Friday, July 5, 2013

The Recipe

A few people asked about the OBP secret pug food recipe when I posted the lovely picture the 15 lbs of turkey we purchased recently. Before I share the recipe, let me add a little disclaimer. The boys have eaten a variation of this recipe for the last 10 years. It works for us, but this recipe might not work for your dog. If you would like to try this recipe or something similar consult with your vet before you make the switch. Also, making sure your pug has a balanced diet when feeding them homemade food is also very important. Commercial dog food is tested for that, but this recipe is not. Our approach to making sure the pugs' diet is balanced is variety. We swap out different parts of this recipe to change up the nutritional content. We also work closely with our vet and monitor the pugs' blood work regularly to make sure they are not nutrient deficient.

Without further ado, here is the recipe.

Ingredients

• 99% Fat Free Ground Turkey (cooked)
• 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin
• A vegetable. One of the following:
  • Peas
  • Green Beans
  • Mixed Veggies
  • Spinach
  • Brussels Sprout (not a hit with Benny or Luna)
• High fiber cereal or oatmeal
• Yogurt or cottage cheese

Below is a rough estimate of the quantity of each ingredient included in one bowl. This has varied over the years and at times has varied from pug to pug.

• 1/4 cup Ground Turkey
• 1 tbsp of pumpkin
• 2 tbsp of veggies (or 1 sprout cut up)
• 1 tbsp of high fiber cereal
• 1 tsp of yogurt or cottage cheese

The boys eat this meal twice a day and also get a mid day snack. Their mid day snack is either a tbsp of canned pumpkin with Wellness kibble or sometimes canned pumpkin with a scoop of turkey. We supplement with the Wellness kibble to hit any nutrients our recipe might have missed, but more importantly to keep their bodies used to the dry dog food in case a hurricane or some other event would leave us unable to make or keep their normal food.

Luna used to eat the same meals as the boys, but now she is on a special prescription food for her kidneys.