter.

Back to topic: It usually seems that though broccoli is a stronger tasting veggie, birds just have fun with it. Perhaps it reminds them of millet!

Ringneckmom · Post by **Ringneckmom** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:49 pm

Very cute! Mine like theirs cooked. Don't care for it raw.

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:56 pm

*kicks herself dead in da **** again and mumbles ugly words under her breath*

WHAT was I thinking? Obviously, I wasnt.

xo Missi · Post by **xo Missi** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:32 am

Melika wrote:Temporary stealing of topic: We just don't get a long. I think it should take this long to cook something and it always thinks something longer or worse- shorter.

We all have issues, don't we :wink:

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:30 pm

xo Missi wrote:
Melika wrote:Temporary stealing of topic: We just don't get a long. I think it should take this long to cook something and it always thinks something longer or worse- shorter.

We all have issues, don't we

Indeed.