MK´S iguana Salad
Enviado: domingo fev 19, 2006 8:54 pm
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http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9008/mksalad.html
Most iguana owner's feed their iguana MK Salad or their own MK Salad regional derivatives. While available at her website here it is again:
The salad also has supplements mixed in like calcium and multivitamins. Sometimes becasue a food is not available, substitutions have to be made. This is ok, just try to choose substitutes that are close to what the original ingredient was for.
THE INGREDIENTS.
Ingredient:
1/2 cup green beans, minced.
Selection:
Fresh green beans free of spots, clear green color.
Preparation:
rinse well, remove hard tips, stems
minced with a chef's knife
chopped fine with a hand chopper
frozen just til firm, then run through the grater in a food processor
Substitutions:
pole, string, wax beans
snow, sugar or green peas
other legumes
Ingredient:
1/2 cup orange-flesh squash, grated
Selection:
Hard skinned (winter) squashes free of discoloration, soft spots,
Preparation:
rinse well, remove seeds, peel if too hard to process
hand grated
food processed with grating blade
Substitutions:
any winter squash (summer squashes not as nutritious)
pumpkin
sweet potato
carrots (contains oxalates. rotate with other substitutions)
Ingredient:
1/2 cup parsnips, grated
Selection:
clear beige color, not discolored or soft areas, root " hairs" ok, peel if they bother you
Preparation:
rinse well, scrub dirt off crevices with veggie brush or peel
hand grated
food processed with grating blade
Substitutions:
asparagus
lima beans (use supplements, carries lots of phos.)
yucca* (my preference, good ca:p, no known binders as far as I know)
Ingredient:
1/2 cup alfalfa pellets, soaked
Selection:
Pellets with a fresh dark green color if possible, alfalfa as the first listed ingredient
hay with a green color, as few tiggy stems as possible (you'll only have to remove them)
cubes with a green color, as few twiggy stems possible (you'll only have to remove them)
tea in a not-too fine grind
course herbal powder, if you get it too fine it may clump
Preparation:
soaked in water or juice
powdered in coffee bean grinder or blender, then added to salad prior to serving and misted
Substitutions:
alfalfa meal
alfalfa cubesor hay, stems removed
alfalfa tea
blue-green algae
cooked dry beans, used with caution for beans are phosphorous rich
Ingredient:
1/4 cup fruit, grated, minced or mashed
Selection:
firm fruit, not overripe, clear color, no rotten spots
Preparation:
wash well
if contains seeds or pits, remove
if a small skinned fruit (ex: grapes, berries) fed whole, squish item or halve so the skins break and the iguana can digest it
if dried fruit, soak in water and mince
Substitutions:
Preffered fruits are papaya, mango, guava, soaked dry figs for they are the most calcium rich. Any other fruit will also serve well, just use caution or simply avoid acidic fruits like oranges, pineapple, kiwi for they may irritate sensitive iguana stomachs
canned fruits (packed in pear juice or water, not syrups)
baby food fruits or applesauce
dried fruits, soaked
Ingredient:
1/2 cup leafy greens, cut small
Selection:
fresh dark leaves, no rust or rotting areas
as few stalks as possible, you'll only have to remove these
Preparation:
rinse well, destalk
torn by hand to small sizes
cut with kitchen shears
cut to strips with chef's knife
if fed mixed in salad, mince small to avoid the iguana picking it out
Substitutions:
Preferred choices are dandelion, escarole, endive, mustard greens and collards. Collards, while high in calcium also contain binders so try to roate it with the others.
Other treat greens may include kale, culinary herbs (basil, parsely, etc), green onion, spinach and cabbages. DO NOT use any of these as a staple, for these foods fed in EXCESS can cause problems in your iguana due to binders or herbal properties. Feeding treat greens once a week, and changing the treat item every week will help you provide a variety but avoid overdoing these "potential problem" foods..
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http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9008/mksalad.html
Most iguana owner's feed their iguana MK Salad or their own MK Salad regional derivatives. While available at her website here it is again:
The salad also has supplements mixed in like calcium and multivitamins. Sometimes becasue a food is not available, substitutions have to be made. This is ok, just try to choose substitutes that are close to what the original ingredient was for.
THE INGREDIENTS.
Ingredient:
1/2 cup green beans, minced.
Selection:
Fresh green beans free of spots, clear green color.
Preparation:
rinse well, remove hard tips, stems
minced with a chef's knife
chopped fine with a hand chopper
frozen just til firm, then run through the grater in a food processor
Substitutions:
pole, string, wax beans
snow, sugar or green peas
other legumes
Ingredient:
1/2 cup orange-flesh squash, grated
Selection:
Hard skinned (winter) squashes free of discoloration, soft spots,
Preparation:
rinse well, remove seeds, peel if too hard to process
hand grated
food processed with grating blade
Substitutions:
any winter squash (summer squashes not as nutritious)
pumpkin
sweet potato
carrots (contains oxalates. rotate with other substitutions)
Ingredient:
1/2 cup parsnips, grated
Selection:
clear beige color, not discolored or soft areas, root " hairs" ok, peel if they bother you
Preparation:
rinse well, scrub dirt off crevices with veggie brush or peel
hand grated
food processed with grating blade
Substitutions:
asparagus
lima beans (use supplements, carries lots of phos.)
yucca* (my preference, good ca:p, no known binders as far as I know)
Ingredient:
1/2 cup alfalfa pellets, soaked
Selection:
Pellets with a fresh dark green color if possible, alfalfa as the first listed ingredient
hay with a green color, as few tiggy stems as possible (you'll only have to remove them)
cubes with a green color, as few twiggy stems possible (you'll only have to remove them)
tea in a not-too fine grind
course herbal powder, if you get it too fine it may clump
Preparation:
soaked in water or juice
powdered in coffee bean grinder or blender, then added to salad prior to serving and misted
Substitutions:
alfalfa meal
alfalfa cubesor hay, stems removed
alfalfa tea
blue-green algae
cooked dry beans, used with caution for beans are phosphorous rich
Ingredient:
1/4 cup fruit, grated, minced or mashed
Selection:
firm fruit, not overripe, clear color, no rotten spots
Preparation:
wash well
if contains seeds or pits, remove
if a small skinned fruit (ex: grapes, berries) fed whole, squish item or halve so the skins break and the iguana can digest it
if dried fruit, soak in water and mince
Substitutions:
Preffered fruits are papaya, mango, guava, soaked dry figs for they are the most calcium rich. Any other fruit will also serve well, just use caution or simply avoid acidic fruits like oranges, pineapple, kiwi for they may irritate sensitive iguana stomachs
canned fruits (packed in pear juice or water, not syrups)
baby food fruits or applesauce
dried fruits, soaked
Ingredient:
1/2 cup leafy greens, cut small
Selection:
fresh dark leaves, no rust or rotting areas
as few stalks as possible, you'll only have to remove these
Preparation:
rinse well, destalk
torn by hand to small sizes
cut with kitchen shears
cut to strips with chef's knife
if fed mixed in salad, mince small to avoid the iguana picking it out
Substitutions:
Preferred choices are dandelion, escarole, endive, mustard greens and collards. Collards, while high in calcium also contain binders so try to roate it with the others.
Other treat greens may include kale, culinary herbs (basil, parsely, etc), green onion, spinach and cabbages. DO NOT use any of these as a staple, for these foods fed in EXCESS can cause problems in your iguana due to binders or herbal properties. Feeding treat greens once a week, and changing the treat item every week will help you provide a variety but avoid overdoing these "potential problem" foods..
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