Dry food recipe ALL VERY HEALTHY!

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baby_bella
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Dry food recipe ALL VERY HEALTHY!

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MIX YOUR OWN DRY FOODS

You can create a custom dry food mix that will cost less than ready mixes. You can buy ingredients that are fresher than most ready mixes from store shelves. Organically grown ingredients can be used when available, and the mix can be tailored to your IRN's preferences. You can vary the ingredients each time you make a new mixture.

Assemble your dry food mixture by selecting from the following ingredients.

SEEDS AND GRAINS
(from health food stores, Whole Foods Markets, & co-ops)

Milk thistle seeds
Shelled sunflower seed
Unshelled sunflower seed
Wheat berries
Whole oats
Barley
Spelt
Quinoa
Dried pumpkin seeds RAW (expensive)
Dried squash seeds
Dried cantaloupe seeds
Sesame seeds (unhulled if you can find them)
Flax seeds
Rice
Milo
Corn
Buckwheat
Poppy seed
Sesame seed
Millet (red, yellow, white)

SEEDS
(from bird supply stores)
Hemp seed
Cockatiel mix
Canary mix
Parakeet mix
Millet sprays

NUTS (raw and unsalted)
(from supermarkets, online catalogs, & buying clubs like Sams & Costco)
Almonds
Pine nuts
Pecans
Walnuts
Cashews
Hazelnuts (filberts)
Macadamia nuts
Pistachios
Coconut shreds
Soy "nuts"

DRIED FRUITS & VEGGIES (unsulfured)
(from supermarkets and health food stores)
"Just Fruits"
"Just Veggies"
Banana chips
Papaya chunks
Pineapple slices
Apple dices
Apricots
Cranberries (sugarless are hard to find)
Cherries
Raisins
Currants
Green peas
Chili peppers

MISCELLANEOUS
(from supermarkets, health food stores, & specialty stores)
Coconut shreds
Nuts (on sale after Fall & Winter holidays)
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seeds (raw)
Dried peppers
Dried fruits (unsulfured)
Cereals (non-fortified, sugar and salt free)

From Carolyn Swincegood (land of vos)

isnt this a great dry food recipe? though yall would wanna see it!
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Jade
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Post by Jade »

Thanks for that! Chook is currently watching his waistline so this is a really good guide!!
lawukefa
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Re: Dry food recipe ALL VERY HEALTHY!

Post by lawukefa »

Hello there,
Coconut shreds - Coconut adds flavor to a variety of foods such as pies, cookies, soups and shrimp dishes, and it supplies key vitamins and minerals. Shredded coconut also contains 33 grams of fat and 40 grams of sugar per 1-cup serving, which significantly decreases the nutritional value of the food. While you'll reap some nutritional benefits when you eat shredded coconut, it shouldn't be part of your regular diet.
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sanjays mummi
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Re: Dry food recipe ALL VERY HEALTHY!

Post by sanjays mummi »

Coconut oil is a better option, sunflower seeds are fatty, and my bird prefers Fresh seeds foraged from fresh fruit. Millet needs to be rationed too, the healthiest nuts to offer are walnuts, in fact, my bird won't eat any other, and will not eat dried banana,
It is actually cheaper here in the UK to feed fresh fruit and vegetables, I don't think poppy seeds are a very good idea either.
lawukefa
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Re: Dry food recipe ALL VERY HEALTHY!

Post by lawukefa »

sanjays mummi wrote:Coconut oil is a better option, sunflower seeds are fatty, and my bird prefers Fresh seeds foraged from fresh fruit. Millet needs to be rationed too, the healthiest nuts to offer are walnuts, in fact, my bird won't eat any other, and will not eat dried banana,
It is actually cheaper here in the UK to feed fresh fruit and vegetables, I don't think poppy seeds are a very good idea either.
Hello there,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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