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« on: January 30, 2009, 06:40:00 PM »
Tonight I gave my girls some Quinoa that was leftover from my dinner. Is this good for them? How often can I give it? They LOVED it!
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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2009, 06:49:19 PM »
I imagine it's pretty good for them. If they like it, then it sounds like a nice, healthy snack. The protein content is a little high compared to other grain type things, but it shouldn't be a problem unless they're getting TONS of it, all the time.
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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2009, 06:56:16 PM »
They got one spoonful between the 4 of them. I dunno who got how much LOL
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2009, 07:14:54 PM »
Quinoa is a good food item. I can't remember which one, but it is one of the main ingredients on some of the high quality dog foods that some of us feed our rats. I picked up some Quinoa seeds at Whole Foods in preparation for growing it in the garden this year.

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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2009, 07:36:56 PM »
Quote from: TheChicagoCrew on January 30, 2009, 07:14:54 PM
Quinoa is a good food item. I can't remember which one, but it is one of the main ingredients on some of the high quality dog foods that some of us feed our rats. I picked up some Quinoa seeds at Whole Foods in preparation for growing it in the garden this year.

-Melina

I didn't know it could grow in North American climates. Cool!  Grin
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2009, 10:31:42 AM »
I know when my mom cooked it she put butter in. I don't know how much though. How much Quinoa (with a little butter) can I give them?
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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2009, 10:46:29 AM »
I would leave it as a very rare treat if it's going to have butter in it. It's easy to cook up though, so you might as well just make them some without Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2009, 10:47:33 AM »
yeah it's super easy to make. I like to eat it with butter and salsa..MMM!
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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2009, 10:49:12 AM »
Quote from: TheChicagoCrew on January 30, 2009, 07:14:54 PM
Quinoa is a good food item. I can't remember which one, but it is one of the main ingredients on some of the high quality dog foods that some of us feed our rats. I picked up some Quinoa seeds at Whole Foods in preparation for growing it in the garden this year.

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Organic Quinoa is the main ingredient of the Petguard Organic Vegetarian kibble I feed.
Its protein quality is similar to that of eggs or milk, so it's a nice complete protein for my veggie kiddos.
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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2009, 11:12:20 AM »
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Organic Quinoa is the main ingredient of the Petguard Organic Vegetarian kibble I feed.
Its protein quality is similar to that of eggs or milk, so it's a nice complete protein for my veggie kiddos.

May I ask why you keep your rats vegetarians?
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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2009, 11:26:40 AM »
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Organic Quinoa is the main ingredient of the Petguard Organic Vegetarian kibble I feed.
Its protein quality is similar to that of eggs or milk, so it's a nice complete protein for my veggie kiddos.

May I ask why you keep your rats vegetarians?

Most of the harlan formulas are vegetarian(I believe), so I think more people have at least mostly vegetarian rats than know it.
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2009, 12:06:04 PM »
Hm. Interesting. I'll sometimes give my girls feeder insects. and occasionally they get eggs or chicken. But their lab block (Oxbow) is vegetarian.
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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2009, 12:35:11 PM »
Linky on growing quinoa. I know I have others but not on this computer. It doesn't yield a lot but if you have a lot of room, no harm in trying!

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