Keep servings small, plain, and cooked until tender. Avoid for pets with a urinary stone history — oxalates may promote calcium oxalate crystals. Introduce slowly and monitor stool tolerance.
Swiss chard is a leafy green beet relative with broad crinkled leaves and thick stems in white, red, yellow, or rainbow colors. Provides fiber, vitamin K, magnesium, and carotenoids.
Used sautéed, braised, in soups, and in egg dishes. Leaves and stems both contain oxalates.
Recipes often add garlic, onion, butter, or cream. Wilted leaves and trimmings near prep areas should be discarded promptly.
