Originally Posted by mistyinca (Post 950121)

It sounds really yummy, but when I run the numbers, it comes out really low in fat and calcium. I get 4g fat per cup and only 61 mg calcium per cup (that doesn't count whatever calcium/nutrients are in the vitamin or the missing link).

I use Mastercook, which has an entire nutrition database in it, and it is really great for analyzing the nutrition in recipes. At the bottom of the recipe, it shows some of the nutrition. It doesn't export the entire panel, but the calcium came out at 61mg per cup.

I did some searching and found that adult dogs need 54mg of calcium per pound of body weight daily, and puppies need 145mg calcium per pound of body weight daily. So my Chloe is a 4lb puppy, she would need almost 600mg of calcium per day.

The fat would be really easy to add, with one of those good oils that is good for coat, but the calcium seems harder to get.

Anyway, here's what I get with mastercook.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Dog food 2

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup brown rice
1 cup split peas
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary sprigs
1 large sweet potato
1 cup baby carrots
1 cup chopped broccoli
2 cups spinach
12 asparagus spears
16 ounces cottage cheese
4 large eggs, hard-boiled


Yield:
"16 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 247 Calories; 4g Fat (13.4% calories from fat); 30g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 105mg Cholesterol; 602mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat;
1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat.

I hope you don't mind my looking this up. :) The last time I ran the numbers, I think it made some people mad :( . I have always wanted to try feeding my super picky dog homemade food, but I'm so afraid that it won't be nutritionally complete.

Misty

Originally Posted by Sweetums (Post 950164)

Did anyone ever notice that there is less doggy smell on natural food? The more dog food my puppy eats the more doggy smell she has.

Originally Posted by CJCinTX (Post 950010)

I know what a fantabulous Mommy you are Tracy...if I let Muffin spend 5 minutes at your house she wouldn't come home!! :rolleyes: How long did the whole cooking process take you?? Don't tell my husband, but I'm pretty sure I don't spend that much time cooking his food. :p

CJ

Originally Posted by Shadow (Post 950034)

Wow,that's a gourmet meal. Here I thought Rocco and Sissy were getting spoiled with adding boneless chicken breast in with there kibble. I sure hope they don't hear of this. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by LunasMomma (Post 950536)

Hey Misty:)

I wonder if that thing counts the SHELLS of the hard boiled eggs:confused: They have lots of calcium:D! I just thought of that!

Originally Posted by LunasMomma (Post 950600)

Oh thank you:D You are a GEM:kiss:!!!!!! I will start saving my eggshells and put them in a ziploc in the freezer until I'm ready to make the powder:thumbup: What a great informative site, that petgrub is:D Thanks a million!!!!