What to Avoid In Ingredient Labels
- Grains: corn, wheat gluten, soy, rice
- Meat meal, and grain meals, and by-products
- Artificial preservatives: BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin, carrageenan
- Food dyes (Blue 2, Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6, 4-MIE)
- PG (Propylene Glycol)
- Rendered fat
- Peas, lentils, legumes
- Sweeteners and sugars
- “Flavors”
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Top Toxic Human Foods for Animals to Avoid
- Chocolate
- Xylitol (In some peanut butter)
- Raw onions
- Grapes and Raisins
- Cooked bones can splinter.
Pet Food Suggestions
- Munchies Natural Pet Foods (Store)
- Answers Pet Formula
- Darwin’s Raw Food (darwinspet.com)
- Feed them the leftover meats and veggies you eat.
- Raw organic meats ground up.
- Healthy recipes online
Nutrition Response Testing For Your Pet
Did you know that you can do Nutrition Response Testing on animals just like you do with people? This is a great and safe way to discover what underlying problems could be going on with your pets creating their health conditions. Several veterinarians use this technique!
Local Recommendation:
Dr. Cathy Alinovi
Healthy PAWsibilities Natural Pet Wellness
www.healthypawsibilities,com
Clearwater, FL
727-510-3665
Healthy Dog Food Recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 pounds ground turkey
- 3 cups baby spinach, chopped
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 zucchini, shredded
DIRECTIONS:
- In a large saucepan of 3 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add ground turkey and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the turkey as it cooks
- Stir in spinach, carrots, zucchini, until the spinach has wilted and the mixture is heated for about 2-4 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
Healthy Cat Food Recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 LBS Boneless Skinless Chicken Things
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Sweet Potato
- 1 Butternut Squash
- 1 Can Sardines [Whole]
- Olive Oil
- Fresh Herbs [Oregano, Sage, Thyme, Etc]
DIRECTIONS:
- First, you will need to peel and chop up your veggies and toss them on a cookie sheet drizzled with olive oil, bake in the oven at 350 degrees for roughly half an hour, or until they are soft enough to mash up with a fork.
- Meanwhile, heat a frying pan on the stove with a few TSP of olive oil. Slice your chicken into strips and sauté like you would for yourself.
- Finally, mix cooked chicken, baked veggies, and herbs in a bowl and serve!