Parrots require a healthy diet with many fresh vegetables and fruit as well as nuts and beans and a good pellet mix daily. There are many great foods that can be fed to your parrot such as rice, pasta and oatmeal along with the fresh fruits and veggies. There are many things that can be added to enhance a parrots health but these are the basics that should be used.

As with most animals there are certain foods that should never be fed to your bird. This is not a full list but the foods listed below are known to cause harm or even death to parrots.

• Chocoate
• Avocado
• Salted foods (however in minute quantities is OK)
• Milk and milk products (with the exception of yogerts)
• Caffeine
• Alcohol products
• High sugar content treats
• High fat foods
• Diet consisting of mostly or all sunflower seeds

Here is a link to safe foods and foods to avoid. Also proper storage and care information. www.birdsafe.com/food.htm