Find out what to feed your beardie
The question of “what to feed a bearded dragon “ seems to come up an awful lot and I want to try to answer those who’ve asked. There are differing opinions on what the “best” food for a Beardie is, but what I will share with you are some of the favorites my baby bearded dragon enjoys and what we’ve gathered from veternarians, pet store owners, and of course, feedback (no pun intended) from other folks who own a bearded dragon.
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Additional Resources:
Here’s some great resources I wish I knew about when we got our beardie. They are full of good info, dirt cheap, and have a 100% money back guarantee if you don’t like them. These are NOT my products, but I felt it helpful to point you in the right direction. I found a few decent ones you can check out. Be aware, the websites that offer them have a bunch of info about the ebooks, but you may just scan through some of the main points and see where to get them at the bottom:
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Bearded Dragon Care Made Easy- This is a basic ebook full of good info to make sure your pet doesn’t suffer and is healthy and happy. Click Here!
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Basic Bearded Dragon Manual- Here’s another resource for beginners with tips to make sure you are giving your pet all the things they need to enjoy a happy life with you. Click Here!
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Advanced Bearded Dragon Manual- This resource covers all the basics and also some of the advanced topics of being a beardie owner. It even covers breeding beardies to some degree and is a good add on to the others. Click Here!
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Well depending on the age and the maturity level of your herp, they may have different tastes for various foods, but to keep it simple I will list several food that most beardies enjoy and each individual bearded dragon will have to do their “own tasting” if you will.
What to feed a young bearded dragon might be a little different in the beginning as they will probably crave things like crickets, superworms, wax worms, and meal worms, and may not desire them as much as they mature. We’ve found (and been told) that the superworms and crickets are probably the most nutritious and best for the young bearded dragons, but there are differing opinions on this. One thing to keep in mind is that for the crickets the best approach is to by a “cricket keeper” which is like a cricket cage and make sure you give them some cricket food which nourishes them with the calcium your beardy will need.
Even better than that you can also load the crickets with fresh produce (peppers, lettuce, etc.) and even some dry dog food (crickets love that stuff) so they can get healthy and have a little protein for your baby beardy to gain when he has them over for dinner 
Its important to note that most crickets from the pet store have NOT been well fed and nourished so feeding them to your herp will be ok, but they may still lack the necessary nourishment needed and that can be an issue for your beardy down the road.
Also once a bearded dragon gets a little older (as is the case with mine and what the vets have mentioned) they desire more green vegetables over the crickets. Feeding them romaine lettuce (not iceberg) is good for them and so is most other vegetables. Our beardy was a little sick and we were even instructed to give it baby food for a time! We were surprised how much she loved it and realized that they are not as picky as we thought.
For the most part the list of foods above is a pretty balanced diet for your beardie and some will like one food over the other. Just make sure you get advice from your vet or pet store owner you trust if you are not sure what to feed them, but this is a pretty safe and complete list.
Good luck and happy feeding!