The Basic BML Mixture (to be used with the entire BML plan as explained below)
Notes to ponder from the developer:
Any changes in this recipe, other than noted, the gliders may not like it. This is a complete plan and does not need additions. If they still won't eat it, can try the BML (original mixing method). This new method makes it sweeter. If some don't like it this way, they usually like it the other.For those whose gliders were eating the bml using the previous mixing method of turning the blender on and off you can find it here.
You will need:
1/2 cup Honey, do not use honeycomb, raw or unfiltered honey (Most store bought Honey is the one to use unless it uses one of the three words above)
1 4oz bottle PREMIXED Gerber juice with yogurt (Mixed Fruit or Banana) both have yogurt mixed in the fluid is creamy colored. For those that can not find this, you may substitute 2 oz of plain yogurt and 2 oz of mixed fruit juice
Turn on blender, add the next group of ingredients.
1/4 cup Wheat Germ
1 Teaspoon of Rep-Cal HERPTIVITE vitamin suppliment -Blue label on a white plastic container, DO NOT SUBSTITUTE this suppliment.
(My petstore ordered it for me)
2 teaspoons Rep-Cal Calcium Suppliment non-phosphorus with Vit. D3- Pink label on a white plastic container (my petstore ordered it for me)
2 2 1/2 oz jar of Stage 1 or 2 Heinz, Gerber or Beechnut Chicken baby food (The chicken will say either Chicken with Chicken Gravy or Chicken with Chicken Broth either is acceptable)
1 Egg (shelled and boiled or scrambled)
For the next 2 ingredients alternate them, a little cereal with a little juice, a little cereal with a little juice, going back and forth till both ingredients are included
1/4 cup of Apple Juice, just the good ole apple juice that you and I would drink (Not frozen, not baby juice, just regular bottle apple juice or you may also substitute 1/8 of the applejuice for white grape juice)
1/2 cup dry baby cereal.. Heinz or Gerber (Mixed or Oatmeal)
**NOTE: most gliders do not like the taste of the oatmeal (I use rice with fruit bits)
Blend well for 5 minutes
Turn off blender, then pour it into tupperware bowl, or ice cube trays and FREEZE.
Points to remember:
1 cube in an ice cube tray is approx. 2 tablespoons. (measure out your first couple of cubes, place 2 tablespoons in each cube (noting some ice cube trays are bigger than others).
It will freeze to the consistancy of ice cream.
This mix will feed 1 glider for approximately 1 month.
Do NOT mix the fruits and veggies in before freezing.
The veggies are corn , peas, carrots and greenbeans (Must be followed strictly)
The fruits are apples, grapes, watermellon, cantalope, melon, frozen pitted cherries and blueberries (Must be followed strictly)
Do NOT feed the seeds of apples or the pits of cherries. You can use fresh or frozen, but do NOT use canned.
The rule of thumb for ONE glider is:
1 Tablespoon of the BML basic mix,
1 Tablespoon of fruits, (apples, grapes, watermellon, cantalope, melon, frozen pitted cherries and blueberries)
1 Tablespoon of veggies (corn, peas, carrots and green beans)
Insects (feed in the morning as dessert)
IMPORTANT NOTES :
If they eat it all the first night add a little more each night till they leave only a little bit.
IF they DON'T eat it all, no need to worry, back off on every thing. And only feed half of the recommended amounts and only a few pieces of veggies increasing each day, till they leave only a little behind. If they are eating 3/4 of a tablespoon each then they are doing good. There are gliders that do eat more thus the reason for the tablespoon.
Young joeys up to 6 months oop may not eat the full amount offered or they may not eat as many fruits and veggies, and eat more of the mix. This is NOT cause for concern, they are just not ready for it yet. You can introduce them by offering them as finger treats.
For nursing and lactating mothers, stay with this plan, do not add or increase protein and calcium, They will eat more BML if needed, and less fruits and veggies. They also may want more insects, you can increase theirs by 1 or 2. They get up and down all night foraging, feeding and playing. They only eat the insides of the corn, peas, greenbeans, so closer inspection may reveal they are eating more than you think.
Gliders may be one of the pickiest creatures this world has seen. They can be very particular with their diet like small children who only wants the delicious part of their meal and ignore the rest. To address this issue, dedicated owners and breeders were patient enough to develop some smoothie and relish in the hope that enhancing the veggie and fruit taste will make the gliders eat the "ugly part" of their diet.
