As a loving dog owner, we do our best to give our pups the best lives we possibly can. From ensuring they’re active with exercise to feeding them healthy foods, we are willing to go the extra mile to make sure they live a long life. It’s why more and more dog caretakers are making their own food at home rather than gambling with processed store-bought foods.

If you want to try making your own dog food in your own kitchen, try starting with the following recipes:

1. Turkey with veggies
An ideal recipe for healthy dog food should have all the nutrients needed. It can be provided by the right combination of meat, vegetables, fruit, fat, and supplements. You can make a healthy meal for your dog by using ground turkey cooked with olive oil.

To make this recipe, boil any whole grain (millet/quinoa/brown rice) until it is soft. Shred carrots, zucchini, squash, and apple. Mix ground turkey, boiled whole grain, and shredded vegetables. To this, add half a cup of pumpkin puree. Next, add a spoonful of calcium powder and a quarter cup of organic coconut oil.

Mix them all together to create a delicious meal for your pet. You can prepare in bulk and refrigerate to use it for a week or more.

2. Tasty stew
The ideal way of cooking this recipe is in a slow cooker for around 5 hours. If you don’t have so much time, you can use a regular cooker, though the taste may not be the same.

For making the stew, mix one and a half cup of brown rice, 3 pounds of chicken breast, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 3 cups of shredded spinach, 2 shredded carrots, 1 shredded zucchini, and half a cup of peas.

After cooking, cool, store in a refrigerator. While serving food, take it out of the fridge, let it thaw and then give it to your dog.

3. Meatballs
This is a baked recipe that uses ground beef. Take around 10 pounds of ground beef, 2 cups bran, 3 cans of pumpkin puree, 4 boiled carrots, 4 kale leaves chopped, 3 bread slices cut into cubes, 4 eggs, and a spoon of salt. Mix them well in a large bowl and add a little flour.

Make balls out of this mixture and bake in an oven for about 25 minutes at 400 degrees Celsius. Let it cool and serve to your dog.

4. Pumpkin dog biscuits
To make these biscuits, mix 3 cups whole wheat flour with half a cup of oats in a bowl. In another bowl, mix a can of pumpkin puree, two eggs, and three spoons of peanut butter. Add this to the flour mixture and prepare a dough. Use a cutter to cut the dough into the shape of a biscuit.

Bake for around 30 minutes in an oven and allow it to cool before serving as a treat.

5. Fish meal
Fishes like salmon are rich in fatty acids. Cook 3 ounces of salmon with half a cup of chopped spinach. Once half done, add 2 eggs and cook for a few more minutes. Serve when cool.

The recipes listed in this article can help you prepare healthy dog foods that give your pet the nutrients it needs. These recipes can be easily prepared at home and are beneficial for your dog, allowing it to be fit and energetic.