brookcove
Posted : 1/9/2007 1:54:10 AM
Why are veggies bad? I've fed them for years with no problem. Since they don't get enough "trash" like fur and feathers to keep things regular, I like to add a bit of veggies, steamed and/or smooshed in the food processor, a couple times a week.
I feed seasonal stuff, so red cabbage does indeed make a regular appearance this time of year (boiled, then processed - nothing on earth is tough enough to process raw cabbage, I think!). Winter squash is wonderful and the dogs love it. Weird and wonderful roots and stalk veggies (the Asian produce sections have marvelous things this time of year), greens, and carrots to sweeten things up. Fruits - apples (de-seeded), pears, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries, anything that overwinters - even tropicals like bananas, mango, papaya, pineapple, coconut. I don't think of it as a major part of their diet, more of a "why not" thing - but they love it.