What vegetables should I feed my parrot every day?

I want to build a solid daily veg routine for my flock instead of just winging it. Which vegetables are the most nutritious staples for parrots, and are there any veggies I should avoid or limit?

Dark leafy greens (kale, dandelion, collard, chard), and orange veg for vitamin A (carrot, sweet potato, squash, red/orange bell pepper). Birds are often vitamin-A deficient on seed diets, so the orange stuff is gold. Avoid avocado entirely.

I do a 'chop' — a big batch of chopped veg I freeze in portions. Bell peppers, broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, leafy greens, peas. Limit spinach/chard a bit (oxalates) and skip iceberg lettuce (no nutrition).

Building a daily veg routine is one of the best things you can do for your flock. The all-stars:

Daily staples:

• Dark leafy greens: kale, dandelion greens, collards, romaine, bok choy
• Orange/red (vitamin A — birds are often deficient): carrot, sweet potato, winter squash, red & orange bell pepper
• Others: broccoli, peas, green beans, zucchini, cooked legumes

Limit (not toxic, just moderate): spinach, beet greens, chard (oxalates can affect calcium); high-water/low-nutrient items like iceberg lettuce and cucumber. Avoid: avocado (toxic); heavily salted/seasoned anything.

A make-ahead 'chop' (big batch chopped + frozen in portions) makes daily veg effortless. Aim for veg to be ~20–25% of the diet alongside pellets. More in bringing nature into your bird's bowl and why an organic diet matters.