Confessions of a parroty person! (humerous)

[Honesty]

Okay, I confess to rifling through Codie's' fruit mix and helping myself to the tasty bits at feeding time. (especially the orange) [Users must be registered and logged in to view attached photos or hyperlinks] I have also been known to grab a walnut or two for culinary use. :th_wink:

Time for you all to confess to your birdie sins :th_hehe:

[Debra]

I confess to buying more almonds/nuts that I need for baking just so I could give some to the birds. Then I eat most of them,

[Honesty]

I confess to buying more almonds/nuts that I need for baking just so I could give some to the birds. Then I eat most of them,:th_hehe: Deb!

[Grey]

Go forth and sin some more my child!

[PlaxMacaws]

I buy unsalted cashews for my guys (especially for Zaf, since he loves them so much) and I've been having quite a difficult time refraining from dipping into them, myself. They were $9.99 for a 13.5 oz. container... but now they have reduced the container size to 10.5 oz. with the same $9.99 price. Since I still have to get them, I find myself having a very difficult time resisting the temptation to grab a few each time I open the container :(.

I also buy plenty of organic bananas for my birds... the problem is that I'm hooked on bananas myself. I crave them with Nutella smeared on them and often find myself eating quite a few. That's usually okay though, since bananas only last for so long anyway - someone has to eat them before they become too ripe. But I can't make any excuses for the cashews :darn:

[Honesty]

I also buy plenty of organic bananas for my birds... the problem is that I'm hooked on bananas myself. I crave them with Nutella smeared on them and often find myself eating quite a few. That's usually okay though, since bananas only last for so long anyway - someone has to eat them before they become too ripe. But I can't make any excuses for the cashews :darn::th_LOL:I like banana's too. I also like Nutella but have not tried them together :)

[Maddy]

I confess to trying Peatree's Zupreem pellets. :th_hehe:

[Honesty]

I confess to trying Peatree's Zupreem pellets. :th_hehe::th_LOL:. Were they nice Maddy?

[Maddy]

They actually weren't that bad. :th_LOL: They had a slight fruity flavor. The texture wasn't pleasant. They were very gritty.

[coltfire]

I confess to eating everything I cut up for my birds,I buy peanuts and almonds for them and find myself counting them out so I can have the extras.

[Anne & Gang]

I confess to eating their birdie bread.

[PlaxMacaws]

:th_LOL:I like banana's too. I also like Nutella but have not tried them together :)Just dab a little on the end of a banana and take a bite. Let me know what you think. Maybe it's just me, but I can't seem to go without it! :shame:

[Honesty]

Just dab a little on the end of a banana and take a bite. Let me know what you think. Maybe it's just me, but I can't seem to go without it! :shame:I will try this in the morning :) Have you tried banana on toast? You have to squash it and spread it with a knife though :th_biggrin:

[Honesty]

I confess to eating their birdie bread.LOL. I haven't tried this yet!

[PlaxMacaws]

Have you tried banana on toast? You have to squash it and spread it with a knife though :th_biggrin:No. But I'll have to try it. It sounds like the somewhat riper bananas would be best to use for this purpose due to being softer and thus easier to spread.

[Honesty]

No. But I'll have to try it. It sounds like the somewhat riper bananas would be best to use for this purpose due to being softer and thus easier to spread.Yes, riper bananas are much easier to spread. Codie loves this too and waits patiently every morning for his piece :)

[Grey]

For shame! Stealing from the mouths of birdies!

[kendrafitz]

Before this whole diet business, I could not resist sharing Rosie's unsalted Cashews and Pistachios. There were a couple of nights that the dogs and I were happily cracking/munching in bed. That generally would end with my husband unhappily waking up and asking what the heck we were doing/eating & to please stop. Way too noisy I guess. ;)

Nutella is my downfall!! Love that stuff. I used have have it with an apple. Rosie had her apple and I had a little apple with my big heap of nutella every afternoon. YUM!

[Pinkbirdy]

Its kinda nuts here :) Im eating what their eating,their eating what Im eating [I think were all just eating :)]

[ShellyBorg]

Well I use fruit Zoopreen as training treats, my teens love fruit loops type cereal , well I have a habit of dishing them both up into ziplock bags. Any ways I have more than once found myself holding a bag of cereal later in the day and getting a angry text from a teen that I sent bird food to school with them ....again.

[Turquoise]

Well now, we all have some strange tastes when it comes to eating our bird's foods. All except George (Grey) and I'm venturing a guess he is not fessing up to being as birdie normal as the rest of us with his munching of bird snacks. :th_pinklol2:

Tony your Nutella with banana reminds me of way back in the dark ages my first job was at our local Dairy Queen. They had what was called frozen chocolate dipped bananas they made there by sticking a Popsicle stick into the rear end of the poor banana and dipping it in the chocolate covered ice cream cone melted chocolate. I tried one and I did not find it a delicacy of mine. The only way I like bananas are well chilled and not too overly ripe. I can't stand the strong taste of a really ripe banana. :th_eek: I do like Nutella, but my way of eating it is simply by the spoonfuls straight. Oh and I love homemade banana pudding with none of that artificial banana pudding stuff in it! I can make a pretty good banana pudding from scratch with lots of vanilla wafers. :)

