I’ve been considering this for several years now… basically since the Iams scare five or so years ago. But today I actually did it. I made dog food for Annie.
What I have here is not to completely replace what I buy, but to be her evening meal, supplementing her morning vittles which currently consists of 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese and a half a cup of Nature’s Variety Prairie kibble. (I believe she needs the hard kibble for her teeth.)
Babbette’s Turkey Meatloaf for Pups
1.3 lb ground turkey
2 cups frozen green beans (thawed)
6 small carrot stalks
1 egg
Here’s how it went: Process green beans & carrots.
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Update!
I made these a second time and made two changes that I liked. Made 12 instead of 15 muffins, so each serving is a little larger (just over 100 calories per loaf) and only messed up one muffin tin. 😉 Also, I cut the temp down to 325 and they didn’t have the burned edges.
This looks great! I will have to make some for Pepsi and Charlie. How did you determine how much she should have for her weight?
Bunny – I was shooting for about 50 calories per serving, so on the next go-round, I'll probably fill the muffin tins a little fuller & go for 12 loaves instead of 15. The serving is based on the medallions (also Nature's Variety) that she had been eating, but at much more $$ – $25 per bag – almost $1 per medallion. This recipe cost me about $5.50.
Well you know I made Amanda's and I started cooking for my little girl with the pet food scare. I went online and looked at lots of recipes. One of the recipes used 1/3 lean meat, 1/3 veggies & 1/3 grain.
For Amanda, I boiled very lean hamburger or ground chicken. Then I added chopped carrots, green beans and brown rice. Actually, was really good. She tried to lick the color off the bowl.
At first, that is all I fed her until I felt better about the commercial food. Then I gave her some hard food to help her teeth.
I have never cooked for Martini except for the time I ran out of dog food and didn't want to run out so I cooked her a chicken breast and green broccoli. I think these little meat loafs would be great though! Martini is a medium sized dog (around 60lbs) so I would assume her portion would be a little bigger. Should I just ask my vet about how large of a serving she should get?
I LOVE the picture of her waiting for her dinner! SO CUTE!!!
Yes, Diane – I remember talking to you about how you cooked for Amanda.
Lauren, Annie is 12 lbs… and she gets most of her calories in the morning – around 125 or so. She typically gets a couple of treats, though I'm starting to break them in half. And then I'd like for her evening meal to be about 50 calories (see previous note to Bunny).
I copied this recipe for my SIL as all she feeds her dog is ground turkey, rice and carrots and a bit of high quality dry food. Good job. (we have cats)
Great, Diane! Let me know how it goes for her!