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Dog Food, Healthy and Homemade

Our doggie, a young German Shepherd Dog, was not feeling well and her doo doo was not looking good either. So, we decided to make some dog food and discontinue the kibble. This dog food is full of good stuff and you can actually eat it yourself! She loves it and her coat has never looked so shiny. It takes some time but is worth the effort for health and financial reasons.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 13 2 - cup servings
Course: Main Course
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

The Rice
  • 4 cups Rice, brown - uncooked and water according to steamer instructions
The Veggies and such
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 3 cups Water
  • ½ 12 oz bag Green beans, frozen
  • ½ 12 oz bag Peas, frozen(or split peas)
  • 1 12 oz Bag frozen spinach
  • 2 large Sweet potatoes, fresh - Washed and cut into about 1 inch chunks (skins on)
  • 4 large Carrots, fresh- Washed and cut into about 1 inch pieces (no need to peel)
  • ⅓ cup Beef liver (chopped into small pieces)
The Eggs
  • 12 medium Eggs INCLUDING SHELLS (washed) [shells are full of calcium!]
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil
The uncooked stuff
  • 2 cans Mackerel, drained (bones and all)
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil
  • ½ can Pumpkin puree (no added ingredients just 100% pumpkin) [15 or 16 oz can]
  • ½ teas Turmeric (ground)
  • ¼ teas Black pepper (to activate the turmeric)

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker (stove top or electric) [12 quarts or larger]
  • 1 Rice Steamer [20 cups - cooked or larger]
  • 1 Blender
  • Skillet for cooking a dozen eggs
  • Cutting Board
  • Knife
  • Potato masher
  • Measuring Spoons and cups
  • Large sturdy Spoon
  • Storage containers for ready to eat food [This is your choice - We use 1 Quart mason jars with plastic lids because our German Shepherd Dog eats 4 cups of food a day (2 Quarts). We store it in the refrigerator, but you can freeze it as well.]

Method
 

The Rice
  1. Steam the rice and set aside.
Veggie Mixture
  1. Grease the bottom of pressure cooker with Coconut oil.
  2. Cut up sweet potatoes, carrots
  3. Cut up the beef liver
  4. Place cut items and all remaining ingredients in this group into the pressure cooker in the order given (put the liver on the very top because it will burn on the bottom.
  5. After the pressure cooker comes to full pressure, cook for 15 minutes.
  6. Turn off heat and remove from hot burner (if using stove top device).
  7. Allow pressure to come down before removing the lid.
The Eggs
  1. Wash the eggs
  2. Crack the eggs and place them, shells and all, into a blender
  3. Blend the eggs just until you cannot see the shells - which have sunk to the bottom of the blender.
  4. Melt 1 tbsp coconut oil in skillet
  5. Pour blended eggs and shells into skillet and scramble until cooked. CAUTION, cook on medium heat and move the eggs as they cook because those shells will tend to scorch.
  6. Set cooked, scrambled eggs aside.
Mix it all together
  1. When the mixtures are cool enough to work with drain the mackerel and place it in with the cooked pressure cooker stuff. Mash the stuff in the pressure cooker with a hand held potato masher.
  2. Gradually add the eggs, pumpkin mix and rice to the stuff in the pressure cooker.
  3. Mix with large sturdy spoon until well incorporated.
Storage
  1. Move the ready to eat food into whatever storage containers you have chosen to work best for your pup. You can store this in the refrigerator or freeze it - Just be sure to leave some air in your container if you are freezing.