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This is my 3rd time making a large scale chop. I always stress about it, what to include and all.
Unfortunately, I managed to overcook the squash (1.5hrs), following a human recipe, and it ended up being a mash instead of chunks. I am also not too happy with my chopping - it turned out to be too fine, and it doesn't seem accepted as well as the previous one.
I thought I'd post the ingredients, for others that might be looking for chop ideas. I made two somewhat different batches, and then added some spice in one half of each of those 2 batches. So, some variety. I tried to use organic whenever available.
The pictures show the approximate quantities.
Greens
Veggies
Grains
Extra
Included in both:
- butternut squash
- broccoli
- sprouts
- millet
- bean soup mix
- barley
- dried basil 5 Tbs
- soup pasta 5 Tbs
- raw honey (as preservative) 2 Tbs
- carrots tops
- peas (freeze-dried)
Batch 1:
- kale
- rainbow swiss char
- frozen peas/corn
- peppers yellow/red
- flex seeds
- wild rice
- oats
- blueberries (freeze-dried)
- hot flakes/seeds (added in 1/2 of this batch)
Batch 2:
- collard greens
- watercress
- snow peas
- carrots
- chia seeds
- quinoa
- pellets dust
- pomegranates (freeze-dried)
- ginger
- cinnamon (added in 1/2 of this batch)
In numbers:
There were total of 138 little baggies like this:
Each little baggie is approximately 38.5 gr, packed in quart, then in gallon bags (triple bagged).
So that totals to over 5.3 kg (or 11 lbs) of food! The cost was about $50.
I just tested today, and for my 56 gr bird, I served approximately 13 gr of chop, and about 6 gr less was left at the end of the day (some days she eats more).
The inspector
Unfortunately, I managed to overcook the squash (1.5hrs), following a human recipe, and it ended up being a mash instead of chunks. I am also not too happy with my chopping - it turned out to be too fine, and it doesn't seem accepted as well as the previous one.
I thought I'd post the ingredients, for others that might be looking for chop ideas. I made two somewhat different batches, and then added some spice in one half of each of those 2 batches. So, some variety. I tried to use organic whenever available.
The pictures show the approximate quantities.
Greens
Veggies
Grains
Extra
Included in both:
- butternut squash
- broccoli
- sprouts
- millet
- bean soup mix
- barley
- dried basil 5 Tbs
- soup pasta 5 Tbs
- raw honey (as preservative) 2 Tbs
- carrots tops
- peas (freeze-dried)
Batch 1:
- kale
- rainbow swiss char
- frozen peas/corn
- peppers yellow/red
- flex seeds
- wild rice
- oats
- blueberries (freeze-dried)
- hot flakes/seeds (added in 1/2 of this batch)
Batch 2:
- collard greens
- watercress
- snow peas
- carrots
- chia seeds
- quinoa
- pellets dust
- pomegranates (freeze-dried)
- ginger
- cinnamon (added in 1/2 of this batch)
In numbers:
There were total of 138 little baggies like this:
Each little baggie is approximately 38.5 gr, packed in quart, then in gallon bags (triple bagged).
So that totals to over 5.3 kg (or 11 lbs) of food! The cost was about $50.
I just tested today, and for my 56 gr bird, I served approximately 13 gr of chop, and about 6 gr less was left at the end of the day (some days she eats more).
The inspector
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