🥦 VEGETABLES (Most important food group after seed!)

These should make up a big part of their fresh food intake.

✅ Leafy Greens (offer daily):

• Spinach

• Kale

• Swiss chard

• Dandelion greens

• Collard greens

• Romaine lettuce (not iceberg)

• Beet greens

• Turnip greens

• Watercress

• Endive

• Mustard greens

• Arugula

• Bok choy

• Escarole

• Broccoli leaves

• Rocket

✅ Other Veggies (chopped or grated):

• Carrots (grated or shaved)

• Corn (raw or steamed)

• Broccoli

• Cauliflower

• Peas (shelled or in pods)

• Bell peppers (any color)

• Sweet potato (cooked)

• Pumpkin (cooked or raw grated)

• Zucchini

• Squash (butternut, acorn – cooked or raw)

• Cucumber (peeled if waxy)

• Green beans

• Snow peas

• Brussels sprouts (small amounts)

• Beets (grated, raw or cooked)

• Celery (chopped small due to stringiness)

• Asparagus (steamed or raw in small amounts)

• Eggplant (only cooked – remove skin)

• Tomato (small amounts, only ripe flesh)

• Radish

• Parsnip

• Turnip

• Okra

• Yam (cooked)

🛑 Avoid: raw potato, onion, garlic, leeks, chives, rhubarb, iceberg lettuce (nutrient-poor)

🍎 FRUITS (High in sugar – offer 1–3x a week in small amounts)

✅ Common Fruits:

• Apple (no seeds)

• Banana

• Blueberries

• Strawberries

• Raspberries

• Blackberries

• Pear (no seeds)

• Grapes (seedless)

• Mango

• Kiwi

• Melon (cantaloupe, honeydew)

• Papaya

• Pineapple

• Orange (small amounts)

• Tangerine

• Nectarine

• Peach (no pit)

• Plum (no pit)

• Pomegranate

• Watermelon

• Cherry (no pit)

• Passionfruit

• Lychee (peeled)

• Guava

• Apricot (no pit)

🛑 Avoid: avocado (toxic), fruit seeds/pits (many are toxic), unripe fruit, citrus peels

🌿 HERBS (Great for enrichment + mild health benefits)

✅ Safe Herbs:

• Basil

• Mint

• Coriander (cilantro)

• Parsley (not daily – calcium blocker)

• Dill

• Oregano

• Rosemary

• Thyme

• Sage

• Lemon balm

• Marjoram

• Lavender

• Chamomile

• Fennel leaves

🌾 GRAINS, SEEDS & LEGUMES (as additions or cooked)

✅ Cooked or Sprouted (always plain, unseasoned):

• Brown rice

• Quinoa

• Barley

• Lentils

• Chickpeas

• Beans (only well-cooked – NEVER raw kidney beans)

• Oats (plain)

• Whole wheat pasta

• Millet (seed form or sprays)

• Buckwheat

• Amaranth

• Rye

• Bulgur

• Whole grain bread (no salt, sugar, or preservatives – rare treat)

🛑 Avoid: raw legumes, instant noodles, salty or flavored grains

🍀 EDIBLE FLOWERS (pesticide-free only)

✅ Budgie-Safe Flowers:

• Hibiscus

• Dandelion

• Chamomile

• Rose petals

• Lavender

• Marigold

• Nasturtium

• Sunflower petals

• Cornflower

• Carnation

• Violet

🛑 Avoid: daffodils, tulips, lilies, foxglove, and any unknown plant

🌟 BONUS: BUDGIE-FRIENDLY EXTRAS

✅ Safe Extras:

• Cuttlebone (for calcium)

• Mineral block

• Sprouted seeds (super nutritious)

• Bird-safe pellets (as part of diet)

• Coconut (raw or shredded, no sugar)

• Apple cider vinegar in water (1 drop/100ml, occasional detox)

• Boiled egg shell (crushed fine, calcium source)

⚠️ WARNING FOODS TO NEVER FEED

🛑 Toxic/Dangerous:

• Avocado

• Onion

• Garlic

• Chocolate

• Alcohol

• Caffeine (coffee, tea)

• Fruit seeds/pits (apple, cherry, peach, etc.)

• Raw potato

• Rhubarb

• Salt

• Sugar

• Dairy

• Artificial sweeteners

• Fried or fatty foods

• Junk food (chips, lollies, cookies)

• Mushrooms

• Tomato leaves/stems

• Uncooked legumes (especially kidney beans)