Amazons will do anything for food.  Some birds love to cuddle, Amazons love 
to eat.  A reward should be something they enjoy.  Amazons, however, gain 
weight very easily.  When they perform, the food reward must be tiny so the 
bird does not take up a lot of time eating or their is too much time spent 
watching the bird eat and not seeing him perform.  They need a small treat to 
help keep their weight under control.  I take a small jar of shelled 
sunflower seeds.  After a trick is performed, I break this seed into halves 
or thirds and give the piece to the bird.  This might be too small for a 
parrot the size of a macaw or cockatoo, but it is perfect for an Amazon. 
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