Flying Friends of St. Francis Breeder

Fresh Fruit

(Take Seeds Out)

Apples (cored)

Apricots (pitted)

Banana (peeled)

Berries:

Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, and Gooseberries

Cactus Pear (peeled)

Cantaloupe and Seeds

Cherries (pitted)

Cranberries

Figs 

Grapes

Grapefruit (seeded)

Guava

Japanese Persimmon

Kiwi (peeled)

Mango (pitted)

Melon

Nectarines

Oranges (seeded)

Papaya (birds love Papaya Seeds)

Peaches (pitted)

Pears (cored)

Pineapple

Plaintain (Raw)

Plums (pitted)

Pomegranate

Star Fruit

Tangerines (seeded)

Other Safe Nutrition

and Snack Foods:

Whole grain bread or toast

cereals (low sugar or unsweetened)

Whole grain pastas

Whole grain 'energy bars

Brown rice

Low fat granola

Wheat germ

Wild rice

Oat bran

Oatmeal

Amaranth

Quinoa

Triticale

Whole grain unsalted chips Pretzels  

 Recipes, Recipes, Recipes:

Add Natural Flavorings to Food and Mix it Up for Variety:

 Fresh Squeezed Lemon

Fresh Squeezed Orange

Chopped Basil or Parsley

Chopped Cilantro

Dried Chili Peppers

Apple Sauce

100% Fruit Juice

GingerPeeled/Diced

Ground Nuts (almonds, pine, brazil, pecans

• Sweet Potato/V-8 Splash

1. Soften a sweet potato and mash it with a splash of V-8 drink

• Treat Seed Sticks (Great for Amazons)

1. 5 Tblsp Peanut Butter
2. Sesame Seeds or sunflower seeds
3. Crackers

Mix peanut butter and seed together with crushed cracker.  Smear on a hard service and mount in the cage.

     (Or)

Mix peanut butter and seed.  Roll balls or stick shape in crused cracker and serve.

• Amazon Recipe

1. 2 eggs with crushed shell
2. 1/3 cup peanut butter
3. 1/3 cup wheat flour
4. 1/3 cup granola w/ raisins (or oats)
5. 1/4 cup pellets crushed
   
   Mix all ingredients and bake in pre heated oven at 350 degrees.
   On non-greased cookie sheet place small bite sizes and bake for 10-12 minutes
   
   Keep in refrigerator or freeze 

• Bird Bread Recipe

1. 3 cans Marie Callander Corn Bread mix
2. 3/4 cup Harrison's super mash
3. large handful of Tropical Bits Scenic pellets
4. Whole thing of plain yogurt (or cuttle bone shavings)
5. Hulled millet and sesame seeds
6. 1/2 cup peanut butter, creamy
7. 2 eggs w/ shells
8. 2 cups of water that has been boiling
9. Either spinach, Swiss chard, or mustard greens.
10.   1 lrg super soft cooked sweet potato
11.   Pumpkin pie spice
12.   Dab of brown sugar
13.   1 1/4 cup small jar baby Apple Carrot juice
14.   Super finely grated carrots
15.   Chopped nuts (pine nuts, almonds, etc)
    
    Mix wet ingredients in a food processor until almost water consistency.
    Pour into a glass bowl with the dry ingredients  and mix well.  Due to rising, fill baking dish or muffin trays only 1/3 full.  Sprinkle w/sesame seeds.
    

             Bake at 350 for about an hour.  Test w/toothpick.

•  Another Bird Bread Recipe

1.  3 eggs
2.  2/3 cup of soy milk 
3.  2 boxes of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
4.  1 jar sweet potato or carrots baby food
5.  1/2 cup frozen peas
6.  1/2 cup pellets
7.  1/2 cup seed (Pumpkin, millet, sesame, etc...)
   
   Mix all ingredients in large bowl; bake in muffin tins or baking dish at 450 degrees for about 25 minutes.  Refrigerate some and freeze the extra. 

• Banana Nut Oatmeal

1.   2/3 cups oatmeal (not instant)
2.   1 banana, sliced or mashed
3.   1/2 cup chopped nuts
4.   1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
5.   1 1/3 cups water
   
   Bring water to a boil, add all ingredients, and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover and let stand until cool.