Turnips?

[Taprock]

I se turnip greens as OK but what about the turnips themselves. I have an over abundance in the garden right now..

 

[Tami2]

I just did an online search -

“Fresh Vegetables:
Red Beets (peeled), Radishes, Turnips, Carrots, Cooked Sweet Potatoes, Radicchio, Endive, Mustard Greens, Beet & Turnip Greens, Dandelion Greens, Swiss Chard, Kale, Parsley, Basil, Cooked Red Potatoes, Peeled and Steamed Squash (Acorn, Spaghetti, Butternut, Summer, Pumpkin, etc. Note: the seeds are a favorite of my flock), Green Beans, Tomato, Sweet Red & Green Peppers, Hot Peppers, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Broccoli Rabe, Turnip Greens, Eggplant, Snow Peas, Tofu, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Sugar Snap Peas.”

 

[wrench13]

If your flock will eat them , turnips are fine. Salty likes the greens but not the actual turnip. I'd love to be able to feed him from my own garden, at least you know what is on the veggies. Lucky fids!

 

[BeatriceC]

Turnips are one of the few fresh veggies Goofy will currently eat whole (not in chop or birdie bread). He's a weird bird.

 

[wrench13]

I stay away from turnips, bad associations. My Mom cut off 1/2 her index finger cutting up turnips with a camp axe one Thanksgiving.

 

[Tami2]

Turnips are one of the few fresh veggies Goofy will currently eat whole (not in chop or birdie bread). He's a weird bird.

Hi BeatriceC, what’s birdie bread?

 

[BeatriceC]

Turnips are one of the few fresh veggies Goofy will currently eat whole (not in chop or birdie bread). He's a weird bird.

Hi BeatriceC, what’s birdie bread?

A miraculous baked concoction that can sneak veggies into even the most hardened seed addict.

Search the forums for recipes. Mine is a combination of a few different recipes, further modified to meet my specific needs. In a nutshell, it's finely chopped veggies held together with cornmeal and oatmeal.

 

[Taprock]

Chop from the garden. Yellow summer squash, chili peppers, apples, turnips, Hubbard squash, cabbage. Added quinoa, oatmeal, flax and chia seeds.

Received mixed reviews. Buzz left the turnips, Jasper ate everything or at least threw it out of his dish where I didn't see it and made it look like he ate it all, Ziggy wouldn't touch any of it- but that's normal.

 

[Tami2]

Turnips are one of the few fresh veggies Goofy will currently eat whole (not in chop or birdie bread). He's a weird bird.

Hi BeatriceC, what’s birdie bread?

A miraculous baked concoction that can sneak veggies into even the most hardened seed addict.

Search the forums for recipes. Mine is a combination of a few different recipes, further modified to meet my specific needs. In a nutshell, it's finely chopped veggies held together with cornmeal and oatmeal.

Thank you, will do. Your’s sounds easy enough.

 

[Inger]

I stay away from turnips, bad associations. My Mom cut off 1/2 her index finger cutting up turnips with a camp axe one Thanksgiving.

Uhhhhh.....that’s an odd way to cut turnips! As a side note, my mother did NOT cut her finger off the Thanksgiving she used an axe to cut open the squash. [emoji23][emoji23]


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[davefv92c]

i put them in the chop along with most of the stuff listed in that list.
chop is 80% vegies 20% fruit. seems to work good for me.

 

[Tami2]

FYI - 411

8 Health Benefits of Turnips

•Cancer Prevention
Turnips are cruciferous vegetables. They contain high levels of antioxidants and phytonutrients associated with reduced risk of cancer. The glucosinolate levels in turnip greens are excellent. Research shows that plant compounds like glucosinolates help the liver process toxins, fight the effects of carcinogens and may even inhibit the growth of tumors.

•Heart Health
Turnips have great anti-inflammatory properties, which are considered key in preventing heart attacks and heart disease. They may also help the body lower cholesterol and contain excellent amounts of folate, a B-vitamin that is critical to cardiovascular health.

•High In Antioxidants
Turnips offer a wide array of antioxidant support, including vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E, manganese and beta-carotene. While the roots are a great source of vitamin C, the leaf greens are chalk full of all of these antioxidants. They also offer complex phytonutrient support, which helps stimulate antioxidant activity and increases the positive results of combatting free radical activity and preventing DNA damage to cells.

