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I'm starting to compile myself a list of safe foods for pets, because I'm always being asked "is this good, is that poisonous". This list is mainly for my own reference, but feel free to add to it 
I'll kick off with GPs
Guinea Pigs
alfalfa (best for young or pregnant GPs, high in calcium)
apple (in moderation, as a treat)
apricots
bananas
blueberries
broccoli stalks*
carrots
carrot tops
cauliflower stalks*
celeriac/celery
chard
chickweed
cleavers (sticky willy)
clover
cucumber
dandelion (they love! but it makes them wee)
grapes
kale
lawn grass (don't use weedkillers etc)
melon
oranges
parsley (high in calcium, could potentially lead to bladder stones if eaten in excess)
pear
radish tops (I sow these in autumn in the gh for the tops)
romaine lettuce
sow thistle (smooth)
spinach
strawberries
sweet/bell peppers
sweetcorn cobs (mine love the cobs but not the kernels)
timothy grass/hay (better than alfalfa for adult GPs)
tomatoes (mine love toms & make a funny face eating them)
turnip greens
*Avoid or limit cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables as they lead to gas (mine love cauli leaves, but only get them once a month)
Avoid iceberg lettuce, it's nutritionally useless & can lead to diarrhoea
If your pigs are used to eating only dry food, only gradually introduce fresh foods into their diet so they get used to it. Mine have been on fresh since they weaned, and I only use dry food & hay as a supplement (it's always available, but they have a mostly natural diet)
GPs must, like us, have adequate fresh vitamin C every day
They're fab little pets, much nicer than rabbits, who keep the lawn short & produce lots of lovely manure pellets. I bed them on shredded newspaper, which goes in the compost heap. http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/fruitandveg.html
I'll kick off with GPsGuinea Pigs
alfalfa (best for young or pregnant GPs, high in calcium)
apple (in moderation, as a treat)
apricots
bananas
blueberries
broccoli stalks*
carrots
carrot tops
cauliflower stalks*
celeriac/celery
chard
chickweed
cleavers (sticky willy)
clover
cucumber
dandelion (they love! but it makes them wee)
grapes
kale
lawn grass (don't use weedkillers etc)
melon
oranges
parsley (high in calcium, could potentially lead to bladder stones if eaten in excess)
pear
radish tops (I sow these in autumn in the gh for the tops)
romaine lettuce
sow thistle (smooth)
spinach
strawberries
sweet/bell peppers
sweetcorn cobs (mine love the cobs but not the kernels)
timothy grass/hay (better than alfalfa for adult GPs)
tomatoes (mine love toms & make a funny face eating them)
turnip greens
*Avoid or limit cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables as they lead to gas (mine love cauli leaves, but only get them once a month)
Avoid iceberg lettuce, it's nutritionally useless & can lead to diarrhoea
If your pigs are used to eating only dry food, only gradually introduce fresh foods into their diet so they get used to it. Mine have been on fresh since they weaned, and I only use dry food & hay as a supplement (it's always available, but they have a mostly natural diet)
GPs must, like us, have adequate fresh vitamin C every day
They're fab little pets, much nicer than rabbits, who keep the lawn short & produce lots of lovely manure pellets. I bed them on shredded newspaper, which goes in the compost heap. http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/fruitandveg.html
How about a compromise and we just say they are both very cool animals in different ways 
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