After a bit of tricky Googling (a search for 'dates for parrots' doesn't really get the nut), I found that many parrot mixes contain dates. So they should be okay. ^_^
Figs are good too- there's actually a parrot called a fig parrot...
The protein is important especially when they are moulting. I like to give ours hard-boiled eggs in the shell. They keep in the fridge and Mom can make egg-salad whenever she wants!
We also feed a bean mix. Just soak the beans overnight, rinse, and simmer until a little tender (15 mins at least) then rinse and serve.
Try some squashes and cucumber- they LOVE the seeds from cucumber cut lengthwise. Or some pumpkin (they're on sale here) which can be cooked or uncooked and the seeds are healthy too! Greens are good- spinach, kale, chard, and dandelion are just a few nutritious greens. The darker the green, the better. Carrots (you can use a veggie peeler and then chop the peels to make an easily edible thin slice), peppers of all kinds (parrots like spicy!), broccoli, sugar/snap peas in the pod, and cauliflower. Berries, when in season, are great and well loved. Turnips and beets (messy!). Sweet potato or yams. And sprouts too!
There are so many things to try, lol, just feeding them is just half the fun.
Keep expanding his like of good foods and keep up the variety. Variety will help keep him healthy.
Seeds are a good part of the diet as fat is important for all those good fat soluble vitamins. The only time seed is bad is if it makes up the entired or largest part of a bird's diet. And sunlight is important as well. Sunlight will help your bird produce vitamin D3 (which in turn will help your bird's body to absorb calcium) simply by sitting in the sun.
Through a window or a screen does not count. If your bird is flighted, then a cage half in sun and half in shade will work or under a somewhat shady tree. Just fifteen minutes a day is all that's needed. And you need it too, so why not sit with him and have a chat?
