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Fruit & Veggie Mixtures (6)

As with humans, birds benefit from a variety of fruits and vegetables in their diets. Each bird has its special likes and dislikes. Vary your offerings to see what your bird likes best. Remember that birds do not have as developed a sense of taste as humons do. Therefore, they often relish foods, such as spinach and jalopeno peppers, that we consider too strong in flavour. Don't be discouraged if it takes a while for your bird to try a new food or if it seems to throw most of it around. That's just part of being a bird. Remember to wash fresh produce to eliminate pesticides and NEVER GIVE AVOCADO. This can be toxic to birds.

Apple Delight

4 small apples
2 tbls. wheat germ
2 tbls. raisins
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 c. chopped pine nuts
1 c. thawed frozen apple juice concentrate
Avian vitamins

Core apples. Put apples in baking dish after spraying with non-stick coating. Do not use teflon. It gives off harmful fumes that could kill your birds. Combine wheat germ, raisins, cinnamon, pine nuts, and vitamins. Fill center of apples with this mixture. Drizzle juice over apples. Bake about 45 minutes.

Ambrosia

2 medium oranges peeled
1 small banana cut into slices
20-30 seedless grapes
1 c. strawberries cut in half
1 small apple cut into handleable pieces

Combine all ingredients and toss well. Can be frozen until further use.

Carrot and Apple Bake

2 c. chopped carrots
5 apples, cut into slices
2 tbl. whole wheat flour
4 tbl. honey
4 tbl. butter
3/4 c. orange juice
Avian vitamins

Put the apples in a 1-quart baking dish and cover them with carrots. Sprinkle the flour and vitamins over the apples and carrots. Drizzle with honey. Pour orange juice over entire dish and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

Carrot Salad

1/2 c. pine nuts, chopped
1/2 pound carrots cut into chunks
1/2 c. raisins
Avian vitamins

Mix all ingredients together. Sprinkle with vitamins. This can be stored in the refrigerator for further use.

Baked Carrot and Apple Casserole

2 c. sliced carrots
5 apples, cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 tbl. whole wheat flour
4 tbl. honey
4 tbl. butter
3/4 c. orange juice
2 tbl. Avian vitamins
Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Put half the apples in a shallow 1-quart baking dish and cover them with half the carrots.

Sprinkle with one tablespoon flour and one tablespoon avian vitamins. Drizzle two tablespoonfuls of honey over flour. Dot with two tablespoons of butter. Repeat the layers. Pour orange juice over entire mixture and bake for 40-45 minutes. Dish out into one inch squares. Let cool and place in plastic bags to freeze.

Juicy Fruit

1/2 cantaloupe
1 bunch seedless grapes
1 large orange

Cut cantaloupe into pieces your birds can handle. Peel orange and cut into pieces. Mix all together with grapes. This mixture can be frozen in bags and served daily.

Contributed by A. Waterman
A Waterman@eworld.com is a recipe Kleptomaniac and the preceeding are only some of the evidence : )

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