Pasta

A Flock Of Budgies · #1 01-14-2010, 12:48 AM

I have read on here that you can give budgies pasta. Would this organic vegetable pasta be OK?

Ingredients: Organic Durum Wheat Semolina, Spinach, Beet, Red Bell Pepper, Paprika.

There is absolutely no salt or artificial ingredients. The color in the pasta is natural. I bought it at Trader Joe's. I am asking mainly because of the paprika in the pasta.

*Charlotte126* · #2 01-14-2010, 05:44 AM

Yep I think so. Pasta I'm sure is fine and I think I've read that parrots like chillis ...therefore paprika would be OK? Don't take my word for the latter tho

I could be wrong!!

*ronsig* · #3 01-14-2010, 07:14 AM

This pasta is fine for budgies. Let us know if they like it.
Very healthy for people too....

Sigrid

4711 · #4 01-14-2010, 08:41 AM

Bell Peppers are ok. If they eat it fresh, even better. It's high in Vit. C (but I would cut the stem off) and as far as I read, they can even eat hot peppers...

ParrotletsRock · #5 01-14-2010, 09:47 AM

Birds love HOT peppers as they do not feel the heat from them. Just no kisses afterwards or YOU may feel the heat!!! They also love sweet peppers especially pepper seeds. Try placing a pepper core seeds and all into the bird cage and see.

A Flock Of Budgies · #6 01-14-2010, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronsig

This pasta is fine for budgies. Let us know if they like it.
Very healthy for people too....

Is the paprika in it OK? I don't want to give it to them unless I am sure that paprika is OK.

A Flock Of Budgies · #7 01-14-2010, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ParrotletsRock

Birds love HOT peppers as they do not feel the heat from them. Just no kisses afterwards or YOU may feel the heat!!! They also love sweet peppers especially pepper seeds. Try placing a pepper core seeds and all into the bird cage and see.

Can they eat jalapeños?

Abbyroad909 · #8 01-14-2010, 10:14 AM

My two birds have eaten this exact pasta and loved it! The paprika is not a problem.

ParrotletsRock · #9 01-14-2010, 10:43 AM

Yes they can eat jalapenos.... they do not have the receptors for the capsicum to burn .... unlike me who cannot even cook with them without burning my lungs and feeling like I cannot breath.

A Flock Of Budgies · #10 01-14-2010, 10:48 AM

Thanks everyone. I will give them a bit of that pasta when I get home to see if they will like it. This weekend I am going to have to get some celery, green bell peppers and jalapeños and cut them up for them. So they can eat the pepper seeds too? This should be interesting...