Your picky pup is going to love this balanced chicken and sweet potato dog food recipe. This recipe is great for pups with allergies to beef, or those that need a bit of help maintaining their weight. The high protein content is sure to impress even the pickiest of pups. But the more moderate to [...]
Category: Homemade Dog Food
Adding Fresh Food to Kibble (50+ Healthy Options!)
A simple way to fight inflammation and oxidative stress is to start by adding fresh food to kibble with these over 50 healthy options!
Cost of Feeding Your Dog: Cooked vs. Raw vs. Kibble
What is the Cost of Feeding Dog different types of dog food? How much more does it cost to fed your dog fresh food vs. kibble?
How to Start Home Cooking for Your Dog
A beginners guide to home-cooked dog food: where to find complete and balanced dog food recipes, how to use a base mix to cook for your dog, and where to find a board-certified veterinary nutritionist to work with!
How to Feed Cooked Dog Food When Traveling with Your Dog
If you have a dog on a gently cooked diet like mine, you know that managing travel with fresh food can be a bit complicated - at least at first. But with a bit of planning - I can guarantee that it isn't as overwhelming as you think!
Low Carb Beef Recipe for Dogs
This recipe technically falls under what some would call a species appropriate diet due to it’s restricted carbohydrate composition, and its use of fruits/vegetables, rather than dense carbohydrates for their antioxidant and vitamins/minerals. I think of this recipe a bit differently… Though this recipe is restricted in carbohydrates - it is also high in protein [...]
Balanced Chicken and Rice Dog Food Recipe
The age-old recommendation for dogs with tummy upset - chicken and rice. Recommending this combination for dogs with an upset stomach has gone back years - but the sad thing about the combination of chicken breast with white rice, is that though it is highly digestible, it is not balanced. In fact - by itself [...]
Home Cooked Dog Food For Weight Loss
When creating a diet for a dog for weight loss additional considerations need to be made BECAUSE the diet will be intended to be given at a reduced amount of calories. What this means is that the diet must be nutrient-dense - providing the dog with all the essential protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals that [...]
HOMEMADE DOG FOOD RECIPE – BEEF, SALMON AND PUMPKIN
This recipe was so much fun to create - so thank you to everyone who voted on Instagram for the ingredients in this recipe! Overall this recipe is very high in protein and fat and low in carbohydrates. The overall distribution of calories in this diet is very similar to the typical raw diet - [...]
Why are vets uncomfortable with Homemade Dog Food?
I’m sure you have either read or experienced the dreaded veterinary visit when your vet asks you what you feed your dog, and you say “I feed a homemade fresh food diet.” and the veterinary team immediately freezes. All other ideas or conversations stop, and they move to try to convince you that you definitely [...]