Preparing your Home Cooked Meals for your Dog - Quick Easy Guide for Beginners

Preparation for home cooked meals for your dog is simple and need not be a pain at all. I have switched from commercialized pet food to home cooked meals 6 months back after my brother’s two lovely dogs died of cancer. They were on premium dried pet food all their life but still, both of them died at a young age at 6 and 7 of cancer.

I know that commercial pet food must have contributed it somewhat as both are really young. I put aside my initial struggle with thoughts about how difficult to cook home cooked meals for my dogs and just got started with it.

I do not even cook for myself! How can I cook nutritious meals for my pets! I started reading loads of books on home cooked foods and came out with my very own version that is simple and easy to prepare for busy executives like you and me. If I can do it, SO CAN YOU! So let’s step up and commit to making the lives of our pet a happy healthy one.

Take ote that we cannot change our dog’s diet overnight as it may cause stomach upset. Start gradually and mixing their feed gradually until they are completed switched to home cooked food.

Preparation

Purchase the following ingredients, all the ingredients below in equal proportions, supplement should be added separately. The amount to cook depends on your pet’s weight. Use your own judgment when it comes to quantity to feed. The suggestion below is meant for a week’s supply for a 1 medium sized dog, healthy dog with normal weight range.

Please Modify your quantity for your pet accordingly:

- Grains choice, 3 cups (Choose 1): Brown rice or pasta (organic preferably) - 3 cups

- Vegetables (Choose 3 varieties): Brocolli, cauliflower, any green leafy vegetables, Carrots. Pulp the vegetables or chop them finely for easy absorption.

- Meats (Choose 1) 400 gms: Chicken, Lamb, Beef or Kangaroo.

To keep it simple, when shopping for your family, add your dog’s selection as well. Just avoid night shade vegetables for your pets.

Quick Easy Cooking Steps

Step 1: Put some olive oil in your pot and cook meats

Step 2: Cook rice (or any grain choice)

Step 3: Pulp or chop finely the vegetables

Step 4: When meats are almost cook, add the pulp vegetables into the pot

Step 5: Do not overcook the vegetables. Keep them half raw.

Step 6: Add 3 eggs and cook with the vegetables in the pot to make the food more palatable.

Storage

For convenience, cook your pet’s home cooked meals up to one week’s supply (or more) depending on your choice. Freeze the rest in daily portions separately for convenience.

Just remember to place next day’s food supply from the freezer to chiller compartment of your refrigerator for next day’s meal. Place a note at your fridge to remind you to do so everyday if not, your poor pet has not food to eat.

Feeding Preparation

Step 1: Place the chilled food in your pet’s bowl

Step 2: Boil some hot water

Step 3: Warm up the food to room temperature with some hot water.

Step 4: Add necessary supplements such as Vitamin C, Flaxseed oil (organic and cold pressed preferred), etc.

Step 5: Mix and serve!

Emergency meals

In case you’ve forgotten to defreeze your pet food. Here’s a simple guide to a quick no hassle wholesome meal in 5 mins!

Ensure you home has these at all times in case you need to whip out a wholesome meal in 5 mins!

- Oats (get those quick to cook kind or just add hot boiling water)

- Eggs (Break an egg for a small/medium sized dog)

- Supplements (Add your regular supplement)

That’s all to it for a day’s meal! To ensure not tummy upset from change in diet, feed this option once a while so they are well adjusted to this diet.

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