Holistic dog food is better than commercial dog food as it contains all the nutrients required by your pet to live a healthy and long life. Unlike commercial food that contains preservatives and chemicals, holistic dog food prepared at home is full of nutrients that can help better the health of your pet, make his coat glossier and increase his energy levels.
Homemade holistic dog food recipes are free of preservatives and chemicals that can impair the health of your pet. These recipes improve the digestive process and the life expectancy of your pet. Since it is more difficult to prepare holistic dog food than to serve your pet kibble or commercial dog food, it might be best to prepare larger quantities of holistic dog food that you can serve your pet over a few days.
However, such food can spoil quickly. Hence it should not be served for too many days after it has been prepared. This article lists some easy to prepare and nutritious holistic dog food recipes.
1. Raw Meat Mix
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs ground meat
- 4 to 8 oz. raw organ meat
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 cups ground or pureed vegetables
- 6 eggs with the shells
- 2 tbsp. ground kelp
- A bunch of parsley
-
1 cup yogurt
Mix all the ingredients well and store in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.
2. Beef (Lamb) Stew
Ingredients:
- 4 pints broth (chicken or beef)
- 4 tbsp. olive oil
- 6 potatoes
- 6 carrots
- 2 lbs. low fat beef (lamb)
-
4 sticks of celery
Pour olive oil in a saucepan and heat. Add the meat and cook till it becomes brown. Add broth and stew the meat for 45 minutes. Then add the vegetables and cook the mixture till the food softens. Cool and serve.
3. Chicken and Rice
Ingredients:
- 2 cups boiled chicken
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1 cup steamed vegetables such as carrots, beans, peas, spinach and potatoes
- 8 tbsp. chicken broth
Cook the rice and keep aside. Then boil the chicken and add to the rice. Add steamed vegetables and chicken broth and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool and serve.
4. Salmon and Pasta
Ingredients:
- 1 steak of salmon
- ½ cup cooked pasta
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 4 tbsp. chicken broth
- ½ cup steamed vegetables such as carrots and spinach
Add olive oil to a frying pan and sauté the salmon steak for 5 minutes. Cook pasta and add it to the salmon. Then add the chicken broth and steamed vegetables to the mixture and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool and serve.
5. Turkey
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups brown rice
- ½ cup frozen vegetables such as broccoli, carrots and cauliflowers
- 1 tsp. dried rosemary
Take a large saucepan and add water, ground turkey, rice and rosemary. Stir until the ground turkey is distributed evenly in the mixture. Bring it to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes. Then add the frozen vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes. Cool and serve.
You can ensure that you feed your pet a healthy and balance diet by preparing holistic dog food by referring to the recipes mentioned above.