So if you think your gliders are annoyingly picky, you may want to try the recipes below. A lot of owners had testified that their picky gliders were able to eat their fruits or veggies if these "ugly" but really nutritious stuff are made into smoothies and relishes.
Andromache's Tropical Shake developed by Yours Truly
Ingredients:
1 Cup papaya
0.5 Cup Apple
0.5 cup Melon Cantaloupe
0.5 Cup Mango
0.25 Cups Banana
Procedure:
Mix all the ingredients in a blender and blend well. Pour all the blended fruits into ice cube trays and once frozen, transfer all fruit cubes in a Ziplock back. Feed each glider with one fruit cube each. (Ensure that each ice cube measures to be 1 TBSP).
Notes: I do not recommend this to the owners out there as I am still working on the Ca: Ph ratio of this fruit shake. To be honest, I am still learning on how to use the diet calculator. As soon as I'm handy with the calculations, I'll be posting a modified version of Andromache's Tropical Shake.
Rohan's Veggie Blend developed by Yours Truly
Ingredients:
0.5 Cups carrots
0.25 cups cucumber
1 TBSP Baguio Spinach
0.5 Cups Honey (Avoid the raw, wild and unfiltered ones)
Procedure:
Peel the carrots as well as the cucumber. Also, remove the cucumber seeds as these are unhealthy for the gliders. Mix all ingredients in a blender and blend well. Pour into ice cube trays and once frozen, transer to freezer bags. Give each glider with one veggie cube each whilst ensuring that one cube measures to be 1 TBSP.
Notes: I do not recommend this to the owners out there as I am still working on the Ca: Ph ratio of this blend. To be honest, I am still learning on how to use the diet calculator. As soon as I'm handy with the calculations, I'll be posting a modified version of Rohan's Veggie Blend.
Veggie Relish number 1(from Veggie Relishes)
Cut up all veggie's into glider size bites. Add Orange Juice and stir well to mix and pour into ice cube trays. The developer choose to blend all the veggies in a blender to liquify the veggie's into a juice mixture since her gliders will not easily eat glider size bites of veggies. The liquified veggie are freezed in ice cube trays. Prepare however you think your gliders will eat it. Remove from trays and put in zip lock freezer bags to store in the freezer. Ca:PH Ratio 2:1
Measure Unit Ingredient
2 1 cup, shredded Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw
1 1 small (6-3/8" long) Cucumber, peeled, raw
1 0.5 cup Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
1 0.5 cup slices Okra, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
1 1 cup chopped Celery, raw
2 1 cup, cubes Squash, winter, butternut, raw
1 1 cup Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
1 1 cup Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with calcium and vitamin D
Veggie Relish number 2 (from Veggie Relishes)
Cut up all veggie's into glider size bites. Add Papaya Nectar and Mango Nectar. Stir well to mix and pour into ice cube trays. Then freeze into ice cube trays. Prepare however you think your gliders will eat it. Remove from trays and put in zip lock freezer bags to store in the freezer. This recipe will make 6 ice cube trays of veggie relish. If you cannot find Mango or Papaya nectar, GOYA makes a papaya pulp and a Mango pulp in the freezer section where you would find GOYA products. These are wonderful to use as well in place of the nectar. You can dilute them with 1/2 cup water if need be. Ca:PH Ratio 2:1
Measure Unit Ingredient
4 1 cup, shredded Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi)
2 1 cup, shredded Cabbage, raw
3 1 cup, cubes Squash, winter, spaghetti, raw
1 1 cup slices Radishes, raw
1 1 cup, pared, chopped Cucumber, peeled, raw
2 1 cup chopped Celery, raw
1 0.5 cup, chopped Endive, raw
1 1 cup Papaya nectar, canned
1 1 cup Mango nectar, canned
Veggie Relish Number 3 (from Veggie Relishes)
Cut up all veggie's into glider size bites. Add orange juice and yogurt. Stir well to mix and pour into ice cube trays. Then I froze into ice cube trays. Prepare however you think your gliders will eat it. Remove from trays and put in zip lock freezer bags to store in your freezer.
