My Weekly Menu!

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My Weekly Menu!

Post by daws409 » Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:03 am

I know! There's a sticky/topic for today's menu. I felt this was too long to post there and I didn't want to overwhelm anyone or that topic... As I said to someone else, we don't have any health stores around here nor do I have the time to prepare foods. I just buy pre-mixed diets and kinda make my own from them. Feel free to make suggestions!

* Most of this is organic. I just left the words out. I also listed each diet, their ingredients, & where bought if anyone is interested!
HHS = The Happy Hermit Supply
HCG = Hermit Crab Garden
* Containers with multiple diets are mixed together for easier storage.
* They get fed on Monday's, Wednesday's, Friday's, & Sunday's with the following diets… (Yes!, all diets/containers in each day are offered. They're in separate containers so I can change their diet around if need be.)

Monday and Tuesday: (Protein, Fat, & Calcium Days - their 2nd favorite)

Container 1 A - (HHS)
* Main Diet # 1: Crabby Medley Delight w/ Peanuts - Banana, Cornmeal, Eggshell Powder, Whitefish, Spinach, Sunflower Seeds, & Peanuts
Container 2 A - (Crabvilla)
* Scrambled Breakfast - Coconut Oil, Eggs (whole), Egg Shells, Oatmeal, & Corn
* Calcium Powder Blend - Eggshells, Oatmeal, & Seaweed
* Protein Blend - Almonds, Pecans, Walnuts, Chia Seeds, Pumpkins Seeds, Sesame Seeds, & Seaweed
Container 3 A - (The Healthy Hermit)
* A walk in the Woods - Purple Passion Flower, Mushrooms, Grasshoppers, Crickets, & Oak Leaves
* Lost at Sea - Dulse Flakes, Plankton, Whitefish, Kelp/Kombu, & Coconut Flakes
* Island Getaway - Red Passionflower, Coconut, Hemp Seeds, & Shrimp
* Holiday Lamb Dinner - Lamb Liver, Spinach, Mushrooms, Sprouted Beans, & Cornmeal
* Tri-Color Quinoa

Wednesday and Thursday: (Vegetable Days)

Container 1 B - (HHS)
* Main Diet # 2: Surf & Turf - Carrot, Cuttlebone, Flaxseed, Kale, Oyster Shell, Potato, Shrimp, Beets, & Spinach
Container 2 B - (Crabvilla)
* Vege Mix - Sweet Corn, Carrot, Green Beans, Edamame, & Peas
* Sunshine Field - Sweet Potatoes, Russet Potatoes, & Carrots
* Squash Blend - Green Mexican/American Squash, Chia Seeds, Carrots, & Red/Purple Cabbage
Container 3 B - (Crabvilla)
* Lentil Soup - Kale, Carrots, Mushrooms, & Lentils
* South of the Border - Black Beans, Prickly Pear Cactus, Cilantro, Corn, & Potatoes
* Powder Greens - Parsley, Cilantro, Broccoli, Kale, Swiss Chard, & Spinach
Container 4 B - (HCG)
* Garden Mix - Pickles, Eggplant, Zucchini, Squash, Tomato, Green Beans, Mixed Beans, Kiwano Melon, Radish Sprouts, Sorghum Sticks, Parsnip, Carrot, Turnip, Mustard Greens, Parsley, Sunflower Seeds, & Okra
Container 2 D - (Crabvilla)
* Sandy Beach - Flaxseed & Mealworms
* Salmon Feast - Red/White Quinoa, Barley, Rye, Millet, Salmon (and skin), Swiss Chard, Broccoli, Kale, & Flaxseeds
* Spicy Seaweed Blend - Jalapenos, Green/Red Bell Peppers, & Seaweed

Friday & Saturday: (Fruit Days - their favorite)

