A lamb, quinoa and vegetable meal with measured calcium and marine omega 3. It is not complete and balanced for sole long-term feeding.
Rinse 1/2 cup dry quinoa and cook according to package directions. Set aside to cool.
In a large pan, cook ground lamb over medium heat until browned, breaking into small pieces. Drain excess fat.
Add diced zucchini and grated carrots to the lamb. Cook for 5-7 minutes until softened.
Add the spinach and cook until wilted, then mix in the quinoa. Let the full batch cool before adding the oils and calcium.
Stir 1 teaspoon of finely ground eggshell powder, 2 teaspoons of salmon or sardine oil and the extra virgin olive oil into the cooled batch. Mix thoroughly before dividing it into four equal servings. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze measured portions.
Lamb is a single named animal protein in this recipe. It is only a novel protein for a dog that has not eaten lamb before. Dogs with suspected food allergies need a veterinarian-guided elimination diet rather than an informal ingredient swap.
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.
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 1 teaspoon of finely ground eggshell powder to the full four-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 2 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.