Measure Unit Ingredient
5 1 cup, shredded Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw
1 1 cup (8 fl oz) Yogurt, vanilla, low fat, 11 grams protein per 8 ounce
1.5 1 cup Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with calcium and vitamin D
2 1 cup (1" pieces) Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
1 0.5 cup, chopped Endive, raw
1 1 cup slices Radishes, raw
1 1 cup Brussels sprouts, raw
0.5 0.5 cup Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Veggie Relish Number 4 (from Veggie Relishes)
Cut up all veggie's into glider size bites. Add orange juice and yogurt. Stir well to mix and pour into ice cube trays. Then freeze into ice cube trays. Prepare however you think your gliders will eat it. Remove from trays and store in freezer zip lock bags in the freezer.
Measure Unit Ingredient
1 1 cup (8 fl oz) Yogurt, plain, low fat, 12 grams protein per 8 ounce
1.5 1 cup Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with calcium and vitamin D
5 1 cup, shredded Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw
1 1 cup, pared, chopped Cucumber, peeled, raw
1 1 cup, cubes Squash, winter, spaghetti, raw
2 1 cup, sliced Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Veggie Relish Number 5 (from Veggie Relishes)
This recipe must be blended to the consistency of baby food for your gliders to eat it. You may not have this problem. The Bok Choy is diced up, then measured, as is the celery. The baby carrots are shredded first, then measured. The common cabbage is pulled apart, either lightly steamed or blanched, and measured. Then further diced up. The cauliflower florets can be either served raw or lightly blanched, measured first, then further diced. Everything gets mixed up well. Then blend (again, you may not have to blend. Your guys may be fine with it diced) and measure out one tablespoon per glider serving into ice cube trays and freeze. Then pop the cubes out (this is made easier if you run hot water over the back of the trays for just a few seconds to help the food cubes to turn loose) and store them in freezer safe containers or freezer bags. Each glider gets a one tablespoon serving of one of the veggie relishes and one tablespoon serving of one of the fruit cocktails (which does not need to be blended).
Measure Unit Ingredient
5 1 cup, shredded Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw
2 0.5 cup, shredded Cabbage, common (danish, domestic, and pointed types), freshly harvest, raw
2 1 cup chopped Celery, raw
1 1 cup (1" pieces) Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 1
110 1 gram Carrots, baby, raw
1 1 cup (8 fl oz) Yogurt, vanilla, low fat, 11 grams protein per 8 ounce
1 1 cup Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with calcium and vitamin D
Fruit Smoothie Number 1 (from Fruit Smoothies)
Blend Papaya Nectar, Mango Nectar and 2 cups papaya in blender. Pour into bowl and add balance of cut up fruit, stir to mix all together and put into ice cube trays and freeze. Ratio is 2:1
Measure Unit Ingredient
2 1 cup, diced Melons, cantaloupe, raw
2 1 cup, cubes Pears, raw
1 1 cup, sliced Mangos, raw
1 1 cup, thawed Peaches, frozen, sliced, sweetened
6 1 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
1 1 cup Papaya nectar, canned
2 1 cup Mango nectar, canned
Fruit Smoothie Number 2 (from Fruit Smoothies)
Blend Mango Nectar and 2 cups papaya in blender. Pour into bowl and add balance of cut up fruit, stir to mix all together and put into ice cube trays and freeze. Can also be made by just cutting up all the fruits in glider size bites, put into a large bowl, add Mango Nectar, stir well to mix up the fruit and juice and then put into ice cube trays and freeze. You can blend to liquify as much or all the fruit if you want in the blender and make your fruit relish a fruit smoothie if you'd like. Prepare fruit relish to your gliders liking of food textures and then freeze in ice cube trays. You can then remove the cubes and keep in freezer in a zip lock freezer bag and remove as needed. Ratio is 2.1:1
Measure Unit Ingredient
4 1 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
1 1 cup, sliced Apricots, raw
1 1 cup, diced Pineapple, raw, all varieties
1 1 cup, sliced Mangos, raw
1 1 cup, cubes Pears, raw
1 1 cup Mango nectar, canned
Fruit Smoothie Number 3 (from Fruit Smoothies)
Cut all your fruit in glider size bites. Blend 1/2 cup of the Papaya you cut up and Mango Nectar in blender. Pour into bowl with the balance of cut up fruit, stir to mix all together and put into ice cube trays and freeze. TRUE (Adjusted for Oxalates) Ca:PH Ratio is 246 Ca to 123 PH which makes it 2:1 Ca:PH Ratio
Measure Unit Ingredient
4.5 1 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
1.5 1 cup, diced Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties
1.5 1 cup, diced Melons, cantaloupe, raw
1 1 cup, sliced Mangos, raw
1 1 cup slices Apples, raw, without skin
1 1 cup Mango nectar, canned
Fruit Smoothie number 4 (from Fruit Smoothies)
Cut all your fruit in glider size bites. Blend 1 cup papaya, papaya nectar and mango nectar in blender. Pour into bowl and add balance of cut up fruit, stir to mix all together and put into ice cube trays and freeze.
