What is one of your recipes, or do you have a favorite website?
It is relatively simple:
5lbs+ground beef (either pre ground or we buy whatever beef is on sale for cheaper.... sometimes brisket, which we grind ourselves)
5lbs+ ground chicken (we buy boneless breast and grind ourselves)
3lbs of either beef liver, chicken gizzards, or chicken livers (or Any combination of)(again ground up by us)
36 large eggs
2 lbs frozen peas / carrots / mixed vegetables
5lbs of fresh yams / sweet potatoes (cooked and peeled) or equivalent weight of canned yams
1 cup of unrefined coconut oil
2 cups (mixed liquid) of dry powdered goats milk (1 scoop per 8oz warm water makes 1 cup) (Whole vitamin D Milk can be used but is not as good)
8 oz of brown rice (precooked)
2 cups of quick oats
1 cup of dried Flaked parsley
Sometimes added: fresh broccoli or fresh cauliflower (diced into small pieces)
All meat ingredients are combined in a very large pot (or equally divided in two smaller) with the coconut oil, Goats milk, and parsley added.
Cook over low heat, stirring ingredients frequently until meat is "no longer pink" .
Eggs are added and stirred into meat mixture. Allow to cook, stirring occasionally until eggs look like chunks of scrambled eggs.
Then add all vegetables, allow to simmer approximately another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add precooked rice, stirring until well mixed. Turn off heat and let stand approximately 10-15 minutes.
A good amount of fluid will rise to the surface, add the quick oats, spread on top of the fluid to absorb, then stir in the oatmeal until well mixed.
Once cooled to "warm to touch", we spoon out into 6x9 storage containers (I believe they are 1 qt. Containers) then freeze. A container lasts us 2 days, (4 feedings) for 2 dogs (1- 15 lbs, 1-35 lbs). Feedings are weight based: 1-1.5 oz per pound of optimal body weight, slightly more for younger active dogs, slightly less for older inactive dogs. (Max, our 35 lb gets 1 1/2 measured cups (24oz) Twice a day)
Oh, I cannot forget about the treat added on top of their food added every other day.... a half of a cooked chicken frank sliced up and mixed in.
We actually have a lab breakdown of all the Protein, vitamin and mineral content somewhere....?? The vet reviewed the ingredients and the lab report... said it was great..
