My version of "Raw Food"
I have 50 lbs of dogs combined. 2% of their body weight per day is 1 lb per day of food.
Here's a guide for one making food session:
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken
1.5 lb organ meats (chicken livers; lamb veal or pork kidneys; lamb heart),
6 raw eggs
equal volume to the meat of shredded vegetables - generally a mixture of sweet potato, brocolli, green beans, and or carrots or canned pumpkin (unsweetened).
some fruit - an apple or a couple of bananas.
1 cup of flax seed ground
1/2 head garlic
16oz plain/fat free yougurt
1 cup Healthy Powder from Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats - nutritional yeast,lecithin granules,kelp powder,bone meal,vitamin C
I'm beginning to add some grain back to their diets as Stella, my pug has gotten too thin. I put steel cut oats through the food processor to break up the grains some and add about a cup and a half to the above mixture which is put through the food processor. I stand firm by my Cuisinart food processor. A $30 food processor from a big box store will not be able to handle the meat - I've tested one and it failed. If you don't have a food processor, partially frozen meat is easy to chop.
I portion the mixture into containers and freeze immediately. I've found that the 32 oz yougrt containers work well and will feed my pack for 2 days. This way we don't have raw meat sitting in the fridge for more than 2 days at a time.
This is what works for me - each person has their own opinion of what works for them. I suggest reading Dr. Pitcairn's book as he has many good recipes and is a great source of information.
