Cooking at home for your dog offers what commercially bought food cannot, and that is an assortment of flavors and textures. More importantly, it offers a variety of vitamins and nutrients that you might not get in a bag of dog food. You can mix and match ingredients, offering a host of flavors for your canine while meeting his nutritional needs.
You can also provide a mixture of healthy commercial dog food with add-ins of your own healthy ingredients. Here are some of the ingredients to use and what to stay away:. Beef, Turkey, Chicken, Lamb, Pork, Shrimp fully cooked with shell removed , Tuna, Eggs in moderation Avoid cuts of meat that are too fatty or rich, or covered in garlic or seasonings.
Remove excess fat and skin, and watch for poultry bones which can splinter. Use meats like ham in moderation which are usually high in sodium and fat. Coconut, coconut milk and coconut oil. Fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, apples, pineapple, and melon.
Peanuts and peanut butter are okay in moderation. Avoid salted peanuts. Unsalted, unbuttered, air-popped popcorn is okay in moderation. Watch for unpopped kernels. Ingredients such as cottage cheese or plain yogurt are great paired with fruits which offer vitamins and antioxidants. You can offer this as a treat throughout the day or you can include it in their meal. When swallowed in whole form, nutrients are locked in and will not release.
Our dogs may look great now, but it is when they hit their older years we will see the affects of what we fed now.
Also, soft foods will not promote healthy gums and teeth. Cooked bones splinter. Raw bones are what wolves and coyotes have been feeding from for thousands of years. Good luck! It is well worth the research and effort to know your dog is getting only the best.
Reviews: Most Helpful. Rating: 5 stars. Actually it IS a very healthy recipe. No where does it say this is all your dog can eat. Like humans, we need different foods. I just spent hours this morning researching healthy foods to feed dogs. This one pretty much sums it up. Again, not the ONLY thing to feed your pet. But this won't hurt them either. It may be a little too much garlic Vegetables are great but need to be pureed for the dog to be able to digest them.
Rating: 3 stars. I just began cooking for my dog and have done a ton of research on it. And, as other reviewers have mentioned, it is critical to very the meat, grains, and veggies. Also, it is best to use ground meats sparingly.
Using whole, fresh meats with bones and skin to be deboned after cooking is best that your dog can get some of its calcium, glucosamine, and chondroitin from the bones. As other reviewers have mentioned, the broccoli and cauliflower may cause gas in some dogs. Root vegetables yams as well as carrots are very important as well.
Finally, definitely throw this is the blender! Use within days. This is not a bad basic recipe, but there are a few things not addressed. I have been making my own pet foods for several years now, and while the protein to carbohydrate ratio in this is not bad, there are no organ meats to provide added essential nutrients I would throw in a couple of chicken hearts and livers , there is no calcium source a couple of tums with calcium would do , and no table salt to add iodine.
Also, dogs do not chew as humans do, and their bodies will not break down vegetable matter as well as ours can, so all vegetables should be well pureed so that your dog can get the maximum nutritional value from it. It should also be noted that while many well cooked, pureed veggies are fine for your dog, onions, raisins, garlic, grapes, and even tomatoes should be avoided, because they contain naturally occurring ingredients that can cause various health problems in your pet.
I would also prefer to see a little more fat in this recipe for a normal weight dog, their bodies need more fat than ours do. This recipe is good in principle, it just needs a few things added : Read More.
My dog loved this! I made very few changes. Instead of mixed veggies I used a couple of carrots that I grated and a half a bag of frozen french cut green beans that I minced. I boiled everything together uncovered until it nearly all the moisture was out. I plan to make this often and change up the ingredients along with adding some bone meal.
I have a dachshund who has Cushing's and is also gluten intolerant so this is great due to the brown rice. I agree with other reviewers, its a good idea to puree your veggies - also real important to give some natural uncooked bones for healthy teeth and gums.
Dog nutrition can be tricky, especially when considering cooking for your pets. Which human foods are safe for dogs to eat? There can be a lot of questions to answer. Jennifer A. Is cooking dog food at home really better for your pup?
Larsen cautions dog owners to be aware of fearmongering within the pet food industry. This is often driven by myths about ingredient quality. While there are no scientifically-supported benefits to homemade diets, whole ingredient-based diets are better in the long term. Commercial foods are made to be complete and balanced, adds Dr.
Bartges, albeit not the most exciting of meals. Put that way, feeding your dogs a variety of whole foods makes a lot of sense. In fact, there are a multitude of reasons why you might want to prepare homemade foods for your dog, according to Dr. Larsen and Dr. To avoid encountering unhealthy or dangerous options Dr.
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