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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, California
  • 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)


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 Brussels 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
  • Zucchini

Cook

  • Carrots
  • Mushrooms
  • Pumpkin
  • Squash
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Yams

Legumes


Supplements

Find a list of all my favorite supplements HERE.

Cooked or Raw Meals

Fresh food is best for your dog. Cooked or raw is ideal.

Putting the meal together is not as difficult as you think.

If the articles shared above do not help and you get stuck, contact me for one-on-one help.