VET APPROVED Homemade Dog Food Recipe (Affordable & Healthy)
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Looking for a vet-approved homemade dog food recipe that’s actually balanced, not just a random mix of ingredients? This is it!
I’m Dr. Hillary Wolfe, veterinarian and certified food therapist, and this is the exact recipe I make for my own dog. In this video I walk you through every ingredient, why it’s included, and how to prep it efficiently.
This balanced recipe was customized for my dog and her specific needs. If you’d like to build and customize meals like this for your own dog, The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Pet Food will show you how!
📌 Full Recipe & Cost Breakdown
➡️ Calories per ounce: 30
➡️ Yield: ~2 weeks of food for a 10 lb dog
➡️ Total cost: ~$36 (not including supplements which are multi-use)
(Weigh raw if listed raw, weigh cooked if listed cooked)
635 grams cooked fat free ground turkey | $10.98
1175 grams cooked sweet potatoes | $9.80
430 grams hard boiled eggs | $4.11
275 grams boiled squash | $1
250 grams sardines canned in water | $2.10
215 grams raw red bell pepper | $1.83
200 grams raw kale | $2.11
140 grams blueberries | $1.10
85 grams hemp seeds | $3.33
25 grams Annamaet Enhance meal completer (product linked below)
3 grams Maine Sea Coast kelp granules (product linked below)
💡 Important Notes:
✔️ I also add fish oil for an optimal omega fatty acid ratio.
✔️ Beef liver could be used to provide additional nutrients, but the recipe would need to be rebalanced if any ingredients or supplements are changed.
✔️ Each ingredient should be cooked separately for accurate measuring.
✔️ Always consult your veterinarian before switching your dog’s diet!
Additional ingredients & products used:
Hemp seeds:
Annamaet Enhance:
Maine Coast kelp granules:
Cuisine Art egg cooker:
Food processor:
Glass food containers:
Food scale:
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
0:37 CUSTOMIZING RECIPES
1:18 INGREDIENTS
2:10 COOKING + MEAL PREP
4:47 CAT!
5:09 FINAL TOUCHES
So glad you’re here! 🐾 Here’s where to go next:
📩 Free Quick Start Guide – your first step into homemade feeding → https://tulavetnutrition.com/homemade-guide
🐶 The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Pet Food – learn how to build balanced recipes in 2 hours → https://stan.store/drwolfe/p/homemade-pet-food
Are you cooking for your pet for the first time or a seasoned home cooker? Let me know below, and drop your pet’s name so I know who’s the lucky pup!👇
Please let me know.. what is a machine food process that you are using?
For all my people that aren’t rich and don’t have a 10 lb dog or need to feed multiple dogs, here’s a recipe: (I AM NOT A VET. THIS IS BASED ON MY RESEARCH AND IT WILL NOT BE ‘PERFECT’ FOR MOST VETS) **this is also in CAD dollars and the assumption that CAD food prices (especially meat prices) are extremely high.
I have two large dogs and one is a German shepherd. Base the amount of their weight to determine how much food to give them (2.5% of their body weight is the weight of food they should be getting a day) and then I do 50% protein, 25% carbs and 25% veggies. Then because meat is RIDICULOUSLY expensive in Canada I break the protein down into 20% animal protein and 30% veg protein. In the animal protein make sure 80% of it is muscle meat and then 10% secreting organs (liver) and 10% other organs like kidney. Then for the vegan protein sources I do 45/45% soybeans and quinoa cuz those are the only two sources of plant based proteins with every amino acid (complete proteins) and then the remaining 10% I do chickpeas or lentils just cuz they have higher lysine which is present in soybeans and quinoa but kinda low. For the 25% carbs I just do a mix of oatmeal and sweet potatoes but I see people do brown rice and barley (u do you, oatmeal and sweet potatoes are maybe a biiit more expensive but I think it’s worth it cuz they have slower release glycemic sugars and more vitamins). The veggie mix u can and should switch up but I like an even mix of carrots, and pumpkin and beets, (cheap root veggies) some peas, maybe some bell pepper if I feel like it. Then toss in a can of makeral fish, a couple eggs (idk two a week per dog. I meal prep for a week) and crushed eggshells for calcium, and then I do 1tsp a day per dog of hemp hearts (the third complete amino acid profile but it’s a super food so they can’t have more than that) and there u have it. I’m not gonna lie the first couple times making it it will require a scale and alot of measuring and finickiness to make sure everything is balanced but after that ull get it down to knowing it by cups and it’ll be easier. Just do it in batches of 7-14 days and freeze in portioned bags. For my two large dogs with a combined weight of 160Lbs it’s around 140$-150 CAD a month. I feel like that’s the lowest I can go for the price without taking the meat portion down to 10% and I don’t think that’s healthy. I look at the bags of dog foods in stores and alot of them that are good(ish) brands are like 13% dried meat and the rest filler so I don’t know why when I see all these homemade food recipes they are always so adamant about like 90% meat a couple carrots and peas and then a bunch of supplements. I’ve done alot of research and I truly believe this recipe is adequate and if it’s not perfect I still believe it’s better than alot of brands of kibble. I’m sure I’ll get roasted for something being wrong but realistically we’re not made of money and when I see videos like this it’s always for a 10lb one dog and it’s like 100$ a month. Can’t do it. My dogs are incredibly happy with what they get and I see nothing wrong with it. I hope this helps ur dogs and ur wallet 🙂
I have a 48lb mixed bully and the vet wants her down to 40lbs. She knows that I homecook her food, She just told me to cut her food back a bit. She only eats once a day. but she get some treats during the day How do I figure out how many calories she should be getting a day . I am making her the recipe for itchy skin tomorrow after Amazon delivers the supplements arrive. I am making bone broth today and will be done tomorrow.
Hi can you please verify if the turkey weight is correct in the description? In the video you say you use 2 pounds of ground turkey which is around 907 grams, but the description says 635 grams. Which one is correct?