can gf have broccoli? I know dogs can't have it, it makes them have an upset tummy because there's somthing in it that they can't digest. just wondering.....thanks!

I feed my goldfish broccoli ... they like the little buds cut off (raw) and put in a feeding ring for them to eat. I also put it in gel food.

I also like to steam a flowerette just until it is tender and hang it by its stem in a clip. They love to rip and tear the little buds off and devour them. I have never senn any bad side effects from broccoli!

My gf likes cooked broccoli flouretts, but they can get too messy so I don't feed my fish broccoli very often, but I am sure that it would be a lot less messy if it was added to gel food.

I fed my goldies brocoli stems..I was afraid to feed them the bush/flower part..and they are still alive...I was wondering the same thing and fed them it without first checking it out..But they really liked it...MMM BROCOLII!!

thanks guys!! I just made some gel food with broccoli in it and they love it!!

and broccoli is very nutritious!
Lower than peas in sugar and higher in vitamin C.

Nutritional Breakout per 10 grams food
33% Protein (0.3 grams)
3% Fat (0.03 grams)
8% Ash (0.1 grams)
56% Carbohydrate (0.5 grams) [35% fiber, 15% Sugars, 5% Complex carbs]

2.6 Calories per 10 g food

Per 10 g food:

Minerals
5.6 mg Calcium, Ca
0.1 mg Iron, Fe
1.8 mg Magnesium, Mg
5 mg Phosphorus, P
21.2 mg Potassium, K
2.4 mg Sodium, Na
0.05 mg Zinc, Zn
0 mg Copper, Cu
0.03 mg Manganese, Mn
0.3 mcg Selenium, Se

Vitamins
5.6 mg Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
0.01 mg Thiamin
0.01 mg Riboflavin
0.05 mg Niacin
0.03 mg Pantothenic acid
0.01 mg Vitamin B-6
6.7 mcg Folate, total
0 mcg Vitamin B-12
102.9 IU Vitamin A, IU
0.1 mg Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
0 IU Vitamin D
9.2 mcg Vitamin K (phylloquinone)

Fatty Acids (*=Essential)
0 g Saturated Fats
0 g Unsaturated fats
0.01 g Omega 3 linolenic acid *
0 g Omega 6 linoleic acid
0 mg Cholesterol

Amino Acids (*=Essential)
0 g Tryptophan *
0.01 g Threonine *
0.01 g Isoleucine *
0.01 g Leucine *
0.01 g Lysine *
0 g Methionine *
0 g Cystine
0.01 g Phenylalanine *
0.01 g Tyrosine
0.01 g Valine *
0.01 g Arginine *
0.01 g Histidine *
0.01 g Alanine
0.02 g Aspartic acid
0.04 g Glutamic acid
0.01 g Glycine
0.01 g Proline
0.01 g Serine

Other
61 mcg Beta Carotene
0.1 mcg Cryptoxanthin, beta
137.8 mcg Lutein + zeaxanthin

WHOA!!! that's a lot of good stuff!!

I was shocked at how much protein veggies have. The veggie protein isn't as digestable tho and doesn't have the right amounts/combination of the essential amino acids. That's why vegatarians have to combine foods to get complete proteins. I'm thinking about splitting out the meat and veggie proteins when I do the breakout on gel foods, cuz the veggie protein makes them look higher protein than they really are cuz of the digestability aspect of it.