GOOD FOOD CHOICES AND BAD FOOD CHOICES

GOOD FOODS

Alfalfa Hay (best for young & nursing)	Apples remove seeds	Bananas not for those with renal dysfunction
Bramble astringent	Brussel Sprouts can cause gas	Cabbage can cause gas
Carrot tops	Carrots high in sugar not for those with renal dysfunction	Cauliflower can cause gas
Celery	Chickweed	Chinese Cabbage high in calcium can cause gas
Cilantro	Clover good source of protein tonic, useful during molt	Coltsfoot good for respitory disorders
Cow Parsnip (hogweed) useful for nursing does	Cucumber	Dandelions high in calcium
Endive	Grass hay	Kale high in calcium can cause gas
Lettuce NOT iceberg	Papaya remove seeds good during molt	Parsley high in calcium
Radish & Radish tops	Raspberry astringent	Spinach high in calcium
Strawberries	Timothy Hay	Tomato not for those with renal dysfunction
Watercress high in calcium	Wheat straw edible but not good for long-term	Wild Strawberry astringent

BAD FOODS

All man made foods (i.e. chocolate, cereal, potato chips, veggie chips, bread, pretzels etc.)
Any foods high in sugar and starch
All plants gown from bulbs (crocus. Daffodils. Lilies, etc.)

African Violets	Anemone	Angel's Trumpet	Apple seeds
Apricot	Avocado	Azalea	Baby wood rose
Bamboo	Black Cherry	Bluebonnet	Boxwood
Butterfly weed	Cactus	Carnations	Clematis
Daphne	Datura	Ferns	Fool's parsley
Foxglove	Ginkgo	Holly	Iris
Ivy	Juniper trees	Lupins	Morning Glory
Mushrooms	Nightshades	Oleander	Papaya seeds
Philodendron	Potatoes	Primroses	Rhododendron
Rhubarb	Sago Palm	Shamrock plant	Star of Bethlehem
Strawberry bush	Wysteria	Yew

These are just a few. If ever in doubt, don’t feed it. Some plants are partially edible. For instance, it is safe to feed the apple fruit, but not it’s seeds. Sometimes the leaves are safe but not the flower or branches. Make sure you know it is safe to feed. Also be sure that wild grown plants are correctly identified and are free of car exhaust, pesticides, or weedkillers.

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