Muscle Meat
- Beef
- Beef – grass fed
- Bison
- Chicken
- Chicken – pasture raised
- Duck
- Eggs: chicken, duck, quail
- Elk
- Goat
- Lamb
- Pork
- Pork – grass fed
- Turkey
- Venison
Organ Meat
- Green tripe – beef
- Chicken gizzards
- Duck gizzards
- Beef tongue
- Duck tongue
- Beef heart
- Chicken heart
- Duck heart
- Pork heart
Fish
Cook to avoid thiaminase (poach, steam or bake)
- Anchovy – broad-striped
- Anchovy, Caliifornia
- Capelin
- Carp
- Catfish
- Herring, Atlantic
- Herring, Baltic
- Mackerel, Pacific
- Sardine, scaled
- Smelts, Rainbow
- Snapper, Ruby
- Tuna, Skipjack
- Tuna, Yellowfin
- Whitefish, lake
- Whitefish, Round
Fish without thiaminase, ok to feed raw
- Bass, smallmouth, largemouth and rock
- Cod
- Croaker
- Haddock
- Hake
- Halibut
- Mackerel, species Scomber Scrumbrus
- Pike
- Pollack
- Salmon
- Salmon skin
- Smelt, pond
- Trout, brown, lake, rainbow, and white
- Whiting
Keep in mind Salmon and Trout from the Pacific North West should be frozen for four weeks prior to feeding. Salmon has some risks from this area due to a parasite called Neorickettsia helminthoeca. Cooking salmon and trout destroys any parasites.
Seafood
Cook to avoid thiaminase (poach, steam or bake)
- Clams – cooked
- Green Lipped Mussels (great for glucosamine)
- Blue Lipped Mussels (great for manganese)
- Oysters (great for zinc): Cooked or dehydrated – never raw
Raw Meaty Bones
Small Dogs
- Chicken feet
- Chicken necks
- Chicken wings
- Duck feet
- Duck necks
- Duck wings
- Rabbit feet
- Rabbit heads
- Quail feet
- Quail necks
Medium Dogs
- Cornish hens
- Goat ribs
- Quail
- Pork ribs, trotters
- Rabbit frames
Large Dogs
- Everything medium dogs can eat
- Chicken backs
- Quail
- Turkey necks and wings
- Venison ribs and shoulders
Vegetables
Ok to feed raw:
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Basil
- Bok Choy: Avoid or feed in moderation if your dog is hypothyroid.
- Carrot tops
- Celery
- Dill
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Green peas
- Kelp
- Mint
- Red lettuce
- Romaine
- Seaweed
- Spring greens
- Sprouted seeds
- Wheat grass
Blanch, blend or steam
- *Broccoli: Broccoli is goitrogenic, it inhibits the body’s ability to use iodine. Do not feed broccoli if your dog is hypothyroid. Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
- *Beet greens: Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
- Brussel sprouts: Brussel sprouts are goitrogenic, as they inhibit the body’s ability to use iodine. Do not feed Brussel sprouts if your dog is hypothyroid.
- Cauliflower: Cauliflower is goitrogenic, as it inhibits the body’s ability to use iodine. Do not feed cauliflower if your dog is hypothyroid.
- *Chard
- Dandelion greens: mild diuretic also a prebiotic, feed in moderation
- *Kale: Avoid or feed in moderation if your dog is hypothyroid.
- *Mustard greens: Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
- Radish
- *Rainbow chard: Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
- Red beets
- Zuchinni
Cook
- Carrots
- Mushrooms
- Pumpkin
- Squash
- Sweet potates
- Yams
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Supplements
Larch Arabinogalactan
Milk Thistle
Tumeric
Slippery Elm
