Pet Food Recipes

This recipe can be made cheaply and will store refrigerated for up to 5 days.  The funny thing about this recipe is that it sounds like human food!  Depending on your dogs size and feeding schedule, this recipe will make enough food to feed your dog for 2-4 days.  Obviously fresh vegetables can be substituted for canned.

1 pound lean ground beef, cooked and drained
8-ounce can corn, drained
16-ounce can sliced carrots, drained
8-ounce can condensed tomato soup
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 tablespoon plain wheat germ
1⁄2 teaspoon brewer’s yeast
1⁄4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a 12-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Mix together all the ingredients except for the Parmesan cheese and then transfer to the casserole dish.  Spread the Parmesan cheese on top.
3. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. Let cool and serve.

Today we hear all the Whole-Health buzzwords like functional foods, nutraceutical, organic, natural and holistic ingredients. Every natural, holistic, and organic ingredient we use has been researched for safety and efficacy. Natural, Whole-Health Holistic ingredients in our formulas use meat as the first ingredient because cats and dogs are primarily carnivores. All meats have different grades depending on the source, look for the best sources for your pets.

Regular meat meals are cooked to almost burning temperatures at many manufacturers, which greatly reduces nutrient values. They do this to increase the production speed, and then add back nutrients near the end of their process. We use moderate temperatures to insure that the natural nutrients aren’t destroyed in the manufacturing process.

THE VERY BEST CHICKEN, PORK, LAMB, FISH AND DUCK

Our Chicken Meal originates in facilities handling chicken for our dinner table. Our Chicken Meal is antibiotic free and has no added hormones. It is an excellent source of Omega 6 fatty acids, a natural coat and skin conditioner.

Pork is the most consumed meat in the world. Pork Meal digestibility is second only to Fish Meal and far more digestible than beef. Fat levels are about the same as our fish meal. Our Pork Meal comes from facilities preparing meat for your dinner table, and is shipped fresh. Parasites are non-existent in the U.S. hog industry today. Pork Meal, unlike bacon, is very low in nitrates. Pork Meal is an expensive ingredient so you seldom see it in other pet food brands. It is a hypoallergenic ingredient. It has an excellent amino acid and Omega fatty acid profile.

Lamb Meal is imported. The sheep are free range and grass fed. Lamb Meal is a hypoallergenic ingredient and is used in several of our hypoallergenic formulas. Lamb is also a very lean meat.

Anchovy and Sardine Meals used in our formulas are harvested from pure, cold, Antarctic Ocean waters and put on ice. We buy a special premium grade that is cooked at moderate temperatures. Our darker fleshed fish are high in Omega 3 fatty acids, so beneficial to coat and skin health. “Whitefish” (not used in our formulas), is a generic name for a number of species of white fish used in some brands. The species will vary bag-to-bag, formula-to-formula. They have minimal Omega 3 fatty acid levels. Most fish meals are preserved with ethoxyquin; our meal is preserved naturally.

Duck Meal is a protein rich, hypoallergenic meal, imported from Europe. If you appreciate the natural, holistic approach to nutrition, you will appreciate how these ducks are raised. Use of medications of any kind are highly unusual. No hormones are added.

WHY THREE DIFFERENT MEAT SOURCES?

The benefit of three animal protein sources is that there is less protein from any one source and therefore less chance of an allergic reaction, or at least a less severe reaction, to any specific protein in the diet. Allergies are caused primarily by the protein content of an ingredient. Fats have no protein content. Thus, a pet could be allergic to chicken, but not chicken fat. Beef is not used in any of our dry formulas because it has been found that along with wheat, pets have developed allergies.

WE DON’T DILUTE OUR MEAT INGREDIENTS WITH WATER.

We use a very concentrated form of meats known as meals, which are 11 times more protein-concentrated than “meat”. Foods that list “real chicken/beef” or chicken/beef first include the water weight in this ingredient. Chicken/beef in this form consists of 70% water. Other manufacturers count the weight of the water, and lists chicken first. With the water removed, your pet is getting 70% less “chicken” than you were led to believe, and it is probably the fourth or fifth ingredient.

NO GENERIC WHITEFISH.

