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Dog owners who are concerned about the contents of popular commercial dog foods often seek out holistic dog food alternatives. Natural, commercial dog foods and homemade dog food are common holistic choices.

Natural dog foods that the companies promote as holistic often contain natural ingredients. Perhaps one of the biggest differences between these holistic dog foods and the most popular commercial dog foods is the quality of the ingredients.

Most commercial dog foods use animal byproducts as the dog food’s animal protein ingredient. Animal byproducts are pieces of meat that are not considered suitable for human consumption. Some holistic dog food companies claim to only use human-grade meat instead of animal byproducts. Vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants may be added to holistic dog food.

Holistic dog food can also be homemade dog food. Collections of natural dog food recipes can be found on the Internet. Dog owners should be warned that some dog food recipes on the Internet contain ingredients that can be toxic to dogs. A dog owner needs to make sure that the dog food recipe does not contain avocado, garlic, onions, grapes, raisins, or any other food that can be toxic to dogs.

One basic meat and rice dinner gives the dog owner flexibility in the ingredients that are included. One and a half cup of brown rice, two teaspoons of vegetable oil, one half cup of cubed meat, and one-fourth to one half cup of cooked vegetables are the four basic ingredients in this meat and rice dinner dog food recipe.

Beef, chicken, turkey, ham, liver, or veal can be used as the meat in this dog food recipe. Ground beef or ground turkey need to be cooked thoroughly if used as the meat. The meat should be cooked until well done in the vegetable oil.

Cooked diced potatoes, carrots, celery, cabbage, broccoli, or other dog-safe vegetables can be used alone or in combination for this recipe. One half cup of plain yogurt may be added to this homemade dog food. The homemade dog food should be blended and cooled before giving it to the dog.

A variety of ingredients should be used to make sure the dog is getting a variety of vitamins and minerals. The dog owner should avoid using the same meat or vegetable choices. Ingredients such as liver are not healthy if fed to the dog every day.

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