Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups brown rice. 1 tablespoon olive oil. 3 pounds ground turkey. 3 cups baby spinach, chopped. 2 carrots, shredded. 1 zucchini, shredded. 1/2 cup peas, canned or frozen.
How do you start homemade dog food?
Cook grains, beans, and starchy vegetables to make them easier to digest. Never add foods that are toxic to dogs. These include chocolate, grapes, raisins, onions, garlic, avocados, and Macadamia nuts. If you want to mix things up, do it with the treats you feed.
Is making homemade dog food better for your dog?
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.
What nutrients do dogs need in homemade dog food?
Your dog needs protein (chicken, beef, lamb, duck, etc.), fat from meat or oil, carbohydrates like grains and vegetables, and essential fatty acids, often from plant based oil, oatmeal, and/or eggs. Eggshells provide a good amount of calcium, along with other dairy products.
Is it cost effective to make your own dog food?
A balanced, home-cooked diet for a 30-pound dog would cost $3.52 per day; $5.58 if you go organic. That's two to four times the price of commercial dry dog foods of similar qualities, he says, but up to half the cost of commercial wet foods.
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