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Making Dog Food At Home Is Easy - What Your Dog Will Adore

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Making Dog Food At Home Is Easy - What Your Dog Will Adore

 


In the light of increasing evidence against the harmful nature of commercial dog food, many owners are now pondering over the dilemma of what is best for their pet. In this scenario, they are faced with two choices either to turn to home cooked dog meals or upgrade to costlier dog foods.

Compared with what we humans consume, dog food is not much distinct. It also has all the nutrients that our body needs. It is also a balanced diet and it also is seasoned for flavor. In fact a complete analysis of dog foods reveal that it is 2/5th parts protein and remaining equal parts of carbohydrate and vegetables. However, take a look at cheap dog foods they come with grain in them and are packed with carbohydrates or vegetables.

To use as meat you can try out turkey mixed with carrots and rice for that perfect flavor your dog will appreciate and grow accustomed to. Turkey is not only high on proteins but it also gives a healthier brand of nutrients. On the other hand, beef and brown rice can also be substituted for your dog. Cook this with brown rice for a well balanced diet.

As dogs find rice and potato similar in taste, they can be used in place of each other as a carbohydrate base in which the vegetables can be diced and added with a little seasoning of garlic to create your own home cooked dog food. Dogs simply love the taste of garlic. Food made with garlic seasoning is easily accepted by dogs.

Contrary to popularly held misconception, dog food recipes are just as easy as preparing recipes for us. The good thing about home recipes for dogs is that they can be stored in refrigerators for as long as a week thus allowing you to cook once in the week. Simply heat it up a little everyday and feed it to your dog.

If your dog was on a commercial dog food diet, then it would be best to slowly shift it away towards a home grown diet plan over the period of a week. Alternate the type of food so that it does not get stomach upsets and diarrhea. You should be able to give it a completely homemade diet by the end of the week.

A benefit of home food is that dogs are less allergic to proteins in it. The number one cause of allergy in dogs are protein based and since food cooked in home has got no added proteins other than that already in the meat, dogs live a longer and healthier life.

If you search the web you will find hundreds of different recipes not only on dog meals but on dog snacks and biscuits as well. Thus, you can even prepare the snacks that you wish to feed your dog instead of getting them from the market.