Ruccola salad

[Linnea]

Well, ive been looking at the caresheet and some of the topics here to find a few salad types that will work...but im not sure about most since all salad we have is imported, and thus have an odd name that is never the same from year to year.

this is what we call ruccola, and is together with the "roman salad" what we have nearly all year round....

it looks like dandelion leafs but isnt.

think its okay? its slightly bitter/spicy.

[Katrina]

Looks like it is arugula (otherwise known as rocket).

Arugula is a good green choice.

[Linnea]

Looks like it is arugula (otherwise known as rocket).

Arugula is a good green choice.

great! you really saved me there, i was out shopping today and was staring at the greens for half an hour before i took the only toxic free grown salad i could find lol.

then he will be trying out some fresh aragula tomorrow with canned catfood and a dusted cricket

thanks again!

[Katrina]

I know lots of people outside of North America struggle to find the greens we recommend, so you're definitely not alone!

You can also feed turnip or beet greens (the green tops of those veggies) and Asian greens like bok choy - maybe you'll have luck finding those? And things like green beans and squashes are also very healthy, so you can add those in. Good luck!

[Linnea]

I know lots of people outside of North America struggle to find the greens we recommend, so you're definitely not alone!

You can also feed turnip or beet greens (the green tops of those veggies) and Asian greens like bok choy - maybe you'll have luck finding those? And things like green beans and squashes are also very healthy, so you can add those in. Good luck!

squash is very seasonal....and i dont think theyre healthy to buy right now, they look too shiny ( = toxic level 90% ) or sompletely mushy ( old >.<)

i bought some apple as a treat, ive got crickets with vitamin powder....ruccula.

i heard roman sallad wasnt very nutricional but we have a lot of that also.

we have lots of beans. are kidney beans, Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon Leguminosae ( we call them sugar beans), any good?

beet greens as in, the leafs on any type of beet or the beet themselves? we have radish, parsnip....and many others, but those two look good right now.

[Katrina]

squash is very seasonal....and i dont think theyre healthy to buy right now, they look too shiny ( = toxic level 90% ) or sompletely mushy ( old >.<)

i bought some apple as a treat, ive got crickets with vitamin powder....ruccula.

i heard roman sallad wasnt very nutricional but we have a lot of that also.

we have lots of beans. are kidney beans, Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon Leguminosae ( we call them sugar beans), any good?

beet greens as in, the leafs on any type of beet or the beet themselves? we have radish, parsnip....and many others, but those two look good right now.

They often wax stuff like apples, pumpkins, squashes to make them look better. I just buy acorn / butternut / spaghetti squash or pumpkin and cut off the outer layer of skin and feed the rest of the flesh. The inside is still fine to feed. Parsnips and radishes are fine to feed - use a cheese grater to get them into small pieces (same for squashes). Beets aren't bad, but the green tops / leaves are very healthy, so definitely feed the greens.

Legumes aren't the healthiest - I'd stick to things like green beans in the pod: http://www.google.ca/images?client=ubun ... 80&bih=654

By roman salad, do you mean romaine lettuce? See pictures:
http://www.google.ca/images?um=1&hl=en& ... omaine+let

That isn't the greatest, I'd stick to arugula and beet leaves rather than romaine.

[Katrina]

Oh - and you don't need to feed a whole bunch of these. Just pick some of the best ones and cycle through them. You said you have canned cat food with arugula for tomorrow, with a bit of apple for a treat - that is a great meal!

Maybe once the arugula runs out you could buy beet greens and feed those. If you like parsnips or radishes, add some of those in to his food if you have them anyways. I feed lots of variety simply because I like to eat salads and veggies, so I feed whatever is healthy and that I happen to have in the fridge.

[Linnea]

They often wax stuff like apples, pumpkins, squashes to make them look better. I just buy acorn / butternut / spaghetti squash or pumpkin and cut off the outer layer of skin and feed the rest of the flesh. The inside is still fine to feed. Parsnips and radishes are fine to feed - use a cheese grater to get them into small pieces (same for squashes). Beets aren't bad, but the green tops / leaves are very healthy, so definitely feed the greens.

Legumes aren't the healthiest - I'd stick to things like green beans in the pod: http://www.google.ca/images?client=ubun ... 80&bih=654

By roman salad, do you mean romaine lettuce? See pictures:
http://www.google.ca/images?um=1&hl=en& ... omaine+let

That isn't the greatest, I'd stick to arugula and beet leaves rather than romaine.

Oh, so its just wax? hmm...and i had such a hard time picking out an okay apple lol. ill pick from our garden instead later, blueberries and everything... as treats of course.

yes, romaine lettuce, sorry. there was something else labeled romaine lettuce too, which looked like iceberg lettuce with a naggy edge and slightly red.

[Linnea]

Oh - and you don't need to feed a whole bunch of these. Just pick some of the best ones and cycle through them. You said you have canned cat food with arugula for tomorrow, with a bit of apple for a treat - that is a great meal!

Maybe once the arugula runs out you could buy beet greens and feed those. If you like parsnips or radishes, add some of those in to his food if you have them anyways. I feed lots of variety simply because I like to eat salads and veggies, so I feed whatever is healthy and that I happen to have in the fridge.

ok. ill go with that meal for tomorrow and the rest of the week or so xD i gotta get rid of the crickets too....any idea what to do with the big ones that i dont feel like giving him?

oh, i was somewhat afraid radished may be too strong in taste? xD it burns my tongue when its season for them lol.

[Katrina]

I'm not sure about radish - I've fed it before on occasion, but I haven't fed super strong ones. I guess you can chop it in a bit bigger pieces and if he doesn't like it he can eat around it. Maybe put it to one side and let him decide?

Can't help you on the crickets - I don't feed them. I wouldn't think that adult crickets would be too large to feed an adult bluey though? Mine eat fairly large roaches, I can't imagine crickets getting bigger.