Cockatiel · Vegetables
Can cockatiels eat green beans?
Yes — safe in normal portions
Yes. Green beans are a good low-sugar vegetable for cockatiels, fresh or lightly steamed. Dried beans are different and must be fully cooked first.
- Portion
- About a tablespoon (15 ml) of chopped beans
- How often
- A few times a week
- Sugar
- 3.3 g / 100 g
How to serve it
- Rinse and top-and-tail the beans
- Cut into short pieces
- Offer raw or lightly steamed and cooled
- Take away leftovers after a couple of hours
Why
Risks. Minimal when fresh. Canned beans may be salted, and uncooked dried beans contain lectins.
Benefits. Low in sugar and fat, with fiber and crunch that many cockatiels enjoy.
Questions owners ask 1
Can cockatiels eat frozen green beans?
Yes, once thawed or lightly cooked, as long as they are plain.
Green beans: nutrition per 100 g
| Water | 90.3 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 31 kcal |
| Sugars | 3.3 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Fibre | 2.7 g |
| Calcium | 37 mg |
| Phosphorus | 38 mg |
| Calcium : phosphorus | 0.97 : 1 |
| Sodium | 6 mg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 35 µg |
| Vitamin C | 12.2 mg |
“Beans, snap, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, FDC 169961). Public domain.
Sources & method 3
The sources below discuss green beans for cockatiels (or for pet birds generally). Confidence: high. Rated on the JOMIZOO Feeding Scale; when good sources disagree we choose the more cautious level.
- How to care for your pet bird — University of Florida Small Animal Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Fruits and Vegetables in Birds' Diets — VCA Animal Hospitals
- Cockatiel Care Sheet (Maria Zayas, DVM) — PetMD
