I Love My Dog-Food
By Terri Rozema
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I Love My Dog-Food
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups organic navy beans (may substitute black, kidney or garbanzo)
- 3 cups organic rice
- 3 cups organic quinoa
- 1 Tbsp. Dr. Cowan’s Garden Organic Whole-Leaf Sage, minced
- 1 Tbsp. Dr. Cowan’s Garden Organic Whole-Leaf Thyme, minced
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3 cups organic carrots or 2 Tbsp. Dr. Cowan’s Garden Organic Carrot Powder
- 3 cups organic sweet potatoes (may substitute regular potatoes)
- 1 cup tallow or lard, from grass-fed and finished pastured beef or pork (cut into small chunks)
- 2 Tbsp. pulverized pastured eggshells
- 6 cups organic bone broth
- 6 cups water
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1 Tbsp. Dr. Cowan’s Garden Organic Low-Oxalate Greens Powder
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1 Tbsp. Dr. Cowan’s Garden Organic Winter Squash Powder
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1 Tbsp. Dr. Cowan’s Garden Organic Root Medley Powder
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1 Tbsp. Dr. Cowan’s Garden Organic Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 Tbsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 cups wild caught fish (cut into chunks)
- 3 cups grass-fed and finished, pastured Meat (chicken, venison, elk, beef, pork, etc.)
To serve you may want to add:
Grass-fed and finished pastured organ meats (such as liver, heart, kidney), chicken feet and/or eggs. AND Dog-safe organic fruit such as: Apple, blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, or banana, etc.
Directions
Soak beans overnight in at least 6 cups of water.
Rinse beans and boil in 8 cups of water for 45 minutes, set aside.
While beans are boiling, cut fresh vegetables in appropriate size chunks according to the size of your dogs. We have large dogs, so we cut large chunks.
Cut beef fat or pork lard into small cubes.
Cut meat and fish into appropriately sized chunks.
In a larger stock pot, combine broth, water, rice, quinoa, herbs, carrots, potatoes, fat, eggshells, turmeric, pepper and salt. Bring to boil, stir, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for an additional 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add fish, beans, meat and vegetable powders. Stir to combine and cook for 5 minutes, covered. Remove from heat, and let sit for 5 minutes, covered.
Cool on large sheet pans or cookie sheets (see photo).
Store in refrigerator and use within five days or keep in freezer.
To serve, top with any combination of the following: raw chicken feet, raw organs, raw egg and fruit. Serving size varies depending on the dog’s size.
Optional Veggies: you may add fresh veggies prepared accordingly, but be sure they are safe for dogs to consume. For instance, I added roasted Hen of the Woods mushrooms to the batch in the picture, and have often included pumpkin during Autumn. Another option would be to add oatmeal, as I have, on occasion.
Optional Meat/Fish: Some people would rather their dogs consume raw meat, poultry, fish, etc. If that is your preference, once the food has cooled on the sheet pans, you may add the raw protein at that time, or just prepare daily and incorporate accordingly.
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Hello Fiona,
Thanks for your comment. Your 90 pound dog may need more than two cups a day. I can’t say how much is right, but you will get a gut feeling when you are close to the right amount. Plus, your dog will let you know. 🐕
I feed mine once a day (besides the occasional tookies) because I have learned (from a vet that is aligned with Dr. Cowan’s philosophies) that fasting is actually really good for dogs. Having them eat once a day allows their bodies to process the foods accordingly, absorb the most nutrients, and allows their system a resting period.I don’t have the entire list of reasons why it is best to feed dogs once a day, but when I heard her speak, it made sense to me. It’s much like us men and women… Using Intermittent fasting protocol is the best for our bodies. It’s actually very taxing on our system to be digesting food all the time, our bodies need the break.
I’ll refer to the Weston A. Price Foundation Interview excerpt below, as Marissa Moon describes intermittent fasting better.
“Taking a break from eating is ancestral. When we look back on all the times before modern convenience and civilization, we didn’t have food readily available for us. We didn’t have refrigerators, preservatives, food manufacturers, and even farms. There would be times where we’d be going through food deprivation. We couldn’t find anything to gather or hunt. The body adapts to that to make us stronger and smarter so that we can find food.” (taken from the Weston A. Price Foundation Website, Interview with with Marisa Moon)
From what I hear, the same goes for our furry friends.
Warmly,
Terri
Hello Robin,
Thanks for your comment. I keep the food frozen for about 9 days, that is how long it takes for my dogs to go through it. That said, I would say you could freeze for up to 3 months and the dog food would be safe to use.
Warmly,
Terri
Hi there,
My dog weighs approximately 90 lbs. would you suggest 2cups a day? I note that you feed your dogs 2 cups in the morning. Why the morning and is that the entire meal for the day besides a few crunchies? Tnx!
Do you know how long these would keep in the freezer?
Hello Kelsey and Lucille,
Thank you for your comments. Serving sizes are dependent on your dog’s weight. Our dogs are 65 and 80 pounds. I serve them at least two heaping cups every morning (not including the raw eggs, berries, and organ meat). Generally speaking, as I transitioned away from regular kibble (which they have offered throughout the day, in case they are still hungry) I kept an eye on how much they needed to eat with very little kibble on the side. I found 2 heaping cups plus the additions to be just right.
Also, regarding beans, navy in particular. I researched a variety of websites, blogs and dog nutritionalist articles from which all of them recommended beans, in moderation and if prepared correctly for dog’s diets.
Warmly,
Terri
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