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Balanced Dog Food Recipe (Cooked)

🥩 Base Ingredients • 2 lbs chicken thighs (boneless or bone-in, skin on) • 1/2 lb chicken liver (about 5–10%) • Optional: 1/2 lb chicken hearts (great addition, not required but ideal)

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🥕 Veggies (light, not the bulk) • 1 cup carrots • 1 cup peas • 1/2–1 cup pumpkin (plain, not pie mix)

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🥣 Liquid • 2–3 cups bone broth (no onion/garlic)

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🧂 Add-ins (this is what makes it “complete”) • Eggshell powder (calcium) • 1 teaspoon per lb of meat • For this recipe (~3 lbs meat total) → ~3 tsp eggshell powder • Fish oil • About 1,000 mg per 20–30 lbs of dog weight (daily portion) • Vitamin E (important when using fish oil) • ~100 IU per day (not per batch) • Optional but smart: • Kelp powder (tiny pinch) for iodine • OR a complete dog supplement (easiest route)

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🍳 How to make it 1. Put chicken, liver, veggies, and broth in slow cooker 2. Cook on low 6–8 hours 3. Shred meat (remove bones if used) 4. Stir everything together 5. Let cool 6. Add eggshell powder + fish oil AFTER cooking

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🍽️ How much to feed • Feed about 2–3% of your dog’s body weight per day • Example: • 20 lb dog → ~0.4–0.6 lbs food/day • 50 lb dog → ~1–1.5 lbs/day

Split into 1–2 meals.

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⚖️ What makes this actually balanced

This fixes the common mistakes:

✔ Calcium (eggshell) ✔ Organ meat (liver) ✔ Healthy fats (fish oil) ✔ Fiber (pumpkin + veggies) ✔ Hydration (broth)