So now I must confess I suppose. Welp, since I have 3 young macaws in my flock of course I keep lots of shelled and not shelled nuts to keep them happy. I will gladly admit to nibbling nuts out of the container I keep the shelled ones in while I am doling out their portion. And I do take pieces of dried fruits from the containers while giving that on those days. :th_LOL: I'm not a connoisseur of breakfast foods, so I figure eating a few of their snacks is my contribution to a healthy morning meal. I have tasted a pelleted food on occasion to see why they throw a certain brand more on the floor and the consensus is~~I wouldn't eat that yucky stuff either. :hehe2: And I do eat Miss Ruby Jewel's grapes while I am busily cutting up the rest of the fresh veggies for the flock. She loves grapes, they are her favorite fruit.

[Honesty]

It sounds like we have lots of nut stealers here :th_loltears:

Tony, I tried the Nutella on my banana and I have to say it was yummy :th_hehe: I think you just may have started a new craze in my house :th_loltears:

[PlaxMacaws]

Tony, I tried the Nutella on my banana and I have to say it was yummy :th_hehe: I think you just may have started a new craze in my house :th_loltears:LOL! I'm either glad or sorry... I'm not sure which ;)

[Honesty]

LOL! I'm either glad or sorry... I'm not sure which ;)If I pile on the weight with this new Nutella/banana fetish, then I will know who to blame :ROFLMAODog:

[PlaxMacaws]

If I pile on the weight with this new Nutella/banana fetish, then I will know who to blame :ROFLMAODog:Well I eat plenty of the stuff and it doesn't seem to increase my weight at all. But then I have a pretty fast metabolism. Good luck with that ;)

[Honesty]

Well I eat plenty of the stuff and it doesn't seem to increase my weight at all. But then I have a pretty fast metabolism. Good luck with that ;)If this happens, I will simply have to stop eating it! :th_LOL:

[PlaxMacaws]

If this happens, I will simply have to stop eating it! :th_LOL:Nutella contains hazelnuts and skim milk, so it's healthier than chocolate frosting. But it as well contains lots of sugar.

[Honesty]

Nutella contains hazelnuts and skim milk, so it's healthier than chocolate frosting. But it as well contains lots of sugar.Yes, it is quite high in sugar. I normally have it on toast. Tiegan likes it in Pancakes :)

[Mare]

When my youngest son was in grade school, he came up with a concoction of p-nut butter and banana sandwich and then he GRILLED it! He loved them but I bet they would be even better with an added shmear of Nutella!

I do share the nuts with my birds, I have to admit. When the almond in a shell stash starts to get low, though, I have to back off! :)

[Honesty]

LOL Mare, I have to back off on the walnuts :)

[Honesty]

Well, I have to confess to stealing most of Codie's orange today :( I was chopping it up into pieces and ended up eating nearly all of it. lol. I did leave him a bit though :th_wink:

[Debra]

I confess that when I buy nuts to make cookies, I buy extra so I can have unsalted raw nuts for my parrots. I even bought canisters specifically for their nuts that they allow me to use to make cookies.

[Grey]

Bless me Father for I have sinned:

Today I cut up a pomegranate for the kids. A few seed came loose and I ate them, then I ate a few more...and a few more. So for their mid-morning snack my kids had frozen blueberries.

One of my guiltiest pleasures is snuggling with Lola. When she is completely relaxed and content, she exudes the most HEAVENLY aroma and I inhale deeply to the point that my partner yells "I hear you snorting the parrot again! Leave her alone!"

[Honesty]

Today I cut up a pomegranate for the kids. A few seed came loose and I ate them, then I ate a few more...and a few more. So for their mid-morning snack my kids had frozen blueberries.Shame on you George :th_hehe:. I think Codie is very grateful that I do not not like pomegranate, this is his favourite fruit :)


One of my guiltiest pleasures is snuggling with Lola. When she is completely relaxed and content, she exudes the most HEAVENLY aroma and I inhale deeply to the point that my partner yells "I hear you snorting the parrot again! Leave her alone!":ROFLMAODog:

[Lady]

Gee aren't we supposed to make sure that their food tastes good? Except for the powder stuff I sprinkle on Lady's food sometimes I try just about everything. I think this is why I enjoy cooking for her. She eats from my plate at dinner and I sample her food as well :).
Sometimes I eat her fruit when she is taking forever to eat it from my hand. If I put it in her bowl she throws it out.

[luckyandjenn]

Ooo now i want nutella for my nannas not for the birds thoe lol we like to share nannas as a little three birded flock. Me being the weird nakeeied human one lol

[Dragonlady2]

I don't really sample the birds food anymore. However, I have to make sure that all the birds are locked away when I am eating anything due to them trying to get at my mouth when I take a bite. The last time Bella was out when I was eating, she tried to take off with my pork chop....lol.

[mdg1109]

Do you make your own birdie bread or do you use a mix, I am looking for recipes. Especially since Charlie has a birthday coming up :p97: