Cost cutting dog food!
Not knowing exactly what I was going to buy I went to Morrisons today to get some things to make more dog food. My dog Ruby has been on the homemade dog food straight for a few weeks and her coat is already full and lush and her eyes sparkle!
So in the supermarket today I went over to the ‘still fresh’ shelves in the veg department and found some half price Brussels sprouts, half price mangetout then picked up some potatoes and a pack of macaroni then headed to the sell off shelves in the fridge section and found some pork belly and a packet of liver! So that was a great start and at home I had some old but still good parsley in the fridge.
Ingredients
Brussels sprouts, small bag of mangetout, some potatoes, pack of macaroni, some pork belly, pack of liver
Method
The pork belly still had ribs on it so I cut them from the meat and put them in the freezer to be fed raw another day. With the meat I diced and chucked it in the dog pot!
I threw in the sprouts
I then added the mangetout
I then added the potatoes and remembered to also add the diced liver!
I then added the rest of the parsley that was in the fridge!
So…(take a breath)..that’s the first part over with! I now then added a couple of pints of water and brought the pot to the boil. Once it was boiling I then…
…added the macaroni and gave it a right good stir letting it cook for another 10-15 mins till it was cooked through!
That’s it now cooked. It looks and smells brilliant! Wonder if Ruby wants some?
“I want some!”
I put some aside for Ruby and bagged the rest and chucked in the freezer!
Pork belly and liver….Done!
Thanks, these are great! I was wondering if freezing raw chicken or raw salmon (I heard there is a bacteria in it that is deadly to dogs) is not dangerous?
I tried this recipe with 800grams of liver. Took ages longer to dry (fair buff there was more of it).
BUT it totally crumbles t after it’s been in my treat bag for 5 minutes, making it useless.
Did I do something wrong?
I have always been told by vets that garlic should never be given to dogs. So is there something better to substitute?
just dont add it if you dont want it, doesnt need a substitute.
Oh, wow, this is an amazing article!
My dog loves dried fruit – banana, apple, and a bit of apricot, pineapple – and is obsessed with dried sweet potato, but they are all becoming very expensive in the UK. Do you have recommendations for how long to dehydrate these non-meat products?
My dog really loves dried banana that is still a bit chewy. Only one place sells it and it is £4.20 or so for 100g. I’ve never tried dehydrating anything but would it be easy to get the banana to that chewy stage rather than becoming the hard, brittle, banana chip that is usually what goes for dried banana?
Any tips for dehydrating sweet potato?
I only have the dehydration function on an air fryer, and an air fryer oven: do you have any tips on ensuring fruit and veg doesn’t stick to the tray (or is this not an issue with dehydration?).
Do you recommend specific cuts of beef? I don’t eat beef myself so I’m clueless on what the different ones are.
Thanks for the ideas. Everything is getting ludicrously expensive and I would rather work out how to give my pup her favourites with dehydrating fruit, veg, and meat, than having to cut back. I came here looking for a biltong recipe and found so many other ideas!
What is the quantity of couscous in your fish recipe please anita