Budgie Potato-Based Foods

Sweet Potato Balls

• 1 large sweet potato(microwaved till soft)
• 1/2 cup raisins,
• 1 mashed banana,
• 1 cup mixed fresh or frozen mixed vegetables,
• 1 cup diced apples,
• 1 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal, corn flakes or
• granola cereal.

Mix all together and add enough fruit or vegetable juice to make it form small balls. Freeze balls individually. Defrost and serve.
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Tater Melt

• 1/2 baked potato - sweet, white or yam
• 3 tablespoons chopped raw broccoli
• 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese

Scoop out potato and mix with broccoli and cheese in microwavedish. Cook in microwave on high until broccoli is bright greenand cheese has melted, about1 minute. Place mixture back into potato skin. Cool before serving, as is or cut up into pieces. Be sure cheese is not too hot before serving.
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Mush

• 1 large sweet potato
• 1 apple (or other fruits - such as peach, pear, banana, strawberries, etc.)
• 1 c. brown rice, cooked (or other whole grain substitute such as whole wheat bread, oatmeal, unsweetened cereal, etc.)
• Liquid (water, orange juice, apple juice as needed)

Scrub the skin of the sweet potato and cook in microwave 6 to 10 minutes until very soft. Depending on softness of fruit, microwave a minute or two until very soft. Mix pulp of sweet potato, fruit, brown rice together and mash. Add liquid as necessary to achieve the consistency of rice pudding. Mixture can be divided into one cup portions, which will feed one large bird for about one week. This mixture can be frozen and defrosted as needed. If frozen in ice cube trays, each cube can be defrosted for a single meal.
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