A parrot’s nutritional needs are alot like a human's nutritional needs. Parrots should be introduced to a variety of different foods from an early age to prevent the parrot from becoming a picky eater. A parrot that eats a variety of foods is a happy, healthy and balanced parrot.

Make sure to provide fresh clean water several times a day since your parrot will dirty the water constantly since it will bathe and soak their food in it.

Vegetables should be 50-55% of your parrot’s daily diet since it provides the best source of much needed vitamins and minerals. Vegetables can be served in different ways depending on your parrots taste some parrots like their vegetables raw or lightly cooked. Pellets can replace vegetables if they can’t be offered. But we recommend that your parrot eat more vegetables than pellets.

Fruits should be 5-10% of your parrot’s daily diet since most fruits are high is sugar. Fruits should be given in small quantities and can be given as treats. If you give your parrot too much fruit it might fill up on it and not eat anything else.

Grains, seeds, cereals and breads should be about 20-25% of your parrot’s diet. You can soak the cereal in warm water and the bread can be soaked in some fruit/vegetable juice.

You can offer table foods; just make sure none of it is toxic, high in fat or salty. This can be 20% of your parrot’s daily diet. You should allow your parrot to eat with you and your family at dinner time since in the wild they eat with the whole flock. This will help your parrot feel like it's part of your family/flock.

• Beets (Peeled)
• Radishes
• Pumpkin
• Carrots (Cooked Slightly)
• Sweet Potatoes (Cooked)
• Yellow and Winter Squash (Peeled and Cooked)
  
• String Beans
• Peas
• Broccoli
• Snow Peas
• Corn on the Cob
• Spinach
• Kale
• Swiss Chard
• Mustard Greens
• Turnip Greens
• Green Beans
• Tomato
• Cauliflower
• Peppers (Green, Red or Chili)
• Celery
• Cucumbers
• Zucchini
• Lima Beans
• Yam
• Pumpkins
• Brussels Sprouts
• Dandelion Greens
• Collard Greens

• Banana (Peeled)
• Papaya
• Mango (without seeds)
• Cantaloupe
• Pomegranates
• Apples (remove core and  seeds)
• Raisins
• Oranges (without seeds)
• Melon
• Star fruit
• Pineapple
• Berries (Blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries)
• Pear (without seeds)
• Peaches (without seeds)
• Plums (without seeds)
• Kiwi (Peeled)
• Cherries (without seeds)
• Cranberries
• Grapes
• Grapefruit (without seeds)
• Tangerines (without seeds)
• Guava

Please do not feed these foods to your parrots

• Chocolate of any kind
• Coffee
• Tea
• Alcoholic beverages
• Avocado or Guacamole
• Foods with a lot of salt, since they can’t excrete it
• Foods high in fat or sugar
• Apple seeds
• Carbonated drinks
• Milk (they can’t digest it)
• Gatorade
• Asparagus
• Onions (raw or cooked)
• Cabbage
• Parsley
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Mushrooms

• Vitamin A Rich Foods – Alfalfa Sprouts, Yellow and Winter Squash, Peas, Collard greens, Broccoli, Sweet potatoes, Cantaloupe, Apricots, Yams, Carrot,  Pumpkin, Egg Yolk, Cod-liver oil, Mustard greens, Turnip greens, Beet greens, Green peppers, Brussels Sprouts, Zucchini, Chili peppers, Red Sweet Peppers, Dandelion greens, Mango, Papaya ,Fish Liver Oils.

• Vitamins B Rich Foods- Nuts, Sunflower Seeds, Millets Seeds, Green leafy vegetables, Cereals, Broccoli, Lemons, Bananas, Grains, Yogurt, Eggs, Cheese, Brussels sprouts.

• Vitamin C Rich Foods- Potatoes, Cauliflower, Strawberries Broccoli, Kiwi, Red and Green peppers, Papayas, Cantaloupe Tomatoes,  Peas, Radishes, Zucchini, Guavas, Oranges, Orange Juice, and Brussels Sprouts.

• Vitamin D Rich Foods- Egg yolk boiled, Dark leafy vegetables, sunlight, fish liver oils, Well Cooked Salmon, and Sweet Potatoes.

• Vitamin E Rich Foods- Egg yolk, Sunflower seeds, Almonds, Green leafy vegetables, Oats, Cashews, Corn, Lima Beans and Alfalfa sprouts.

• Vitamin K Rich Foods- Beets, Green Leafy vegetables, eggs, and alfalfa.

• Calcium Rich Foods-Egg shells, low fat cheese, Collard greens, Turnip greens , Mustard greens, Dandelion, Broccoli, Berries, Almonds, low fat yogurt, Oats, Cooked beans, Peas, Sesame Seeds, Oranges and Mineral Blocks.

• Protein Rich Foods- Egg, low fat plain yogurt, Pasta, Nuts, Cooked Beans, Cottage Cheese, Water packed Tuna, Well Cooked Chicken Breast, Brown Rice and Peanut Butter.