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Post by beccilouise on Dec 20, 2015 7:18:06 GMT -5
Hi all! Just want to check if it's ok to give Byron a little bit of Tesco's apple juice from concentrate? Have tried looking in my books but can't find anything that says yes or no. Want to check before I give it to him. Thanks!
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Post by wsteinhoff on Dec 20, 2015 9:35:31 GMT -5
It is good for them if it is 100% fruit juice. Apple juice is good for cleaning out the digestive system. I give Bishop a little bit of apple or orange juice whenever we have it and it is usually that frozen juice concentrate which I don't think is 100% juice but he's never any issues with it. I do have to limit how much he gets though because he could drink that stuff all day.
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Post by julianna on Dec 20, 2015 13:32:57 GMT -5
Oscar likes apple juice and he actually drinks it out of the glass. Kind of funny to watch him lick it up.
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Post by beccilouise on Dec 20, 2015 14:06:13 GMT -5
ok, so if I give him like a thimbleful occasionally, that should be ok? The apple juice ingredients just says 'apple juice from concentrate' and does not mention any other ingredients. I've given him a little in an egg cup to try. Thank you  |
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Post by Jan and Shah on Dec 20, 2015 15:47:51 GMT -5
You may need to check the amount of sugar in fruit juice.
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Post by beccilouise on Dec 21, 2015 6:16:34 GMT -5
Ok, I'll have a quick look. He had a little bit last night but not loads and seems fine today. I'll hold off giving him any more til I'm comfortable the sugar content is ok. It says 110g contains 11.1g of carbohydrates, of which all are sugars. Is that too much?
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Post by aaron on Dec 22, 2015 10:11:40 GMT -5
It's certainly okay sparingly... I would not give it to them all the time, but on occasion it's fine. Lots of sugar though, so really best as a treat.
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Post by beccilouise on Dec 22, 2015 12:25:55 GMT -5
ok, so not every day. Good to know!
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Post by bruce on Dec 23, 2015 12:46:37 GMT -5
I avoid juices with Chuckie. I have to buy sugar substitute juices, and I worry the artificial ingredients might hurt him. He seems to do just fine with cold water from his sipper. I wonder if he misses coffee and tea, which my Mother gave him routinely. I took him off both when I inherited him, having read how damaging caffeine can be to a bird. If I give him canned fruit, I rinse off any syrup first to avoid the excess sugar or artificial sweetener.
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Post by aaron on Dec 24, 2015 12:57:11 GMT -5
Yeah, I think you are wise to not give artifical sweeteners to Chuckie, bruce. Definitely on the caffeine as well... those little birdie hearts beat fast enough already  |
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Post by wsteinhoff on Dec 24, 2015 15:30:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I think you are wise to not give artifical sweeteners to Chuckie, bruce. Definitely on the caffeine as well... those little birdie hearts beat fast enough already If artificial sweeteners are more unhealthy for people than real sugar then I'd say it's the same for a bird. |
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Post by aaron on Dec 24, 2015 18:24:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I think you are wise to not give artifical sweeteners to Chuckie, bruce. Definitely on the caffeine as well... those little birdie hearts beat fast enough already If artificial sweeteners are more unhealthy for people than real sugar then I'd say it's the same for a bird. Precisely. |
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Post by obironkenobi on Dec 29, 2015 22:02:14 GMT -5
I'll give Maya a bit of apple juice or a squeeze of grapefruit juice when I eat some, but just a sip. I worry about the acidity of citrus especially, so just once in a while.
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Post by biteybird on Dec 30, 2015 0:40:01 GMT -5
I tried soaking Bonnie's pellets in unsweetened apple juice, but she didn't seem to like it very much, so I just switched back to water again. So that's easy for us!
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