RAW Food Diet Recipe

Raw dog food diets are becoming all the rage in dog food.  Below you will find 3 simple recipes to make your own dog food at home.  Before you start, you must talk with your vet to see if this is appropriate for your dog.

Here are a few examples of homemade diets for dogs, adapted from Liz Palika’s book “The consumers guide to dog food” as well as other sources.

homemade diet

• 1 lb ground meat, browned and drained of fat
• 1 potato, cooked and mashed
• 2 c cooked whole grain brown rice
• 1/2 c cooked oatmeal
• 1/2 c cooked barley
• 1/2 c grated raw carrots
• 1/c c grated raw green veggies (broccoli, green beans..)
• 2 T olive oil
• 2 T minced garlic

homemade performance diet

• 1 lb ground meat, browned but not drained
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 2 c cooked whole grain brown rice
• 1 c cooked oatmeal
• 1 potato, cooked and chopped
• 1/4 c wheat germ
• 1/2 grated raw carrots
• 1/2 grated raw green veggies
• 3 T olive oil
• 2 T minced garlic
• optional, when serving: cottage cheese, yogurt, vitamins, herbal supplements

vegetarian diet

Ok, I must admit I have no idea why people would try to feed a carnivore a vegan diet, but some people want to.

• 3 c cooked whole grain brown rice
• 2 c cooked oatmeal
• 2 c cooked barley
• 2 hard boiled eggs
• 1/2 c grated raw carrot
• 1/2 c grated green veggies
• 2 T olive oil
• 1 T minced garlic