| Dog meals and snacks don't have to hard to make or | | | | 1 cup mashed potatoes |
| take a lot of time. Many snacks can be grabbed | | | | 1/2 cup mixed vegetables (no onions or mushrooms) |
| straight out of your refrigerator and are much | | | | Mix broth, meat and vegetables together. Grease |
| healthier than baked goods. | | | | casserole dish and pat mixture into dish. Top with |
| However, there are a few things that I have noticed | | | | potatoes. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. |
| regarding many homemade dog food recipes that | | | | ***** |
| you should avoid doing. | | | | Sometimes your dog may have a slightly upset |
| 1. Don't microwave your dog's food. Microwaving kills | | | | stomach with possibly some diarrhea involved. The |
| vitamins, minerals and nutrients. The radiation also | | | | following recipe is a nice bland mixture that still tastes |
| alters the cell structure of the food. Scientific studies | | | | good and should help to solve your pup's tummy |
| have shown that humans that eat microwaved foods | | | | problems. |
| have significant and disturbing changes in their blood | | | | 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut up (either |
| cells. Microwaving has many serious side-effects, | | | | raw or cooked) |
| including altering the minerals in vegetables into | | | | 1 cup cooked brown rice |
| cancerous free radicals. It's bad enough that we | | | | 1 cup cooked carrots |
| humans continue to use microwaves to cook our | | | | 1 cup non or low-fat cottage cheese |
| food... let's not subject our animals to it as well. | | | | Mix together and serve according to you're dog's |
| 2. Many recipes that I've seen promote using beef | | | | size, weight and activity level. This recipe should be |
| chicken bouillon cubes and/or canned beef/chicken | | | | good for one large dog for 1 main meal or 2 smaller |
| broth. These products have very high and unhealthy | | | | meals. If you desire, you can also add 1 tbsp of flax |
| sodium levels. Either use sodium reduced broths or | | | | seed oil for added essential fatty acids. |
| better yet make your own. | | | | ***** |
| 3. Obviously, some sort of flour is needed to bind | | | | Quick Dog Treats |
| together baked dog biscuits. However, instead of | | | | Dogs, like humans, like to have their snacks. The |
| using white flour, whole wheat flour and/or cornmeal | | | | following two snacks are healthy and quick to |
| in your recipes, substitute spelt flour instead. It's | | | | prepare: |
| much more easily digestible for both humans and | | | | ***** |
| animals. Flour and cornmeal are hard for animals to | | | | Frosty Cube Treats |
| digest and many are or can become allergic to these | | | | 1 large container plain yogurt (make sure it contains |
| grains. | | | | live acidophilus cultures and no sugar or artificial |
| 4. Don't feed your dog too many "baked" treats that | | | | sweeteners) |
| contain flour and cornmeal. Opt for more natural, | | | | 1 cup ground carrots OR ground apples OR lightly |
| healthy, and uncooked treats (some recipes are listed | | | | cooked ground liver |
| below). | | | | Mix together and fill ice-cube trays. Freeze. Pop one |
| Healthy Homemade Dog Food Recipes | | | | out for a treat when frozen. |
| You can make up several days worth of dog food at | | | | ***** |
| one time or cook them up while you prepare your | | | | Banana Mash |
| own supper. Here are a few recipes to try out: | | | | 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese |
| ***** | | | | 1 ripe banana, mashed |
| Shepherd Pie | | | | 1 tbsp flax seed oil |
| 6 oz beef or chicken broth (low sodium or make | | | | Mix together and serve for a nice, quick, healthy |
| your own) | | | | snack. |
| 1 pound ground beef, chicken or turkey | | | | |