Used in some brands, “Whitefish” is not a specific fish species. Merriam-Webster dictionary and the human and pet food industry define Whitefish as “any of various market fishes with white flesh that is not oily”. Brands using this less expensive, generic fish will not be consistent, bag-to-bag. Whitefish is usually preserved with ethoxyquin. The meat filleted from the carcass goes into the human food chain…the head and carcass go into other brands of pet food.

author: Fred Ege
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A healthy dog is a happy dog. This basic dog food recipe is safe and healthy for your pooch. Store the food in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

4 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups rye flour
2 cups nonfat milk powder
2 teaspoons bone meal – [Buy Bone Meal Online]
1 cup plain wheat germ
1⁄2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 eggs
1 cup corn oil
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 cups water
4 cups cooked ground chicken
2 cups cooked and puréed sweet potatoes
2 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Ahead of time, boil and purée your sweet potatoes. You can either boil or saute your ground chicken in a little oil.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Prepare two large cookie sheets by spraying them with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, rye flour, milk powder, bone meal, wheat germ, parsley, and salt.
In another bowl, beat the eggs and then blend them with the oil. Add the Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine.
Add the water to the flour mixture and mix well.
Fold in the egg mixture until it is combined.
Add the chicken, sweet potatoes, and spinach and fold them into the dough.
Spread the dough on the cookie sheets. You can use a rolling pin to make it flat and thin. Next, use a knife to cut it into small squares.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the dough is golden brown and crisp.
Then turn off the oven, and let the pieces dry out with the door closed for a few hours or even overnight.
Do not serve the food until it is completely dry and cool.

Makes 25 Servings

You can make your own bone meal at home by drying chicken bones thoroughly and then grinding them in a spice grinder. Chicken bones are rich in nutrients and grind up very well. You con carefully chop the bones into small pieces with a knife so that they’ll fit into your grinder better. A different technique is to boil the bones for a very long time, to render out the nutrients and then dehydrate the remaining liquid, grind that into a powder.

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When I read this article, I was shocked. It disgusted me when I learned that I may have been feeding my dog this garbage. I love my dog very much and he deserves the best food for the best health. We all know that product labels can be very deceiving and the only way to ensure that you pet is getting the best diet, is to know the truth about commercial pet food and what are your safe alternatives. I feel much better about my dogs health now that I know what I should really be feeding him.

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The pet food industry, a billion-dollar, unregulated operation, feeds on the garbage that otherwise would wind up in landfills or be transformed into fertilizer. The hidden ingredients in a can of commercial pet food may include road kill and the rendered remains of cats and dogs. The pet food industry claims that its products constitute a “complete and balanced diet” but, in reality, commercial pet food is unfit for human or animal consumption.

“Vegetable protein”, the mainstay of dry dog foods, includes ground yellow corn, wheat shorts and middlings, soybean meal, rice husks, peanut meal and peanut shells (identified as “cellulose” on pet food labels). These often are little more than the sweepings from milling room floors. Stripped of their oil, germ and bran, these “proteins” are deficient in essential fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins and antioxidants. “Animal protein” in commercial pet foods can include diseased meat, road kill, contaminated material from slaughterhouses, fecal matter, rendered cats and dogs and poultry feathers. The major source of animal protein comes from dead-stock removal operations that supply so-called “4-D” animals-dead, diseased, dying or disabled-to “receiving plants” for hide, fat and meat removal. The meat (after being doused with charcoal and marked “unfit for human consumption”) may then be sold for pet food.

Rendering plants process decomposing animal carcasses, large road kill and euthanized dogs and cats into a dry protein product that is sold to the pet food industry. One small plant in Quebec, Ontario, renders 10 tons (22,000 pounds) of dogs and cats per week. The Quebec Ministry of Agriculture states that “the fur is not removed from dogs and cats” and that “dead animals are cooked together with viscera, bones and fat at 115° C (235° F) for 20 minutes”.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is aware of the use of rendered dogs and cats in pet foods, but has stated: “CVM has not acted to specifically prohibit the rendering of pets. However, that is not to say that the practice of using this material in pet food is condoned by the CVM.”

In both the US and Canada, the pet food industry is virtually self-regulated. In the US, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) sets guidelines and definitions for animal feed, including pet foods. In Canada, the most prominent control is the “Labeling Act”, simply requiring product labels to state the name and address of the manufacturer, the weight of the product and whether it is dog or cat food. The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and the Pet Food Association of Canada (PFAC) are voluntary organizations that, for the most part, rely on the integrity of the companies they certify to assure that product ingredients do not fall below minimum standards.

The majority-85 to 90% the pet food sold in Canada is manufactured by US-based multinationals. Under the terms of the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement, neither the CVMA nor PFAC exercises any control over the ingredients in cans of US pet food.

Pet food industry advertising promotes the idea that, to keep pets healthy, one must feed them commercially formulated pet foods. But such a diet contributes to cancer, fatal diseases, skin problems, allergies, hypertension, kidney and liver failure, heart disease and dental problems.

WE HAVE THE ANSWER!!!
This system was developed by DR. JANE BICKS, a nationally known and highly respected holistic veterinarian with over 30 years of experience. She has written several books on pet care. DR. BICKS was the PRESIDENT of the VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION in NYC, and was appointed by MAYOR RUDOLPH GUILIANI to help start the largest animal shelter in the United States.

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