When preparing homemade meals for your dog, carefully follow recipes formulated by veterinary nutritionists. This ensures meals are balanced and complete. Here are some nutritious and delicious vet-approved recipes to try making from scratch for your pup.
Beef and Rice Recipe
This recipe provides lean protein from ground beef plus digestible carbohydrates from brown rice. The spinach adds vitamins and minerals.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon bone meal powder
- 1 tsp calcium carbonate
- 1 capsule fish oil (for omega-3s)
Instructions:
- In a skillet, cook ground beef until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain fat.
- Add cooked brown rice and spinach to pan. Cook until spinach wilts, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat. Mix in olive oil, egg, bone meal and calcium carbonate.
- Portion into containers and top with fish oil capsule contents.
- Refrigerate unused portions up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.
Chicken and Vegetable Recipe
This balanced meal features boneless chicken breast for protein along with an antioxidant-rich blend of vegetables.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 cup peas (fresh or thawed frozen)
- 1 cup green beans, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon bone meal powder
- 1 capsule fish oil
Instructions:
- In a pot, boil chicken breasts for 15 minutes until cooked through. Shred meat with two forks.
- Steam carrots, peas and green beans until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix together chicken, steamed vegetables, oil, egg, and bone meal powder.
- Portion into containers and top with fish oil capsule contents before serving.
- Store cooked food in the refrigerator up to 4 days or freezer up to 3 months.
Turkey and Sweet Potato Recipe
Turkey provides lean protein and sweet potato gives this recipe antioxidants, fiber, vitamins A and C.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 cups baby kale
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon bone meal powder
- 1 capsule fish oil
Instructions:
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook ground turkey until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Steam sweet potato cubes until very tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Mash potatoes with a fork.
- Add mashed sweet potatoes, coconut oil, kale and egg to the cooked turkey. Cook until kale wilts, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove skillet from heat. Mix in bone meal powder.
- Portion into containers and top with fish oil capsule contents before serving.
- Refrigerate unused portions up to 4 days or freeze up to 2 months.
Salmon and Quinoa Recipe
Salmon provides omega-3 fatty acids for skin and coat health. Protein-rich quinoa is a gluten-free whole grain.
Ingredients:
- 6 ounces cooked salmon, skinned and boned
- 1⁄2 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 cup chopped broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon bone meal powder
- 1 capsule fish oil
Instructions:
- Steam broccoli florets until tender, 5 minutes.
- Flake cooked salmon into a bowl. Mix in quinoa, broccoli, Greek yogurt, egg and bone meal powder.
- Portion into containers and top with fish oil capsule contents.
- Refrigerate unused portions up to 4 days or freeze up to 2 months.
Follow vet-recommended recipes closely for balanced nutrition. Rotate through different recipes to add tasty variety to your dog’s homemade diet.