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Welcome to Raw Foodie Friday where I'll be sharing recipes of what I feed to my dogs, my cat, and recipes I discover online that I think are a great option for the new raw feeder.
Today, I make big batches of raw dog food with the goal of balancing over time. This allows more flexibility. If I'm running low on an ingredient, I don't panic because my dogs' raw meals will be out of balance. Instead, I add something else and adjust their diet later in the week or the following week.
Ask yourself – do you eat a balanced diet each meal or per day?
Despite this flexibility, I know that it's important that my dogs eat a nutritionally balanced meal, so I track nutrients in a spreadsheet and I have my dogs tested annually for nutritional balance.
So here is a recent recipe…please feel free to ask questions in the comments.
How to Make Raw Dog Food, Take 2 [YouTube Video]
I love sharing recipes from others because it'll give you more ideas on what you can feed your dogs. The following recipes were created using Dr. Karen’s Book, Real Food for Healthy Dogs and Cats, and incorporates beef, chicken, and turkey.
The following video is from the Channel Andol SY.
Raw Dog Food Ingredients [Beef]
- Beef
- Beef hearts
- Beef liver
- Beef kidney
- Broccoli
- Celery
- Pureed blueberries
- Pureed watermelon
Raw Dog Food Ingredients [Chicken]
- Whole chickens from Costco ($1.19/lb)
- Chicken hearts
- Chicken liver
- Chicken gizzards
- Carrots
- Pureed red bell peppers
- Pureed Napa cabbage
- Pureed honeydew melon
- Red peppers
Raw Dog Food Ingredients* [Turkey]
- Whole turkey
- Chicken hearts
- Chicken liver
- Chicken gizzards
- Zucchini
- Sweet potato
- Pureed apple
*A great place to source turkey organ meat is through a local raw food co-op or a restaurant meat supplier. If you plan to buy in bulk, you can speak with your local meat department manager about special orders.
Books on Raw Feeding for Dogs
- Order your copy of Real Food for Healthy Dogs and Cats, Dr. Karen Becker
- Order your copy of A Novice’s Guide to Raw Feeding for Dogs
- Order your copy of Keeping it Raw™ 100 Questions Pet Parents Ask About Raw Feeding for Dogs
More Raw Dog Food Recipes
- Easy Homemade Dog Food Recipes with Dr. Harvey's Base Mixes
- Easy Venison Homemade Dog Food Recipe
- Creative Ways to Include Chicken Gizzards in a Dog's Diet
- Easy Pork with Vegetables Homemade Dog Food Recipe
- 5 Easy Mushroom Broth Recipes to Boost Your Dog's Health
No, it doesn’t have to be ground. I often feed whole raw and add a vegetable mix (pureed or fermented) along with a food that contains bone or calcium.
Can I just give my dog the beef round and veggies/fruit? Does it have to be ground?
The turkey and chicken recipes do contain bone; the person making the video chopped up whole chicken and whole turkey and put it through the grinder. You can learn more about the recipes in Dr. Karen Becker’s book: https://amzn.to/2FFX5Ij
You can contact the creator of the video through their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqnIsZR68B1Hb0HPabKKslQ) for measurements or find the recipes in Dr. Karen Becker’s book, which is where they took their recipes from: https://amzn.to/2FFX5Ij
Hi. Could there be some measurements provided with these recipes?
If I do these recipes how do you add bone to them? the chicken and turkey recipe, do they have enough bone in them already?