Ok I've got some parsnips. How do you prepare parsnips for iguanas to eat? Do you need to cook them at all? Or just skin them, grate them into small pieces and serve them raw?

Hi Anthony!

Parsnips are like carrots, hard. So, usually you serve raw and grate them over the salad.

Cooking veggies robs them of nutrients, so raw is best.

From the GIS Food Chart:

"Should be peeled and shredded. Very good source of fiber and carbohydrates.
Ca:P 1:2, Pro: 1.2%, Fat: 0.3%, Water: 80%, Fiber: 4.9%
STAPLE VEGGIE"

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Just scrape 'em across the ol' grater. That's what I do with them as well as the hard squashes. Just shred them, no need for cooking, cooking removes nutrients.

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I don't peel them; I just wash and grate them. I don't peel any of my squash either. I've always been told that most of the nutrients are in the peel.

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Yeah, I don't bother with peeling either. It all gets shredded up anyway, lol.

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I shred everything peel and all and feed it raw.
But then I don't peel potatoes for MY meals either !

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Yeah, I skip the peeling process and just give everything a good scrubbing. If I had to peel veggies alog with grating them then I would never be to work on time!

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I don't peel anything, I don't even know where my peeler is actually. Even the winter squash go into the salad peel and all, well I do scoop out the seeds. I tried to peel an acorn squash once but all I peeled was my thumb and that hurts -- took out an area 1/2" x 1/2".

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Ayup...been there done that. I was pretty darned pleased the first time I heard even the peel could go in...and that it should! I let the food processor do all the work for my grating and chopping. Best $60 I ever spent!! It's cut my prep time literally in half. 45 mins and I'm done....

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