Critical care mix-ins
I'm looking for some ideas to keep Smudgie interested in his critical care and/or pellet mush he gets at night. He is the strangest pig in the entire world and he doesn't have a sweet tooth so the things I used for Piggy like baby apples, peaches, etc are no good. I know, he's a very, very weird pig.
So now I'm looking for green vegetable baby foods but the thing is they're almost all mixed with some kind of starch. Since the actual consumed amount would be small, is this ok? I remember seeing today peas & rice and spinach & potato. The latter was the biggest concern for me. Is cooked potato the same no-no as raw potato which I know is toxic (it's toxic to humans too I believe).
I think I went to the only grocery store in town that doesn't carry Odwalla juices, but I'm going to try that green Superfood stuff as soon as I go back out. Do you folks mix that instead of water/Pedialyte or in addition to?
Just for completeness, his mix right now is: pellets, Pedialyte, pumpkin, and a pinch of plain old fashioned oats. He's being supplemented to keep weight on as he approaches his senior years.
So now I'm looking for green vegetable baby foods but the thing is they're almost all mixed with some kind of starch. Since the actual consumed amount would be small, is this ok? I remember seeing today peas & rice and spinach & potato. The latter was the biggest concern for me. Is cooked potato the same no-no as raw potato which I know is toxic (it's toxic to humans too I believe).
I think I went to the only grocery store in town that doesn't carry Odwalla juices, but I'm going to try that green Superfood stuff as soon as I go back out. Do you folks mix that instead of water/Pedialyte or in addition to?
Just for completeness, his mix right now is: pellets, Pedialyte, pumpkin, and a pinch of plain old fashioned oats. He's being supplemented to keep weight on as he approaches his senior years.
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Try sweet potato or just plain spinach. You can also mash up your own if you have a coffee grinder or similar.
I thought about sweet potato but am thinking it's too sweet? I saw some plain squash too but is that sweet? Been a long time since I was eating baby foods ya know. He's very strange. He'd rather eat hay than watermelon. I'm trying hard to find just plain spinach but it seems to be unpopular. I forgot some stuff at the store today so I need to go back and will pick a store with better selection.
Unfortunately I only have a big blender/foodprocessor so making my own is out until I move. I'm not buying anything else to schlep.
Unfortunately I only have a big blender/foodprocessor so making my own is out until I move. I'm not buying anything else to schlep.
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I have used everything from pedialyte, apple juice, baby food and canned pumpkin.
The only mix-in I get a thumbs up all the time is chopped fresh wheatgrass. I cut them into tiny pieces with a pair of scissors, much easier then with a knife. Then throw in a little pedidalyte to the mix.
The only mix-in I get a thumbs up all the time is chopped fresh wheatgrass. I cut them into tiny pieces with a pair of scissors, much easier then with a knife. Then throw in a little pedidalyte to the mix.
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I just started a new batch on carefresh instead of potting soil on Friday night. Today is day,..... 5!
It is actually working better than potting soil for me at the moment, no mess!
It is actually working better than potting soil for me at the moment, no mess!
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I was too lazy to run downstairs to the storage to get our potting soil, so I looked around and ,... *ding ding*
What about I keep the Whoppers on the left, you get the chopsticks on the right? :p
What about I keep the Whoppers on the left, you get the chopsticks on the right? :p