Reply #13: fresh fruits and veggies

[Muttocracy]

just browing this group for the first time I think :hi:

I sometimes pet-sat for a vet who happens to specialize in avian medicine. The food for the birds was mostly fresh veggies, some pasta and beans. She chops veggies and cooks pasta in big batches, thaws and freezes a little bit each day under running water. Some of her tips:
http://kindredspiritkindredcare.com/forthebirds.html

I pet-sit now for a friend with two parrots and her motto is "I cook for my pets, not my husband and me"

I cut up big chunks of apple, orange, grapes, cranberries, whole snap beans and peas, some nuts, raisins, other dried fruit, hunks of carrots... Just get a list of the toxic veggies to avoid (e.g., avocados) from ASPCA or Merck vet manual.