Measure Unit Ingredient
1 1 cup Mango nectar, canned
1 1 cup Papaya nectar, canned
200 1 gram Kumquats, raw
2 1 cup, diced (approx 20 pieces per cup) Melons, honeydew, raw
1 1 cup, unthawed Blackberries, frozen, unsweetened
2 1 cup, diced Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties
4 1 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
Fruit and Veggie Combo (from Veggie and Fruit Combo)
Make relish of fruits and veggies mixed. This is for those gliders who want their smoothies and relishes mixed. Instead of giving one cube of fruit and one of veggies, offer two cubes for each cage of gliders housing two gliders. For this recipe, leave some fruits and veggies chunky and blend some of the others. Blend Orange Juice, Bok-Choi/ Pechay and Papaya in blender to make a juice mixture. Add all other ingredients and pour into ice cube trays and freeze.
Measure Unit Ingredient
3 1 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
2 1 cup, shredded Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw
1 1 cup, pared, chopped Cucumber, peeled, raw
1 1 cup, diced Melons, cantaloupe, raw
1 1 cup, diced Pineapple, raw, all varieties
1 1 cup slices Apples, raw, without skin
0.5 1 cup Spinach, raw
100 1 gram Carrots, baby, raw
1 1 cup, cubes Pears, raw
1 1 cup, cubes Squash, winter, butternut, raw
1 1 cup Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with calcium and vitamin D
Apple and Papaya Smoothie (from Fruit Smoothies)
1 Red Delicious Apple was 0.9 cups chopped and core & seeds removed. 1 Medium Papaya chopped, seeds removed was 1.3 cups.
Measure Unit Ingredient Weight (g)
0.9 1 cup slices Apples, raw, with skin
1.30 1 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
Fruit Cocktail Number 1 (from Cocktails)
Instructions on making this would be for the papaya and the watermelon to be diced into approx. pea size amounts with the bananas being sliced into "coin" shapes, measured first, and then further diced into smaller bites after being measured. Everything then gets tossed into a mixing bowl and stirred very well. Measure out a one tablespoon per glider serving into ice cube trays and freeze. Then pop the cubes out (this is made easier if you run hot water over the back of the trays for just a few seconds to help the food cubes to turn loose without breaking in half) and store them in freezer safe containers or freezer bags. Each glider gets one tablespoon serving of one of the veggie relishes and one tablespoon serving of one of the fruit cocktails.
Measure Unit Ingredient
1 1 cup, sliced Bananas, raw
4.5 1 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
1 1 cup, diced Watermelon, raw
Fruit Cocktail Number 2 (from Cocktails)
Instructions on making this would be for the papaya to be mashed. This can be accomplished by dicing it up very small, putting it in a large ziplock, and mushing it up. It can still be somewhat chunky/pulpy. The kiwi needs to be skinned (removal of the seeds is optional) and diced into small bite size amounts and then measured. The bananas are sliced into "coin" shapes, measured first, and then further diced into smaller bites after being measured. Strawberries are measured whole, then also diced. Everything gets tossed into a mixing bowl and stirred very well. Measure out one tablespoon per glider serving into ice cube trays and freeze. Then pop the cubes out (this is made easier if you run hot water over the back of the trays for just a few seconds to help the food cubes to turn loose without breaking in half) and store them in freezer safe containers or freezer bags. Each glider gets a one tablespoon serving of one of the veggie relishes and one tablespoon serving of one of the fruit cocktails.
Measure Unit Ingredient
1 1 cup Kiwi fruit, (chinese gooseberries), fresh, raw
1 1 cup, unthawed Strawberries, frozen, unsweetened
1 1 cup, sliced Bananas, raw
4.25 1 cup, mashed Papayas, raw
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE RELISHES AND SMOOTHIES ARE JUST A PART OF A COMPLETE DIET PLAN. IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ENTIRE COURSE FOR YOUR GLIDERS.