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Originally Posted by dlross  I also give Chelsea human food, 50% beef stew meat lean with a little amount of heart, tongue, liver, & lamb and 50% vegetables & grains. When cooking I add apple or banana in the stew mixture. Chicken I found was too high on protein, once and awhile I’ll give her cottage cheese or a little bit of cheese. She’s 14 months. I had tried dog food with no avail. I sure would like to know what you cook for yr dogs… |
Ellie's Recipe:
1 ounce boiled white meat chicken with no skin or fat (can replace with turkey breast with no skin or fat...not dark meat. Other meats would work like hamburger but they need to be very lean...).
88 grams cooked carbs (brown rice, white rice, pasta, peeled sweet potato)
60 grams vegetables (a colorful mixture of at least two or three of these, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, carrot, squash)
1 teaspoon oil (canola or olive)
Vitamins and minerals (we use Balance It K for Ellie's live).
I don't particularly like the Balance It line other than Balance It K because of one of the ingredients, so I don't recommend it.
This is somewhere around 150-170 calories.
Ellie needs about 200-250 calories per day right now, so I use this recipe plus 50% per day. It depends on the size of your dog and their metabolism.
This diet is 24% protein and 18% fat.
Ellie needs lower protein and low to moderate fat...
Things like fruit and cottage cheese aren't part of her meals.
I sometimes give them as treats.