I read this whole thread and realize that fresh fruits and veggies are the
BEST treat to give. I do give them fresh veggie treats in between meals. I try to limit the fruit, but do give it occasionally.
But what about the
Oxbow Simple Rewards Veggie Treats?
I am asking because when I purchased my Oxbow hay there was a special promotion where you got a free package of the treats. I guess I got excited about treats from Oxbow and gave them each one without thinking about the ingredients. I felt so stupid afterwards! Next time I will ask before giving! Ugh!
I saw a few threads asking about the Oxbow Simple Rewards fruit treats (which were determined to be not that good), but I didn't see the veggie treats mentioned.
Here are the ingredients:
Barley Flour, Alfalfa Meal, Rolled Oats, Molasses, Canola Oil (naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols and lecithin), Dried Carrots, Dried Potatoes, Dried Cabbage, Dried Red Peppers, Dried Green Peppers, Flax Seed Meal, Kelp, Garlic Powder, Brewers Yeast, Yucca Schidigera.
My guess is that they may not be good because
1) they are probably baked or contain dried ingredients;
2) they contain oats, potatoes, cabbage and some other ingredients that I saw on Ly's nutrition chart that were marked either as a occasionally or rarely
3) My boars are over 6 months old, so they don't need alfalfa.
Ok to give rarely or throw out? I hate throwing food out but I don't want sick fat pigs either.