A hearty beef, brown rice and vegetable meal for healthy adult dogs. The measured eggshell and fish oil address specific nutritional gaps, but they do not make the recipe complete and balanced for sole long-term feeding.
Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook for 5-7 minutes, breaking it up as it cooks until browned. Drain any excess fat if using fattier cuts.
Add brown rice to the pot with the beef. Pour in water or bone broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Dice carrots and sweet potato into small cubes. Add to the pot and continue cooking for 15 minutes. Add zucchini in the last 5 minutes of cooking.
Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped spinach and parsley. Let the batch cool, then mix in 1½ teaspoons of finely ground eggshell powder and 3 teaspoons of salmon or sardine oil. Mix thoroughly before dividing it into six equal servings. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze measured portions.
Due to higher fat content, feed smaller portions to less active or overweight dogs. Always introduce new proteins gradually over 5-7 days.
This recipe is not complete and balanced as written. Eggshell powder supplies calcium and fish oil supplies EPA and DHA, but those additions do not cover every essential vitamin, mineral, amino acid and fatty acid. Use it for intermittent or supplemental feeding unless you obtain a completer with directions formulated for these exact ingredients and cooked weights. Check with your veterinarian before changing your dog's diet.
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Create Custom Recipe →Calcium and marine omega 3 are important, but a complete adult maintenance diet has many nutritional requirements. These additions address specific gaps. They do not prove that the finished recipe meets NRC or AAFCO requirements.
Add 1½ teaspoons of finely ground eggshell powder to the full six-serving batch, then mix thoroughly. This equals ¼ teaspoon per serving. Eggshell calcium content varies, so do not combine it with a completer that already contains calcium unless its recipe-specific directions tell you to.
Add 3 teaspoons of salmon or sardine oil to the cooled batch, which equals ½ teaspoon per serving. Choose a product that lists combined EPA and DHA. Concentrations vary between products, so confirm the appropriate EPA and DHA amount for your dog with your veterinarian.
Without a recipe-specific completer, serve this as intermittent or supplemental food rather than the sole long-term diet. Rotating it with other unbalanced recipes does not reliably fill the same recurring nutrient gaps.
Use a canine home-cooking completer only when its manufacturer or your veterinarian provides directions for this exact recipe and its cooked weights. Follow those directions exactly. Do not add separate eggshell, kelp or other mineral supplements unless the formulation specifically includes them.