Baking soda in birdie bread/cookies OK?

[Cthebird]

Does anyone know if baking soda in homemade birdie cookies is OK if in very small amount? I know all of the other ingredients are fine. They are all cooked and then baked, on the safe food lists, and of course there is zero refined sugars. Only natural sugars within the fruit, etc.

He hasn't eaten one yet. I'm thinking he'll eat max 1/4 cookie per day, if he even likes them (he's a Hahn's, aka mini macaw). That would probably equate to no more than 1/60th or less of a tsp every time he eats it, which would not be every day.

If the baking soda is risky I'll toss them and remake them without it. Just with the smallest possible amt of organic egg, which would be thoroughly baked.

 

[SailBoat]

Does anyone know if baking soda in homemade birdie cookies is OK if in very small amount? I know all of the other ingredients are fine. They are all cooked and then baked, on the safe food lists, and of course there is zero refined sugars. Only natural sugars within the fruit, etc.

He hasn't eaten one yet. I'm thinking he'll eat max 1/4 cookie per day, if he even likes them (he's a Hahn's, aka mini macaw). That would probably equate to no more than 1/60th or less of a tsp every time he eats it, which would not be every day.

If the baking soda is risky I'll toss them and remake them without it. Just with the smallest possible amt of organic egg, which would be thoroughly baked.

I have not come across anything to the contrary. Assure that the small amount that you use has the opportunity to begin reacting prior to backing, especially if you cool and cook later.

 

[Mindy]

My two share my bagel with me every morning and have no issue with it. I made a batch of bird bread using just plain old oatmeal ground down, bunch of fruit and veggies and eggs. It's more of a meatloaf consistency cooked than a bread but they kind of eat it : )

 

[Cthebird]

Thanks, Mindy and SailBoat. I did end up tossing the ones I made with baking soda. I'll make new ones without it.

 

[Sunnybirb]

The egg is actually great for them as a protein source, so if it had more than a little, definitely wouldn't be a big deal. I feed hardboiled eggs to mine, shell on. She seems to enjoy it. As far as baking soda goes, I haven't noticed any negative effects of feeding her very small amounts of bread or crackers that contain baking soda. She even stole a small bagel and ate most of it when I wasn't looking (she snatched it from my desk and somehow I didn't see her do it), and she was fine. We're talking like half a palm size bagel. Definitely wouldn't advise that, but it's good to know she won't have any ill effects from it. Even her poop was normal.