You are a special person to cook for so many. Your right that making it up for a week or two at a time and freezing it would be the best approach.
I cooked for my tiny Gracie as a puppy and often thought about how time consuming and costly it would have been to do that for a larger dog. At least you know exactly what is going into your dog's body.
I started out cooking everything but went to doing raw meat with steamed veggies and a good supplement added to it all. Raw egg mixed in is very nutritious also and don't forget your calcium source. I finally found a couple of companies that would ship me frozen raw commercial dog food without charging an arm and a leg for the shipping cost. I have to say it is much easier but I still lightly steam some vegetables and mix them with raw ground meats as a special treat now and then. Organ meats are very nutritious also. Dogs cannot digest and absorb the nutrients of whole vegetables so running them through a blender before adding to the meat helps to make your pet better able to absorb the vegetable nutrients.
I'd love to hear how you are doing with this adventure. It's not rocket science and there is plenty of info out there for those who are interested. I personally stay away from grains and a lot of flower as Gracie does not like them anyway unless they are loaded with sweeteners and other unhealthy ingredients. Best wishes on this new venture. |