Try this healthy homemade dog food recipe for your dogs! It’s full of antioxidants, healthy fats and omegas. My French bulldogs do so well on salmon — it’s definitely become their favorite.
Salmon for dogs?
Salmon is so beneficial for dogs with its high protein, amino and omega-3 fatty acids that they need. It helps boosts their immune system, reduce inflammation and even reduce skin allergies. Amino acids are a must in an animal’s diet. Dogs that do not get enough of the essential amino acids can have healthy issues ranging from: weakened immune systems and skin and coat allergies.
This homemade dog food recipe includes baked salmon, raw shredded veggies, cooked quinoa and pureed pumpkin (lots of fiber). This one’s a variation of the original dog food recipe I’ve posted before. Weston can be really picky and has been known to skip meals but with this version, he hasn’t missed a meal yet!
HOMEMADE DOG FOOD RECIPE:
- 6 lbs salmon
- 2 cups quinoa
- 3 zucchinis
- 2 yellow squash
- 4 carrots
- 2 cans pureed pumpkin (30 oz total)
- 7 oz melted coconut oil (almost a cup)
- Supplement/vitamin of your choice or recommended by vet (I use Canine Complete)
Total cost of this recipe: $94.24 (not including the Canine Complete + coconut oil, so we could round this up to $100)
This number changes depending on the cost of the salmon and produce. The salmon cost me $84.22 for 6 lbs at $13.99/pound, but you can definitely plan for deals + sales. To lower the price of the recipe, you can do half salmon, half turkey or beef instead, too.
1. Bake salmon in oven 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
2. Cook quinoa with water until quinoa soaks up all liquid and fluff with fork. You’ll have over 4 cups of cooked quinoa.
3. Shred all veggies with grater.
4. Mix all ingredients together!
How many servings for this recipe?
This recipe makes 26 cups of food.
I feed Weston (24 lbs) about a cup of food per meal; breakfast and dinner. I store all the food in a few gallon-size ziploc bags and freeze them. They’re easy to thaw (just transfer a bag to the fridge the night before) and easy to portion. This recipe should last 2 weeks for one dog.
RECIPE:
- 6 lbs salmon
- 2 cups quinoa
- 3 zucchinis
- 2 yellow squash
- 4 carrots
- 2 cans pureed pumpkin
- 7 oz melted coconut oil (almost a cup)
- Any supplement/vitamin you like or recommended by vet (try Canine Complete)
- Bake salmon in oven 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Cook quinoa with water until quinoa soaks up all liquid and fluff with fork. You’ll have over 4 cups of cooked quinoa.
- Shred all veggies with grater.
- Mix all ingredients together!
Curious if your dog has food allergies? Try this at-home test.