Commercial Bird Pellets Good Nutrition??

Hi,I'm Nick, Dr Jeannie's African Grey.
What did you have for dinner last night? I had some sprouted seeds, strawberries and bananas! Mom says I got lots of great nutrition. Okay, What ever, it was yummy, that's all I know! Mom wants to tell you more about some "nutritional" food for us Birds:

Commercial Bird Pellets Good Nutrition??

Finally, I have noticed an ever slowly but increasing amount of skepticism among my bird owning friends towards the many commercial bird foods available these days. Many of the manufactures of these pre-packaged and processed foods claim that their diets duplicate nature or even boast that they are an improvement over nature itself. PLEASE!!!

Is it really realistic to think that we finate humans could duplicate nature in its wholeness and complexity? Improve upon nature?? Are they serious??? How in the world could a dry, processed, fabricated diet ever match or exceed the outstanding quality that can be found in foods God produces in a natural foods diet?

With all the pre-packaged, prepared food choices now on the market, many bird owners have become somewhat dazed about the dos and don'ts of good avian nutrition. From the comments and emails I get, it is clear to see that confusion and frustration abound! While most feed products are touted to be "balanced" or "complete". (just like processed dog and cat food) the manufactures all say that their products are superior in quality. But, are they really?

For some reason, people think that just because a food product is advertised in a magazine or is on your favorite store's shelf that it is safe and healthy to feed your feathered companions. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. If you haven't already done so, it is time you take a closer look at these feed product labels and make sure you can define each ingredient for the future welfare and love of your birds. I will warn you though; you may be very surprised and not very happy with what you find.

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What defines "healthy" companion bird food?

Greetings Feathered Friends, the following article is from BirD-E Blog on Healthy Bird Food. Mom and I are very excitied to be able to share Bird-Elicious Foods with you through our websites!

What defines "healthy" companion bird food??

Is it that the bird actually eats the food? Is it that the "food" contains all of the necessary nutrients according to pre-defined, scientific nutritional standards? Even IF the nutrients are synthetic, in other words, produced in a laboratory? Is it that the "food" contains corn, wheat and/or soy as the primary ingredients? Is it that the food is pellet-ized or left in its original form? Is it that the "food" contains a few number of ingredients or a large variety?

Research is still out to debate all of the above. But pure and simply, "healthy companion bird food" would contain a very large variety of whole-food ingredients, as much in their original form, as found in nature, as possible. The "food" would contain such a large variety of ingredients that the synthetic nutrients would not be necessary. The "food" would be so close to what the bird would find in the wild that it has a recognizable form, taste, smell and look. It would be so close to natural that the ingredients, left as undisturbed as possible, would not be powederized and then mechanically shaped by equipment that imparts metal toxicity to the wet food before high heat extrusion. Powdered ingredients loose almost all of their nutritional properties. The tiny particles allow for "leaching out" of the macro-nutrients as well as the micro-nutrients. High heat destroys much of the digestive enzymes and many of the vitamins. The only nutrients that have any chance to remain in-tact are the minerals and a few of the heat resisitant vitamins.

Also, look for bird food that contains mostly organic ingredients with no preservatives. Science is learning that organic foods are higher in nutrition and taste better too! The lack of preservatives decreases the amount of "toxin acitivity" in the living organism that ingests the food. The lack of synthetic nutrients such as vitamins and supplements, in whole-food, organic and naturallly wild-crafted foods, may actually contribute to a longer life span. Research is indicating that synthetic nutrients may not be reliable in aborsption or metobolism. Some synthetic nutrients may overload in the system, while some may not contribute enough real nutrients that have natural integrity, causing an imbalance in overall nutrition.

Next time you look for "healthy companion bird food", try a food, albeit a little more expensive, that insures quality nutrition with less chemicals, less distortion of original ingredients and contains a large variety of whole-food ingredients. A little pricier up front, but maybe less trips to the vet in the long run!

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