Do Not Feed List!

Do not feed List: Foods that are Toxic &/or To-Be-Avoided in a Parrots Diet

•Alcohol 

•Avocado 

•Boxed Mixes (Muffins, Bread or Pancake)

•Breakfast Cereal (Sweetened, Vitamin Enriched)

•Caffeine 

•Chocolate 

•Coffee 

•Comfrey 

•Dairy Products 

•Dried Uncooked Beans or Legumes 

•Fats & Oils

•Fruit Stones/Pits/Pips

•Honey 

•Junk Foods (Fried, Salty or Sugary Foods)

•Nutmeg

•Onion 

•Peanuts

•Rhubarb 

•Sorghum (Safe raw, Unsafe soaked or sprouted)

•Sulfured Dried Fruits

•Sweeteners (Natural or Artificial)

•Tomato or Pepper Leaves & Stems (Fruits are safe)

•White Flour Based Foods (Pasta, Couscous, Bread, Tortillas, Crackers, ect..)

•White Starchy Carbohydrates- Other (White Rice, White Potato)

-Do not feed raw mature beans/legumes, whether dried or fresh-frozen, as they must be well cooked & only some types are safe for sprouting 

-Do not feed pits/pips/seeds from Apple, Apricot, Aprium, Cherry, Lychee, Nectarine, Peach, Pear, Plum, Pluot or Rambutan 

-Do not soak or sprout Sorghum, also known as Milo, Super Millet or Mega Millet

-Do not give foods containing the artificial sweetener Xylitol 

-Yucca/Cassva & Horseradish are known to be toxic for some animals & may be best avoided 

-For controversial items, such as Garlic, Asparagus, Eggplant or Cultivated Mushrooms, check with your Avian Vet