Container 1 C - (HHS)
* Main Diet # 3: Island Retreat - Banana, Coconut, Mango, Oat Bran, Pineapple, Seaweed, Wheat Germ, & Pollock
Container 2 C - (Crabvilla)
* Tropical Paradise - Pineapple, Peach, Pear, Coconut, & Honey
* Coconut Paradise - Thai Bananas, Coconut, Papaya, & Cantaloupe
* Apple Crisp - Gala & Fuji Apples, Pears, & Honey
Container 3 C - (Crabvilla)
* Snowy Blossoms - Hibiscus Flowers, Red Roses, Rose Buds, Coconut, & Eggshells
* Berry Mix - Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, & Raspberries
* Breakfast for the Champs - Oats, Egg Shells, Coconut, Dates, Honey, Blueberries, Strawberries, & Thai Bananas
* Beet You to the Garden - Red Beets, Red Roses, & Grape Tree Leaf Litter
Container 4 C - (HCG)
* Fruit & Coconut Mix - Flaked Coconut, Powdered Coconut, Coconut Nectar, Apples (red delicious, gala, and fuji), Bananas, Pear, & Coconut Oil
Container 5 C - (HCG)
* Wo-Pourri - Marigold Petals, Amaranth Flowers/Seeds, Rose of Sharon Flowers/Leaves, Pansy & Viola Flowers, Nasturtium Flowers/Leaves, Lilac Flowers, Jewelweed Flowers/Leaves, Sunflower Petals, Squash Blossoms, Dandelion Flowers, & Burning Bush Leaves/Flowers
Container 1 D - (HHS)
* Diet # 4: Meat Lovers - Bloodworms, Pollock, Shrimp, Tilapia, Swai, & Whiting

Sunday: (Protein Only Day)

Container 1 D - (HHS)
* Main Diet # 4: Meat Lovers - Bloodworms, Pollock, Shrimp, Tilapia, Swai, & Whiting
Container 2 D - (Crabvilla)
* Sandy Beach - Flaxseed & Mealworms
* Salmon Feast - Red/White Quinoa, Barley, Rye, Millet, Salmon (and skin), Swiss Chard, Broccoli, Kale, & Flaxseeds
* Spicy Seaweed Blend - Jalapenos, Green/Red Bell Peppers, & Seaweed
Container 3 D - (HCG)
* Protein Mix - Mealworms, Red Shrimp, Mysis Shrimp, Brine Shrimp, Krill, Plankton, Crickets, & Grasshoppers

Other foods that are occasionally added to the dishes:

* Worm Castings
* Bee Pollen
* Popcorn Kernels (finely ground)
* Pink Himalayan Salt (finely ground)
* Timothy Hay
* Leaf Litter - pecan, oak, maple, sweetgum, & crushed acorns
* Branches - dogwood, grape, & oak -> ALWAYS Offered
* Raisens
* Hermit Fruit Salad by Zoomed - apples, cranberries, & mango
* Cuttlebone -> ALWAYS Offered
* Crushed Oyster Shell -> ALWAYS offered in one (out of 3) of my tanks
* Eggshell powder
* Scrambled eggs (I give as a treat)
* Cookies from HCG: Flower & Bee Pollen, Garden Mix, Coconut, Sorghum & Date, & Matcha Green Tea, Amaranth Hearts, Calcium Circles, & Sweet Stars -> A variety that's offered when going out of town for more than a few days.


Pics: each little blue circle bowl holds 1¾ cup, each red square bowl holds 3 cups, & each large blue rectangle bowl holds 9 cups... 2nd pic - 4 stacks front and center are main diets offered through week. Everything to side is other foods that are occasionally offered.ImageImageImage

Edit: I added the diet info and took out the google doc link

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Re: My Weekly Menu!

Post by GotButterflies » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:21 pm

That is extremely impressive! I'd say you have some spoiled hermits!!
Btw - Holiday Lamb Dinner also has lentils in it :)
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Re: My Weekly Menu!

Post by daws409 » Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:03 pm

GotButterflies wrote:That is extremely impressive! I'd say you have some spoiled hermits!!
Btw - Holiday Lamb Dinner also has lentils in it :)
I may have overlooked it. Thanks!

If only you knew how much I spent lol. I will say that most were caught on sale. I have enough to last close to a year if not more. When life gets crazy ($ gets funny lol), at least I don't have to worry about them. :)

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Re: My Weekly Menu!

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:37 pm

That is some epic meal planning. :D

Mine get whatever I can't remember feeding them recently (from the boxes their food is in now, after my stupid partner said I couldn't fill up the kitchen cupboards with crab food... well, 'food' wasn't the term he used). Plus two protein options and whatever fresh stuff I got them. But it's totally haphazard. Your planning is amaze-balls.
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Re: My Weekly Menu!

Post by Happyhermiehome » Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:07 pm

WOW! Thats like 5 star crabbie cuisine! Seriously lucky crabbies!
Livin' the Crazy crab life :P

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Re: My Weekly Menu!

Post by daws409 » Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:55 pm

Thanks guys :)

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