Cooked vs Raw veg?

[MomtoPercy]

Which veggies do you give your fids cooked and why? My boy loves his veggies both raw or cooked but I was wondering if you all have any preference on how you provide certain veg?

 

[Freespin]

I mainly do it for a bit of a change... Have done kumara, pumpkin, carrots, broccoli, capsicum, beans and beetroot (which he doesn't seem to like much anyway)

 

[MomtoPercy]

I've never heard of kumara - what is it?

 

[Bundiibird]

Michelle it is sweet potato. I think kumara is the proper name for it.

 

[Kalidasa]

Mostly raw, the only things they get cooked are sweet potato and squash. They also love raw juices and the pulp from the juicer.

 

[JerseyWendy]

The ONLY veggies I serve always cooked are sweet potatoes/yams and the 15 bean soup.

All others I prefer giving raw, but just to keep things interesting, I sometimes make a veggie mash. It's all cooked veggies mashed like mashed potatoes. I serve it warm, and they all love it.

 

[MomtoPercy]

I recently introduced warm mash to Percy and he actually tries to fly to the bowl if I don't bring it over to his cage quick enough after he's seen me with it! LOL!

15 bean soup???? Do tell!!

 

[thekarens]

Sweet potato is Sammie's favorite so it's always cooked. I generally try to sneak other stuff in there like quinoa, flax etc and turn it into a mash

 

[JerseyWendy]

I recently introduced warm mash to Percy and he actually tries to fly to the bowl if I don't bring it over to his cage quick enough after he's seen me with it! LOL!

15 bean soup???? Do tell!!

Of course I don't use the spice packet that's included.

 

[MomtoPercy]

Ah, I see! We don't get that here. I will google the contents and see what I can find out

 

[Terry57]

Sweet potato is Sammie's favorite so it's always cooked. I generally try to sneak other stuff in there like quinoa, flax etc and turn it into a mash

I just recently started adding cooked quinoa to the afternoon feed sometimes, and all the birds love it! The finches especially go crazy for it.

 

[Freespin]

Yup Kumara is sweet potato in kiwiland =)

 

[MikeyTN]

Michelle it is sweet potato. I think kumara is the proper name for it.

It's called sweet potatoes or yams here while in your region is called Kumara. Its central/south America crop.

 

[thekarens]

To make things even more confusing real sweet potatoes and yams are not the same thing

 

[Freespin]

Michelle it is sweet potato. I think kumara is the proper name for it.

It's called sweet potatoes or yams here while in your region is called Kumara. Its central/south America crop.

Yams are completely different to kumara over here! Kumara is the Maori name hence why we use it in New Zealand =D

 

[MikeyTN]

No they're not the samething but they're listed as both here in the states.