Raw Pork & Fish Dog Food Recipe: Adult
11.3 pounds: 5-6 day supply for a 50 pound dog
- 5 pounds 96% lean ground pork
- 3 pounds pork heart
- 1 pound pork liver
- 1 pound non-farmed oily fish (like sardines or mackerel)
- 8 ounces kale
- 5 ounces broccoli
- 4 ounces dandelion greens
- 12 ounces blueberries or mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and cranberries)
- 6 tbsp seaweed calcium or bone meal
- 3 tsp wheat germ oil
- 1 tbsp hulled hemp seeds or hemp hearts
- 1/2 tsp himalayan salt
- 1.37 grams kelp powder
To Feed Raw
Grind the pork heart and liver
If you don't have grinder, chop the liver and heart into small cubes
Puree the kale, broccoli, dandelion greens, berries, bone meal, wheat germ oil, hemp seeds, salt and kelp in a food processor Mix the ground pork, liver, heart and veggie/berry mix together thoroughly
Place the mixture into smaller containers and place them in your freezer
Freeze the food in 1-3 day portions
The ingredients in this recipe have been carefully chosen to meet AAFCO minimum nutrition requirements for adult dogs. Don’t replace ingredients or vary the amounts too much … this may unbalance the food. The berries are optional but all other ingredients need to be in the recipe in the listed amounts.
How Much To Feed
In general, dogs should eat about 2-3% of their body weight daily in raw food. Here’s a rough guide for this recipe:
- 10 lb dog: Recipe will make an 18 day supply
- 25 lb dog: Recipe will make a 9 day supply
- 50 lb dog: Recipe will make a 5-6 day supply
- 75 lb dog: Recipe will make a 4 day supply
- 100 lb dog: Recipe will make a 3 day supply
NOTE: This food is for adult dogs only.
Typical analysis on a caloric basis:
- Calories per pound: 477.1
Analysis
- Protein: 18.35%
- Fat: 4.30%
- Ash: 2.28%
- Moisture: 73.49%
- Fiber: 0.32%
- Carbohydrate: 1.26%
Fats
- Total fat: 40.87 g/kg
- Saturated fat: 11.33 g/kg
- Monounsaturated fat: 12.88 g/kg
- Polyunsaturated fat: 10.04 g/kg
- Omega-6/omega-3: 4.2:1
- Omega-6/omega-3 with Safe-Sea: 2.9:1
Minerals
- Calcium: 3.89 g/kg
- Phosphorus: 3.41 g/kg
- Ca:P Ratio: 1.14:1
- Potassium: 19.61 g/kg
- Sodium: 0.74 g/kg
- Magnesium: 50.13 g/kg
- Iron: 37.35 mg/kg
- Copper: 2.03 mg/kg
- Manganese: 1.39 mg/kg
- Zinc: 21.18 mg/kg
- Selenium: 0.25 mg/kg
Vitamins
- Vitamin A: 24,819.80 IU/kg
- Vitamin C: 1117.29 mg/kg
- Vitamin D: 192.84 IU/kg
- Thiamine (B1): 3.74 mg/kg
- Riboflavin (B2): 7.39 mg/kg
- Niacin (B3): 70.39 mg/kg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5): 15.60 mg/kg
- Pyridoxine (B6): 4.88 mg/kg
- Vitamin (B12): 0.04 mg/kg
- Folic Acid: 0.28 mg/kg
This recipe is for adult dogs only. Recipe is based on typical nutrient values, which may vary from item to item. Analysis and nutrient amounts are approximate.