Stems of greens

[RaptonX]

I know it says to disguard stems, but what about putting them into the food processor, do they have any nutritional value?

I swear i use that machine more then anyone else around here...LOL

[Tesa]

I have no clue whether they are nutritionally equal to the rest of the leaf.
Even chopped up so small it will be more difficult for them to be digested. I guess just try it and watch the poop.

[IguanaKing]

Yup...and make sure you don't miss any big ones that the food processor blade may have only scratched. If the stem is big enough it can get hopelessly stuck in your ig's mouth, making it necessary for you to assist. Assisting in that way is definitely no fun, you'll almost always end up getting bitten. Not sure about the nutritional value either.

[Merlin]

I sometimes chop the stems of turnip and mustard greens. I figure they hold a lot of water! Of course Zok is big enough to handle them. I wouldn't do it for a small one.
The collard stems are so tough I just toss them!

[Marie]

Given that the hindgut is meant to digest fiber and they get 30-40% of their nutrition from that process if their body temperature is at least 85, I have always given them the stems but I do grate them to make the digestion easier. The nutrients get to the leaves through the stems so I always thought there is the possibility that they are nutritious. Grated, I have not seen evidence that they weren't digested. But as been mentioned already you may want to wait till the ig is bigger,

[prism_wolf]

I feed the stems to the rabbits right now, but when I don't have rabbits I finely chop the stems...even the collard stems making sure they are broken down. All my guys are big, too. I wouldn't do this with igs under a year.