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List of Fruit & Vegetables

most parrots can eat these, but check with your local vet or avian specialist if unsure.

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A Parrot's Safe Berry List 

. Blackberry . Loganberry . Black Currant . Mulberry . Bilberry . Raspberry . Blueberry . Red Currant . Cranberry . Rosehips . Goji Berry . Rowanbeny . Hawthorn Berry . Strawberry 

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A Parrot's Safe Fruit List 

. Apple . Honeydew . Passion Fruit . Apricot . Jackfruit . Pawpaw . Banana . Kiwi . Peach . Cactus Fruit . Kumquat . Pear . Cantaloupe . Lychee . Persimmon . Cherry . Mandarin . Pineapple . Clementine . Mango . Plum . Coconut . Mangosteen . Pomegranate . Date . Nectarine . Prickly Pear . Damson . Orange Quince . Dragon Fruit . Papaya . Rambutan . Fig . Satsuma . Grape . Star Fruit . Greengage . Tangerine . Guava . Watermelon 

Safe seeds from fruit include cantaloupe, honeydew, kiwi, melon, papaya. Do not feed seeds/stone pits/pips from fruit such as apple, apricot, cherry, lychee, peach, pear, plum, nectarine. 

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A Parrot's Safe Vegetable List 

. Artichoke . Arugula . Beetroot & Greens . Bok Choy (Pak Choi) . Broccoli Broccolini Broccoli Rabe • Brussel Sprouts . Cabbage (Red/ Green) . Capsicum . Carrot & Greens . Cauliflower . Cavolo Nero . Celery (Desiring) . Celeriac . Chard • Chicory . Chickweed . Chinese Cabbage . Collard Greens . Corn . Courgette . Cress . Cucumber . Daikon Radish . Dandelion Greens . Endive . Escarole . Green Bean . Jicama . Kale . Kohlrabi . Lettuce (Dark Green Varieties) . Mange Tout . Mustard Greens . Okra . Parsnip (Peel)  . Pea (Green/Snow/ Sugar Snap) . Peppers (Banana/ Bell/Chili/Serrano/ Jalapeiio) . Pumpkin . Radicchio . Radish & Greens . Rapini . Rocket . Squash (Acorn, Butternut, Yellow, Spaghetti) . Swede / Rutabaga . Sweet Potato . Tatsoi . Tomato . Turnip & Greens . Watercress . Yams . Zucchini 

Safe seeds from vegetables include Squash, Pumpkin, Peppers

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A Parrot's Do Not Feed List 

. Avocado . Alcohol . Caffeine . Carbonated Soft Drinks . Chocolate . Coffee . Dairy Products . Dried/Uncooked Beans . Fried, Greasy or Junk Foods 
. Fruit Seeds/Stone Pits/Pips (See below) . Mushrooms . Nutmeg . Onion . Peanuts . Rhubarb . Salty & Sugary Foods . Tomato leaves, vines or stems 

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Do not feed legumes/beans in a dry & uncooked state. Legumes/Beans are acceptable to feed once soaked & thoroughly cooked.

Do not feed seeds/pits/pips from the following fruit: Apple, Cherry, Peach, Pear, Plum, Nectarine, Lychee, Apricot. 

A short note on seeds and the diets of wild birds.

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Dry seed is very fatty and full of carbohydrates. Feeding dry seed as a large part of your birds’ diet (even when fed fruit and vegetables) can cause health issues, particularly vitamin deficiency and liver disease. Simply adding vitamin supplements does not make this a healthy diet.

 

Parrots in the wild eat fresh, green seeds and nuts, only when seasonally available. Throughout the rest of the year, foliage, flower buds, and flowers make up most of their diet, with the occasional insect as well (mealworms make great treats!). Dry seed is not commonly available in the wild and is basically ‘junk food’.

 

Remember that birds in the wild spend a large amount of their day flying between food sources and therefore are very fit and active. Birds that do this amount of flying do benefit from higher energy levels. Birds that are served their food in bowls and do very little exercise require a lot less energy.

 

Seeds and nuts are good to feed in very small amounts and can be used as training or foraging rewards but should not be freely available. Sprouted seed is marginally healthier than dry seeds but is still fairly fatty. Fresh, green seed straight from the plant contain the most nutrients. While it is still high in energy, it is much healthier than other seed options. It is easy to grow fresh millet and other varieties in pots to use as treats

 

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