Bird bread is one of the easiest ways to add fresh nutrition, enrichment, and variety to your parrot’s diet. This simple recipe uses wholesome ingredients and bird-safe flavors that encourage even picky eaters to try new foods. It’s soft, easy to portion, and perfect for busy mornings at the rescue or at home. To explore how recipes like this support your parrot’s long-term health, my book The Science of Avian Nutrition offers clear guidance grounded in real science.
Birdie Bread
Ingredients:
1 carrot
bunch of dandelion green
bunch of fresh cilantro
1 apple, chopped plus water
1/4 cup flax meal
3 tbls flax seeds
2 tbls chia seeds
2 Tbls Sesame seeds
1/4 cup almonds
3/4 cup to 1 cup rice flour
2 TBLS chill flakes
Directions:
1) In a food processor add your chopped apple and pulse, adding water to make apple sauce.
2) then add carrots, dandelion greens, cilantro, to the food processor and grind well.
3) add almonds to the food processor and grind roughly.
4) In a bowl, add all your ingredients together, from food processor, sweet potato, seeds, flax meal, chill flakes, and rice flour.
5) mix well until a slightly wet dough forms.
6) put the dough into your pan, spread so it's about 3/4 inch thick.
Oven 350 F for 20 minutes.
Cook until the dough leaves the edge of the pan and the edge is slightly brown.
cut into squares and serve.
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Monika Sangar, MSc – Molecular Biology | Avian Nutrition Specialist | Founder: PDSnonprofit | Owner: Pds Parrot Shop
Monika Sangar holds a Master of Science in Molecular Biology and is a dedicated Avian Nutrition Specialist with over 14 years of hands-on experience rescuing and rehabilitating parrots. As the founder of PDSnonprofit and Owner of PDS Parrot Shop, she combines scientific knowledge with practical expertise to create enrichment-focused bird toys and species-appropriate diets. Her work emphasizes evidence-based care, behavioral enrichment, and long-term wellness for companion parrots. She is also an author who wrote, The Science of Avian Nutrition: https://a.co/d/f14lNl3
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