Commercial dog food is great if you don’t have the time to cook a meal for your favorite pet at home. For those with time to spare however, making a home cooked snack for your dog or puppy can be ideal for its health.
The ingredients in a home cooked dish are all fresh, so you know exactly what is in your dog’s food, as opposed to what you’ll find in stores or pet shops. Cooking such food can be time consuming, but it’s healthy for your dog and you can save money too.
A dog’s diet should be primarily meat based, but from time to time, other food types are also welcome. The food you make has the advantage of being much more flavorful when compared to dog food you buy. If you have dog vitamins, you can break them into tiny pieces and mix them with the food and your pet won’t even sense the difference.
There are specialized food types that are better suited to your dog when he has health problems. If he has diarrhea, for instance, mixing white or brown rice with his meal can help with that. In other situations, adding garlic powder to the dog food can help with flea problems.
Try to find recipes that feature a very healthy list of ingredients and that offer a good mix of meat, rice and vegetables. A dish with brown rice, pork and vegetables, for instance, isn’t just super yummy, it’s also super healthy for your dog. The pork can also be replaced with other types of meat. Try to experiment with this and see what kind of meat your dog likes best.
Another healthy and delicious recipe is a dog casserole. Boil one cup of chopped poultry, then while it’s cooking, boil ½ cup of mixed vegetable, followed by ½ cup of brown or white rice. After you cook this mix, add 3 to 4 Tbsp of chicken broth (unsalted). The amount of ingredients depends on the dogs’ size. Other healthy and yummy dishes you should check out are Sautéed Liver, Chicken Stew and Mackerel Treat.
Because there has been some panic regarding food poisoning, many dog owners are extra careful what they feed their pets. They’re looking for something healthy, not hard to make or expensive and not time consuming. This is why home cooked dog food is great, as you can buy the ingredients from grocery stores where you shop.
You should put as many vegetables as you possibly can in the dog food. Use a blender to grind them down and mix them with the other ingredients. The more powdery you make it, the better. Also try to make the meat easy to digest, as a dog’s digestive system is different from the human one.
Healthy dog recipes are not hard to make and can prove to be a safer alternative to traditional dog food. So give it a try, as it can also be fun and you can have some piece of mind knowing that your pet eats a healthy meal.
