Turkey & Veggie Dog Food
People who believe that the perfect combination of meat and veggies does not exist for dogs, they have not yet tried the tasty and brilliantly balanced turkey and veggie recipes. The wholesomeness of turkey meat, mixed with a variety of nutrients and tastes of veggies make this one of the best combinations. What is most important is that this is something even your pets would love to have on their plates. This turkey and veggie dog food is made with a leaner and ground turkey, with vegetables that are extremely rich in beneficial nutrients.
This preparation is guaranteed to give your dog the feeling of satisfaction of having some really great pet food, and you can stay assured that your dog had a healthy meal today. For a healthy and shiny coat, safflower oil can be added for supplementation of the beneficial fatty acids. Here is what needs to be done to make it –
Ingredients:
Lean Turkey (Ground) – 2 pounds
Raw Turkey or Chicken Liver (Finely Diced or Pureed) – 2 tablespoon
Carrots (Chopped Coarsely) – 2 medium-sized
Broccoli Florets – 1 cup
Cauliflower Florets – 1 cup
Zucchini (Sliced) – ½
Olive Oil – 2 tablespoon
Recipe:
Take a double
boiler and pour about one and a half cup of water into it. In a steam basket,
put the carrots in it, place it over the pot, and cover it. Heat the water
until it is boiling, followed by reducing the heat to low. Steam the carrots
until they begin to get tender, which will take around 10 minutes. Meanwhile,
you can take the turkey and chicken liver to a skillet and cook them over
medium heat until they are ready, or there is no more pink left. Trash any fat that you would find in
the meat.
To the steam
basket, add the broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini, and let them steam until
all the vegetables become tender, but try not to make them mushy. This process
will complete in around 6 to 8 minutes. Let these veggies cool down a bit,
after which you will have to chop them. The sizes you cut them up in will have
a significant effect on the consistency of the end product. The usual process
is to give the vegetables about three pulses and bring it to a consistency
similar to what we usually see in canned products, finely chopped.
Add these veggies to
the turkey and liver. Stir this until they are appropriately combined. Toss the contents of
the skillet to mix them properly together with the Olive oil. Let it cool before
you divide them into serving-sized containers for storing in the freezer. Take
your dog to the vet to know how much food should their every meal have. Defrost
the food in the refrigerator one night before serving.
Fruits & Vegetable Strips
In this world
and time, pet owners have started to realize that packaged dog food is not
something that should be brought into use daily. In fact, dry food should be
avoided as much as possible, if not on all days. Homemade dog food is now a
highly available and more straightforward method of ensuring that your dog is
getting the best possible kind of nutrition. If you want to give your pets the best of natural food;
you have to look no further than fresh veggies and fruits. You can make vegetable
and fruit strips as a wholesome dog food replacement prepared by you. These recipes are especially useful
if you wish your pet to indulge in vegetarian dog food, due to any reason.
Since it is made only with veggies and fruits, it makes the food really easy to
digest, and you will definitely see the positive effects of these snacks on the
outside. Here is how to make these strips –
Ingredients:
Sweet Potato – 1
Banana – 1 medium-sized
Carrot (Minced) – 1 cup
Unsweetened Apple Sauce – ½ cup
Wheat Flour – 2 cups
Rolled Oats – 1 cup
Water – 1/3 cup
Recipe:
You have to
begin by boiling the potato in the oven. Boil it till the inside of it also
becomes softer. The procedure will take about 8 to 10 minutes. After that, take
a mixing bowl and mash the sweet potato with the banana. Add rolled oats, carrots and wheat
flour to the prepared mixture. Then, add the applesauce and water slowly into the mix.
Make this
mixture into a dough. Being to roll the dough after sprinkling some flour on a
flat surface. You have to maintain the thickness of about one-eighth of an inch
for the dough. With a regular knife, cut the dough into strips and line them up
on a baking sheet placed over a pan. Stick this pan in the oven and bake the
strips for a maximum of half an hour. Let them cool for a while before serving
them.
Home Made Dog Food
Nothing can
be better than a meal that gives you everything that you require in a day, and
is made up using the ingredients that you would also love to eat. It is the
same for everyone, people, and pets, alike. As much as dogs like to eat meat,
they would also really appreciate something that is beneficial for them and
helps them grow. And, on the way to discovering recipes for homemade dog food,
this one recipe is among the most beneficial ones regarding how overall
complete it is. This
homemade dog food recipe uses rice, meat, eggs, and veggies making it a full
meal. Here is the list of
instructions that you will have to follow to prepare this for your dog –
Ingredients:
Chicken – ½ pound ground
Turkey – ½ pound ground
Chevon (Goat Meat) – 1 pound ground
Baby Carrots – 1 pound baked
Potatoes – 2 small-sized
Brown Rice – 3 cups
Eggs (Slightly Beaten) – 3
Chicken Broth – 3 cups
Water – 2 cups
Recipe:
Take a large
6-quart dutch oven and cook all the three types of ground meats together in it.
Now, add the rice chicken broth and water to it, cooking it all together on
medium heat for about 30 minutes. To this, add the potatoes, carrots, and
beaten eggs.
Cook all of this for
an extra 20 to 30 minutes. Let it cool for a while, followed by pouring it into
storage units, and keeping it in the freezer. This mixture freezes really well,
which makes storing it really easy. Whenever you wish to serve it, thaw it
overnight in the fridge.
We have a few more recipes in store for your pet, which are not just healthy but are also yummy and lip smacking. Share your favorite recipes with us which you usually prepare for your furr baby and we will feature them in our next blog!
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