Homemade Pet Food Recipes

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With scary pet food recalls in the news, one has to wonder if the food is safe at all. While most is edible, and many commercial brands are even high quality, the benefits of making homemade pet food can’t be ignored. Do you want to be able to select the freshest, healthiest ingredients that are geared to your pet’s dietary preferences? Do you want to incorporate vitamins and/or supplements? If so, I’d encourage you to try it (whether it’s done daily or only once in a while, I think making pet food can be fun, too, for anyone who enjoys cooking).

After lots of experimentation, these recipes have proven to be winners with both cats and dogs. Each recipe is very easy and fluid; there’s no measuring, weighing, or exact ingredients needed. Remember to take your individual pet’s needs into account: breed, age, weight, activity and overall health.

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1. Chicken Delight

Mix shredded Rotisserie chicken and diced Brussels sprouts. Add coconut oil, flax oil, powered fiber, and enough water to dissolve fiber. (I use a mix of both dark & white meat and leave the skin on, but that’s optional.)

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2. Sausage Scramble

Mix turkey sausage, shaved turkey deli meat, diced hard-boiled egg whites, and spinach and broccoli (that’s been blended/mushed by hand). 
Add coconut oil, flax oil, powered fiber, and enough water to dissolve fiber.

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3. Beef & Broccoli Medley

Take a package of beef breakfast sausage that’s been cut lengthwise and place it flat side down on a microwavable plat. Heat for 10-15 seconds. Combine with steamed, chopped broccoli. Add coconut oil, flax oil, powered fiber, and enough water to dissolve fiber. (This recipe is a kitty favorite!)

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4. Pot Roast & Carrots

I made this with dinner leftovers and the dogs devoured it! Just combine shredded pot roast with steamed carrots.Add coconut oil, flax oil, powered fiber, and enough water to dissolve fiber.

All of these recipes can be prepared ahead and stored in the fridge for 1-2 days, or bulk cooked and frozen for later. My animals don’t complain either way.

 

Have you ever made pet food?

28 thoughts on “Homemade Pet Food Recipes

  1. Jamie

    I have never made homemade pet food and don’t know that I would start, but my mom probably would be interested in doing it! Will have to pass your great info on to her!

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  2. ctcarra

    I dont have a dog but love this idea. My neighbor had to make her cat food because her cats digestive tract was messed up and needed a special diet. Will have to look up some recipes for my kitties. Ive tried one recipe before and they wanted none of it.

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  3. Betsy @ BPhotoArt.com

    I haven’t ever made pet food, but I *have* made pet treats. Once. One was a bad breath banisher for dogs (it didn’t last very long, didn’t seem worth the effort), and the other was a cheesy cat treat (my cats didn’t like them). Since then, we’ve gone with pet store treats… although if my toddler were interested in making some special treats once in a while, I might be open to that. Pet food, though? we’re just sticking with the dry food the vet recommended…it’s easier for when we have to leave on vacation.

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  4. Chubskulit Rose

    Thanks for sharing this. Our dogs love everything except their store bought dog food. A lot of people will say that giving dogs table food is bad but I think if you plan it well, just like what you have here, they will have a healthy diet even with homemade food.

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  5. michele d

    I’ve made homemade food for my dog when she was sick one day. It actually wasn’t bad and she loved it.

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  6. Joyce Duboise

    Well, I’d say someone has some spoiled pets! haha. I love that you make your pets their own food. It’s good to actually KNOW what is going into their food rather than just buying whatever is on sale that week. Thank you for sharing!

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  7. Cherri Megasko

    These are great! All these pet food recalls have been so scary. We have four dogs and they truly are a part of our family. I may consider stating this, at least for our three little guys.

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  8. Jessica Beal Harlow

    We have made our dog, Dexter, peanut butter dog treats and he loved them. I felt better about what he was eating…real food vs. god knows what. It is scary to read the ingredients list on most pet food products!

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