For gently cooked meals:

Preparing the food ingredients:

1. Wash all fruits & vegetables.
2. Remove any skin, stems, or seeds from the fruits & vegetables prior to weighing.
3. Accurately measure all food ingredients in their raw state using your kitchen scale.
   • For the kelp, anything in a capsule (or tablet) is measured by number of capsules (tablets). For example, if it says “Zinc 15 mg, 1 cap = 1 g” and the recipe calls for 2 g, that means you should use 2 capsules. 
   • Capsule/perle ingredients must be opened and poured into food mix for better distribution in multi-day batches.
4. Ground any nuts, seeds, grains, and produce in a food processor. If preferred, you may also add all of the meat to the food processor to finely ground your dog’s food.
5. If you do not have a food processor, finely chop any nuts, seeds, grains, and produce used in this recipe.
6. Mix thoroughly so all ingredients are evenly distributed.
7. Practice safe food handling techniques, including washing your hands before and after handling raw meat. After cutting raw meats, wash all surfaces with hot, soapy water.

Gently cooking the food ingredients:

Stovetop: 

1. You may add a small amount of filtered water to the pot to prevent burning or choose to not use any liquid.
2. Warm the pot on the lowest heat setting.
3. Add all food ingredients and cover the pot.
4. Keep the pot covered until desired doneness to prevent nutrient losses beyond what is accounted for in this recipe.
5. Once you’ve reached desired doneness, don’t forget to add any leftover cooking liquid to the food.

Slow Cooker: 

1. Add all food ingredients to the slow cooker without water.
2. Set the slow cooker to low heat.
3. Cover the pot.
4. Keep the pot covered until desired doneness to prevent nutrient losses beyond what is accounted for in this recipe. Cooking time may vary based on ingredients.
5. Once you’ve reached desired doneness, don’t forget to add any leftover cooking liquid to the food.

Serving the food:

1. If you prepared a large batch of food, measure your dog’s mealtime portion using your kitchen scale.

Storing the food:

1. Divide the mixture into daily portions using your kitchen scale.
2. Store in airtight containers.
3. Keep portions for the next 3 days in the refrigerator.
4. Freeze the remaining portions for up to one month.
5. When serving from frozen, thaw food in the refrigerator overnight.

For raw meals:

Preparing the ingredients:

1. Wash all fruits & vegetables.
2. Remove any skin, stems, or seeds from the fruits & vegetables prior to weighing.
3. Accurately measure all food ingredients in their raw state using your kitchen scale.
   • For the kelp, anything in a capsule (or tablet) is measured by number of capsules (tablets). For example, if it says “Zinc 15 mg, 1 cap = 1 g” and the recipe calls for 2 g, that means you should use 2 capsules. 
   • Capsule/perle ingredients must be opened and poured into food mix for better distribution in multi-day batches.
4. Ground any nuts, seeds, grains, and produce in a food processor. If preferred, you may also add all of the meat to the food processor to finely ground your dog’s food.
5. If you do not have a food processor, finely chop any nuts, seeds, grains, and produce used in this recipe.
6. Mix thoroughly so all ingredients are evenly distributed.
7. Practice safe food handling techniques, including washing your hands before and after handling raw meat. After cutting raw meats, wash all surfaces with hot, soapy water.

Serving the food:

1. If you prepared a large batch of food, measure your dog’s mealtime portion using your kitchen scale.

Storing the food:

1. Divide the mixture into daily portions using your kitchen scale.
2. Store in airtight containers.
3. Keep portions for the next 3 days in the refrigerator.
4. Freeze the remaining portions for up to one month.
5. When serving from frozen, thaw food in the refrigerator overnight.

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