•Anti-Inflammatory
Turnip greens are great sources of two excellent anti-inflammatory agents: vitamin K and omega-3 fatty acids. Vitamin K is a potent regulator of the body’s inflammatory response system. Research shows omega-3 fatty acids are essential building blocks of the body’s inflammation system and help reduce the risk of heart disease, arthritis and other disease that may be the result of chronic inflammation.

•Digestive Health
Turnip greens are high in fiber which helps support the body’s digestive system. Some research suggests that glucosinolates may also help the stomach process bacteria like Helicobacter pylori.

•Bone Health
Turnips are a great source of calcium and potassium, essential minerals for healthy bone growth and helping to prevent bone diseases such as osteoporosis.

•High In Fiber
Fiber helps regulate the metabolism, controls body weight and supports a healthy, active colon. Turnip greens offer about 20% the DV of fiber.

•Weight Loss
Any low calorie, nutrient rich foods like turnips can be a great addition to an effective weight loss program. The high fiber content of turnips should promote an active, healthy metabolism as well.

 

[Kiwibird]

I stay away from turnips, bad associations. My Mom cut off 1/2 her index finger cutting up turnips with a camp axe one Thanksgiving.

Uhhhhh.....that’s an odd way to cut turnips! As a side note, my mother did NOT cut her finger off the Thanksgiving she used an axe to cut open the squash. [emoji23][emoji23]


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Pro tip: Smack biggest, sharpest knife you have into squash. Then pick up knife and squash (which will now be wedged onto knife) and slam both down onto the cutting board as hard as you can (OTHER HAND OUT OF THE WAY). Squash will then be cleaved (hopefully)

 

[Tami2]

Pro tip: Smack biggest, sharpest knife you have into squash. Then pick up knife and squash (which will now be wedged onto knife) and slam both down onto the cutting board as hard as you can (OTHER HAND OUT OF THE WAY). Squash will then be cleaved (hopefully)

Haha that’s exactly how I cut my squash esp, the butternut & spaghetti squash.

 

[AppaloosaNiffler2297]

Turnips are one of the few fresh veggies Goofy will currently eat whole (not in chop or birdie bread). He's a weird bird.

Hi BeatriceC, what’s birdie bread?

A miraculous baked concoction that can sneak veggies into even the most hardened seed addict.

Search the forums for recipes. Mine is a combination of a few different recipes, further modified to meet my specific needs. In a nutshell, it's finely chopped veggies held together with cornmeal and oatmeal.

OMG!! I MUST try this!! My little Hahn's is a VERY hardened seed addict from his previous owner....

 

[BeatriceC]

Hi BeatriceC, what’s birdie bread?

A miraculous baked concoction that can sneak veggies into even the most hardened seed addict.

Search the forums for recipes. Mine is a combination of a few different recipes, further modified to meet my specific needs. In a nutshell, it's finely chopped veggies held together with cornmeal and oatmeal.

OMG!! I MUST try this!! My little Hahn's is a VERY hardened seed addict from his previous owner....

The recipe that's the base, before my many, many modifications, is on this site somewhere. Search for "birdie bread", and I think it's by a person named Jersey Wendy, and it starts with a base of Jiffy cornbread mix. I don't use the mix, I changed that out for cornmeal since I wanted to reduce the sugar, and for my birdies with liver issues I make a version that's very low fat, so no peanut butter, no red palm oil, no egg yolks, but the full fat version is a great place to start because it's very rich and very tasty, and you can gradually work them down to a more reasonable fat content. Though you have a macaw, so the fat content in that particular recipe isn't as much of an issue as a cockatoo with fatty liver disease.

 

[BeatriceC]

Just to give you an idea:

I took in a seed addicted amazon last Tuesday morning. Wednesday morning I offered her birdie bread. By this morning she's on regular chop for breakfast, birdie bread for dinner, and fresh fruits and veggies throughout the day. She'll eat seed if I give them to her, but she's not crying by the seed bowl like she was Wednesday when I delayed giving her seed for an hour after breakfast. This amazon is by far my fastest conversion, but not my only success. It took a year to get my YNA onto a completely chop based diet, though I got him off seed in about a month after seriously committing to changing his diet using the birdie bread to start.