| If you are vegetarian but love making your own dog | | | | 2. 1 cup cooked quinoa, .5 cup cooked couscous, 2 |
| food, it can seem challenging since there's never | | | | raw carrots |
| meat in the house. The good news is that there are | | | | 3. 1 can red beans, .5 cup cooked rice, .5 cups raw |
| hundreds of meatless dog food recipes available, and | | | | carrots |
| I'm going to go through 3 easy ones. The bad news | | | | Now I know that you're wondering what to do with |
| (kind of) is that dogs aren't herbivores; they need to | | | | those lists, right? Easy; once you have assembled all |
| have meat in their diet in order to remain healthy. | | | | of your ingredients, simply combine them in your |
| Replacing animal protein with other protein sources is | | | | food processor. Pulse until it's the consistency of wet |
| OK a few times a week, but they do need meat | | | | sand, and then decide if you want wet food or dry |
| several times a week as well. Now that we've | | | | food. |
| dispensed with the disclaimer, on to the recipes! | | | | If your pup prefers wet food, simply freeze as-is and |
| With most dog food recipes the ratio to keep in | | | | microwave with a little water at feeding time. Since |
| mind is 1 part cooked meat, 1 part raw vegetable, | | | | it's warmed up, your dog will think that they're |
| and 1 part cooked whole wheat or starch. With a | | | | getting a special treat! |
| meatless dog food recipe, the ratio obviously has to | | | | On the other hand, if your pup tends to like dry |
| change a little bit. The ratio that we want to keep in | | | | food, simply roll the 'wet sand' into small balls and |
| mind now is 1 part cooked beans, 1 part raw | | | | bake in the oven (at 350 degrees) until dry (10-15 |
| vegetable, and.5 part cooked starch (because the | | | | minutes). They need much less of this than normal |
| beans are starches as well). | | | | dry food because it is denser, so be careful not to |
| Knowing this ratio makes it very easy to create your | | | | overfeed your dog. |
| own meatless dog food recipes, but I'll go through a | | | | Once you've tried these recipes a few times, you're |
| few that I like. | | | | ready to start expanding your canine culinary skills. |
| 1. 1 can cooked black beans (rinsed), 2 celery stalks, | | | | You can either create your own recipes, or just find |
| 8 oz. cooked pasta | | | | more from someone else. |