High Protein Meal For Young Pups
In order to have a happy, healthy dog with bright eyes and a well-conditioned coat, nourishment has to start when they are young—between three to five weeks where puppies are ready to be weaned off their mother’s milk. While I don’t recommend this recipe during the weaning period, however this high protein meal should be part of young pups’ diet when they are about 2 to 6 months of age.
Young pups are packed with high energy; naturally they need a continual supply of protein to maintain and to grow. Although organs and fresh meat is 90-95% digestible, dogs can only digest 60-80% of the vegetable protein. Hence, my vegetable and meat ratio in this recipe is 1:4. Although you may use frozen packet vegetables but I would prefer you use organic vegetables.
Special Tip on Broccoli: Do not overcook the broccoli otherwise it will turn to yellowish-green and malodorous mush. To make your broccoli more appetizing, peeling a thin layer of the stalk—making the stem much smaller and tender.
Servings: 8 cups of high protein meal
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of oats
- 2 eggs
- 2 cup of beef heart, cooked
- ½ teaspoon of bone meal
- 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup of mixed vegetables (i.e. carrot, celery, broccoli)
Methods:
- Boil 6 cups of water, stir in oats, and let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in eggs, let simmer three minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Remove from heat, cool, and serve.
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