Nuts are fine.
If she was only fed seeds then it is best to slowly wean her off it.
Eclectuses have unusually long digestive tracts and require large amounts of fiber, fruits & vegetables in their diet to remain healthy.
This need has to be met. They are far more likely than other parrots to suffer from nutritional deficiencies, since many people ignore their special dietary needs.They need more fruit and veggies than other parrots.
It is generally recommended that eclectuses be fed about 80% soft foods, such as fresh or thawed-out frozen fruits, vegetables, soaked seed. They enjoy corn-on-the-cob,
banana, mango, apple, per, passion fruit, berries, cantaloupe and watermelon. It is imperative that the fresh, soaked and cooked food items need to be removed daily to prevent sickness from contaminated food.
Convenient Sources of Fruits / Veggies: For days when I am too busy to prepare something for my eclectus, I always have available jars of baby food with fruits & vegetables (i.e. Gerbers). My pet birds LOVE those.
Vitamin A:
The Eclectus is often deficient in Vitamin A and offering a diet in dark leafy greens and orange-colored produce (i.e., apricots, cantaloupes, carrots, red peppers, pumpkins and sweet potatoes), mashed up with other fruits or vegetables will be both loved by your eclectus, as much as it is good for her or him.
It is important to favor safe and natural forms of vitamin A over supplements. Synthetically produced nutrients may not be absorbable and could easily be overdosed. With a healthful diet, birds should never need a vitamin A supplement - assuming that they have no metabolic problems.
List of natural sources of beta carotene/vitamin A that are safe for birds (starting with food items highest in this nutrient):
- Red chili peppers (fresh or dried) - Most Eclectus relish hot red peppers and they are rich in beta carotene; so including dried hot chili peppers in a dry food mix will be a constant source of a safe and natural form of vitamin A.
- Broccoli leaves; broccoli flowers - as well as dandelion greens and other dark leafy greens are rich sources of beta carotene and are, therefore, highly recommended for parrot health.
- Carrots - Many birds also enjoy fresh carrot juice - or try offering shredded carrots.
- Sweet potatoes
- Turnip leaves, Collards, Endive, Spinach, Canteloupe
- Egg yolks - Laurella Desborough, Eclectus Parrots For Sale Eclectus Parrot Breeder Eclectus Babies, advises as follows "Eggs should NOT be offered more than twice a month. Vet experience and breeder experience is that eclectus parrots (and other parrots) fed boiled eggs on a routine weekly basis develop serious problems with high cholesterol and subsequently arteriosclerosis and die young!"
- Mango and Papaya
Eclectus Diets
My idea is to just be around, talk to the bird (no idea yet on the sex) and let it get used to me before I start trying to pick it up...or should I put my hands in the cage and let it get used to me?
It's good to remember that in the span of 20-30 years, a few weeks (or a few months) is only a drop in the bucket. 
Should work for whatever sex s/he ends up being!! 
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I had no idea about peanuts, there's even a few bits in her current food! Glad I didn't splurge on that big bag of unshelled peanuts yesterday! Is it just peanuts or all nuts I should keep away from?
