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Honey Wheat Bread

Hi,
I had previously asked if our cockatiels could have whole wheat bread. I was told they could in a moderate amount. We tried and now realize they don’t like whole wheat. I have compared the nutrition chart of whole wheat and honey wheat. Carbs and Cholesterol are identical. Our tiels love honey wheat(which is the one we normally gave) Would there be any reason why we can’t moderately give the honey wheat instead of the whole wheat?

Thank you.

Hi Tom,

The honey wheat is fine as long as you buy a brand that does not use high fructose corn syrup. It’s OK for birds to have some sugar, because they have a very high metabolism and burn it off quickly, but it is best to stick to cane sugar, brown sugar, honey or molasses. Science isn’t sure how humans process the high fructose corn syrup, so it’s best to avoid it for your birds.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda