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I don't use ground meats - I get whole cuts of meats from the supermarket or butcher. You can then ask them to pass it through the meat grinder - I do it all the time at whole foods and I'm sure a regular supermarket would do the same. Then you know what is going into the grinder...

Just a note on oatmeal - there was some hype about it being contaminated with gluten (wheat) and some (many) dogs are sensitive to wheat. Same for rice actually. If you buy these, try to buy a certified-gluten free option.

My dog Daisy cannot tolerate rice nor oatmeal and it is probably for this reason. We do potatoes for her.

You could do potatoes and turkey - just make it plain. You could roast a turkey breast in the over with potatoes, drain all the fat, rinse the turkey and peel the potatoes. I'd avoid dark meat turkey and skin at this time with GI upset.