Landing Mash Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice, cook as directed
- 1 cup kamut. Cook for only 30 minutes, birds enjoy it crunchy! While cooking, add some turmeric for liver support and cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup quinoa, cook as directed
- 1 butternut squash and/or sweet potato cut into 1/2″ cubes (or other winter squashes), steamed or cooked (can be done in the microwave)
- 16 oz. package organic frozen mixed veggies (peas, corn, carrots)
- Broccoli, pulsed very finely
- 1 cup pepitas (raw pumpkin seeds)
- 1 can+ garbanzo beans (no salt added), drained
- 1 cup+ dry rolled oats (oatmeal), to soak up moisture
- OPTIONAL: shredded coconut, slivered almonds, chopped dried apricots, cherries, cranberries, blueberries etc. (Any dried fruit should be unsulphured, with no processed sugar) OR - just top with our Fruit and Vegetable Salad recipe!
Directions
Stir everything together in a SUPER-sized mixing bowl. Divide into storage containers. Freeze in 1-3 day portion sizes. As you are part way through one container, take the next out of the freezer to start defrosting.
If your bird is reluctant to eat a mash, find the ingredient that is their favorite, and put extra amounts to pique their initial interest; or sprinkle their favorite food on top just to get them started, even if that is a few seeds. After they are eating the mash regularly, you can change the proportions to ensure that they are eating the variety intended.
If your bird is reluctant to eat a mash, find the ingredient that is their favorite, and put extra amounts to pique their initial interest; or sprinkle their favorite food on top just to get them started, even if that is a few seeds. After they are eating the mash regularly, you can change the proportions to ensure that they are eating the variety intended.
Benefits of feeding mash
- You can hide things a bird might not eat otherwise by chopping it very small.
- For convenience, you can make large batches, and freeze it in portions.
- Mashes allow you to be creative, adding more or less of certain things to meet your bird’s needs.
- Most importantly, you can cover all the important food groups in one recipe, knowing that your bird will probably be eating the variety needed for a complete meal.
