[tokipoki]

Originally Posted by Britster

Ok, I'm thinking of hitting up the grocery store tomorrow and testing this out on our dogs. My dads dogs are HORRIBLE eaters. They act like feeding them is just... a disgrace. I even mix real meats, etc, in with their kibble, and they often walk away from their bowls. So I've given up and decided to stop worrying so much about it.

But I was talking to my dad tonight and if they eat regular food, w/o kibble, he may be interested in just adding the supplement and cooking them people food.

So I think instead of doing the carnivore blend, the easiest thing for me would be rice. That's something easy to mix in w/ the chicken, and he probably will eat it easier than any of the other carb sources.

So this is the recipe generated for Jackson:
JACKSON'S HOMEMADE FOOD RECIPE IngredientsGramsAmount(1)Chicken, thigh, meat only, cooked280.0 g2cup, chopped or diced(2)Oil, canola0.6 g1/8of a tsp(3)Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked118.5 g3/4of a cup

PLUS4 5/8 teaspoons (9.25 gram) of Balance IT® Canine once a day

1 bottle of Balance IT® Canine will last about 64 days

Per Above Recipe: 631 Calories; 45% protein calories (281 Calories); 34% fat calories (216 Calories); 21% carbohydrate calories (133 Calories); 66.2% moisture. Notes: These percentages do not correspond to the percentages listed on commercially made food.

Is this better than the carnivore blend?

The calories are a lot higher than recommended for him though. 631. His food now is 430 kcals/cup and he only gets 1/2 cup of kibble per day plus canned and a few treats etc.

I actually just made a batch of chicken thighs and brown rice last night! I prefer this recipe you posted to the carnivore blend. That carnivore blend is literally the supplement and whatever single protein source you choose. Even if you do a recipe with rice and pick the high protein version, it's still a ton of meat. I initially tried to make the high protein one but I'm not going to feed Toki a cup of chicken thighs with a tablespoon of rice each day. Too much fat and protein for her (and pricier than incorporating rice and veggies). So I just swapped it for the regular recipe. The calories for the daily recipe generated are also much higher for us too so I'm just going to give her whatever amount I know she eats calorically to maintain her weight and adjust the amount of supplement and assess her weight weekly. I could probably also just decrease her weight in the generator but yeah...she'd balloon up if I fed what they calculated/recommended. How big are your dad's dogs? I wish we had more room in the freezer for Toki's food. I can't believe how much space it takes up for a dog that's not even 8 pounds!