[Gpdd] [CARE] Food Questions

[Muddy Rats]

Hi everyone,

My ex-husband has always been the family garbage can.  He cleans out my 
frig usually once a week... but now that I've got George, I want to see 
what goodies I can share with him... besides the fact that George is cuter.

I have some raw pumpkin seeds that I bought by mistake in the health 
food store.  They're not salted, not sugared, nothing on them, just 
plain raw (as in not roasted) shelled pumpkin seeds..  Is this ok to 
feed a piggy?

What about plain, unsalted, shelled sunflower seeds?

Next to ask about, raisins?  They're organic.  I have a large container 
of them since my daughter stopped eating them.

I also have dried sweetened cranberries.  Are those ok?  They only other 
ingredient besides the cranberries is sugar.

I've read that some people give their piggies popcorn.  Salted?  
Buttered?  Plain?  I've got the microwave kind with salt and butter 
flavored crud that Dani eats.  I don't think I want to feed that to George.

Is a piece of a pear or banana ok?  Cucumbers?  Zucchini?  Green/String 
beans?  Peas?

I gather piggies pass gas and/or get discomfort from it, since I've read 
no to cabbage, nothing about cauliflower, and conflicting things about 
broccoli.

 From the few days of reading the list, I know endive is a great 
choice.  I have to say I've watched a lot of cooking shows and haven't a 
clue about endive.  Unfortunately, the local market didn't have any.  
I'll have to check the health food store for some. 

I tried some kale this past week, but I know this isn't for everyday 
eating because it was high in something.  Kiwi wasn't a hit with George, 
or Dani.  Today I bought some spinach to share with George, and some red 
leaf lettuce.  I also bought a bell pepper for some crunch.  George will 
also be sharing some sweet cherry tomatoes with Dani this week.

Unfortunately the pet store only puts out oranges, and occasionally 
carrots for the piggies.  George loves his carrots and oranges.  I know 
he shouldn't be eating too much fruit... and he wasn't supposed to eat 
too many carrots in a day.

Soooo if anyone has any good food suggestions for George, besides a 
vegetarian biscuit recipe I found online this week that I'll be baking 
sometime this week, do let me know.  I'm used to having parrots that I 
cooked for, the hamsters who eat just about anything in their dish or 
ours, and now George, who can eat like a pig!

Thanks!

Regards,
Lori, Dani & George