I discovered an old food chopper made by Black and Decker my sister-in-law used to chop up fresh vegetables for her son when he was an infant- it's THE BEST!!! I can chop a bunch of veggies, hay and grasses for my tort, and store some in tupperware for a couple days. I even toss in alittle MonsterDiet and Mazuri with the salad mix. Wow!!! It's so much faster and fun compared to using a plain ol'knife!!!