Cooking your own dog food at home can ensure that your furry friend gets the freshest and healthiest ingredients. Here's a nutritious dog food recipe that you can prepare using your Thermomix.
But first, a few words of warning:
Ensuring a balanced diet can be challenging. Many homemade recipes lack essential nutrients, which can lead to deficiencies. Cooking for your dog requires significant time and effort, which might not be feasible for everyone. High-quality ingredients can be expensive, potentially making homemade dog food more costly than commercial options. There is actually no conclusive scientific evidence that homemade diets are superior to commercial dog food. Some human foods can be quite toxic to dogs, and without proper knowledge, you might inadvertently include harmful ingredients.
If you DO decide to cook for your dog, it’s crucial to consult with a vet or a certified canine nutritionist to ensure the diet is balanced, and meets ALL your dog’s nutritional needs.
Ingredients
- 500g lean ground beef or chicken
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, and spinach)
- 1 apple, cored and chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups water
Instructions
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Prepare the Ingredients: Start by washing and chopping the vegetables and apple. Measure out the rice and meat.
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Cook the Meat: Add the ground meat to the Thermomix bowl. Set to Varoma temperature, speed 2, for 10 minutes. Ensure the meat is fully cooked.
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Add Vegetables and Rice: Add the chopped vegetables, apple, brown rice, olive oil, and water to the bowl. Mix on reverse speed 1 for 5 seconds to combine.
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Cook the Mixture: Set the Thermomix to Varoma temperature, reverse speed 1, for 20 minutes. Check occasionally to ensure the mixture is cooking evenly.
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Cool and Serve: Once cooked, let the mixture cool completely before serving it to your dog. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
*The Image of a dog used in this post has been created with the help of Generative AI (Microsoft Copilot Designer, powered by DALL-E 3) for illustrative purposes only and does not accurately represent what the above recipe would look like when cooked.
