[I'm kind of new to this Quaker thing. Had a QP last Oct but only live less than 2 months and now I have a new one who is just 14 wks old and I want to ensure that she stays with us a long time. So I am trying to know what I can and cannot feed her! She loves corn, in any form and I know that's good but I have other veggies that I like and want to know if they are okay for her too!

I love Edamame, soy beans in the pods, and was wondering if they were okay for her! I have been searching everywhere to see if this is good or bad or anything but I can't find a thing on this food. I don't know if the pods are okay or if I can take them out of the pod and still feed her the soy bean. Can anyone shed some light on this for me PLEASE! I just don't want to give her something that may hurt her. But since I have this veggie around the house all the time and as with any QP she is always curious in what we eat.

Thanks for any help!!! I look forward to your responses.

Here ya go.

http://www.quakerparrots.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=24789

http://www.quakerparrots.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=24790

Thanks for the links. I'm still not finding a yea or nay on the Soy Bean! Is there anything specific that anyone has seen about this? Thanks for the help, I just don't want to give her something that may kill her or make her sick!

I would kinda be afraid of soy beans. Quakers are prone to fatty liver disease and soy beans contain a lot of fat. A little bite every now and then would be OK but I wouldn't give him any more than that.

They're fine in small amounts. Soybeans are high in protein, calcium, vitamin A, phosphorus and vitamin C which are all very important to parrots. Edamame is not really high in fat when compared to other things we feed our parrots. I think the protein content would be the one cause for concern.

Someone once told me that soybeans are heavily sprayed with pesticide and chemical fertilizer so if you are buying them, find the organic ones.

Here is the nutritional content per 100 grams

Calories 125.0
Protein 12.1
Carbohydrates 13.1
Fat 3.6
Ash 1.7
Calcium 9.3
Phosphorus 180.0
Iron 2.7
Sodium 5.0
Vitamin A 130.0
Vitamin U1 0.31
Vitamin C 40.0

You have all been so very helpful for me. I do have frozen, organic Edamame that I picked up at Costco. I absolutely love it and whenever I am eating something and she knows I really like it she wants some. But she can't touch my Oreo's or Choc Ice Cream so I try and eat that after she goes to bed!!!

Thanks for all the info. I checked the packaging says:

Calories 100
Total Fat 3g
Cholesterol Omg
Sodium 30mg
Total Carbs 9g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 1g
Protein 8g

Vit A 9%
Calcium 5%
Vit C 9%
Iron 9%

So I'm thinking when I have some tomorrow she will get a little too! Thanks again for all your help and advice!

OK, I just know that there's a major market that involves squeezing the fat out of soy beans and selling it so I assumed there must be a lot of fat in them.

I'm not finding the high fat in soy that you are concerned about. I think the fat content isn't as much as you might think. I thought I would never like this stuff but it really is great tasting and good for you. It's something my cardiologist suggested for me to add to my reg veggie intake!

Thanks for all the responses. If anyone does find anything out about the fat content being more than I have found please share! I'm no expert for sure!

I was just making an assumption. I figured since so many things contain soy bean oil and they're even talking about making automobile fuel with it, there must be a lot of fat in them. Looks like I was mistaken.

I have helped plow, plant and harvest a LOT of soy beans in my time but you don't get a lot of nutritional information doing that.

Thanks for sharing all your insight. And thank you for picking, planting, plowing and what ever else you did with soy beans! I really like them and am thankful for anyone involved with them!!!

Holly, I think everyone has given you great information about the soy beans, and I just wanted to add that my flock enjoys a bit of tofu now and again, too. I baste it in organic chicken broth and it's a big hit!

Hope your little green chicken is doing well!

Hugs,
Joni

Just stay away from soybeans from China (and they ARE out there, lots of them) or Mexico... fortunately, frozen organic soybeans are not hard to find at grocery store chains these days. Protein is really good for those new feathers!!!