Many bird food companies offer free samples. Try several different brands of pellets, rather than settling on just one. Your bird may find a favorite right away.
Combine cooked pasta, a favorite strained baby food (like carrots or applesauce), and stir in a few pellets.
Pulverize some pellets before adding them to a soft food, so that your bird can become accustomed to their taste.
Push a pellet into a soft, cooked pinto, kidney, or Great Northern bean.
Push a pellet into a small ball of soft, low fat mozzarella cheese, sweet potato, cooked carrot or whole-wheat bread.
Use one of the doctored foods from suggestions 4 and 5 to fill a small raw or cooked pasta shell.
Daily, mix pellets into your bird's regular diet. It will be more likely to eat foods if they are familiar.
Spend time with your bird while it eats. Your presence will be enjoyed, as will any foods it eats while you are there. Praise your bird when it picks up a pellet or eats one.
Make a tiny sandwich of whole-wheat bread and peanut butter. Insert a pellet or two before offering it to your bird.
Eat a couple of pellets, and behave as though you really enjoy them. The entertainment factor alone is worth it, especially if you invite friends or family to join you.
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