Description
Single Lamb Sensitivity is a carefully formulated recipe using a single, novel protein with additional supplements to nutritionally complete the meal.
Who is this recipe for? Less active, adult dogs.
How should I serve this recipe? This recipe was formulated to account for any nutrient loss during the cooking process, which means this recipe may be served raw or the entire recipe may be gently cooked in a slow cooker or on the stovetop.
How many days of food does this recipe make? The amount of food your dog needs depends on the caloric density of the diet. They’re all different! We’ll walk you through exactly how to calculate this in our Single Lamb Sensitivity ebook.
What is the caloric density of this recipe? 28.17 kcal/oz.
For the ebook with full recipe instructions, feeding guidelines, nutritional analysis, and more, click here.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Lamb, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4″ fat*
- 8 oz Lamb heart
- 6 oz Lamb kidney
- 2 oz Lamb liver
- 10 oz Beets/beetroot
- 10 oz Asparagus
- 10 oz Cabbage (red or green)
- 20 gms Hulled hempseeds
- 8 gms Ground ginger
- 0.27 gms NOW Organic Kelp Powder, 1 scoop = 90 mg
- 9.20 gms Carlson cod liver oil, 1 tsp = 4.6 g
- 15 gms Eggshell powder
- 0.25 gms NOW Vegetarian Dry Vitamin E-400 capsules, 1 cap = 1 g
*Ground lamb can be used only if it is 95% lean. Most pre-packaged ground lamb is very fatty (closer to 85% lean), which cannot be used. The butcher can grind the lean cuts with no more than 1/4” adherent fat, as in the ingredient description.
For the ebook with full recipe instructions, feeding guidelines, nutritional analysis, and more, click here.
Instructions
For gently cooked meals:
Preparing the ingredients:
- Wash all fruits & vegetables.
- Remove any skin, stems, or seeds from the fruits & vegetables prior to weighing.
- Accurately measure all food ingredients in their raw state using your kitchen scale.
- 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.
- If you do not have a food processor, finely chop any nuts, seeds, grains, and produce used in this recipe.
- Mix thoroughly so all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- 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:
- You may add a small amount of filtered water to the pot to prevent burning or choose to not use any liquid.
- Warm the pot on the lowest heat setting.
- Add all food ingredients and cover the pot.
- Keep the pot covered until desired doneness to prevent nutrient losses beyond what is accounted for in this recipe.
- Once you’ve reached desired doneness, don’t forget to add any leftover cooking liquid to the food.
Slow Cooker:
- Add all food ingredients to the slow cooker without water.
- Set the slow cooker to low heat.
- Cover the pot.
- 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.
- Once you’ve reached desired doneness, don’t forget to add any leftover cooking liquid to the food.
Preparing the supplements:
- Precisely measure the NOW Vegetarian Dry Vitamin E.
- 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.
- Combine into a bowl and mix well.
- Once the food has cooled, add the supplement mix in. It’s important that the supplement mix is evenly distributed and thoroughly mixed into the recipe when making a large batch of food.
Serving the food:
- If you prepared a large batch of food, measure your dog’s mealtime portion using your kitchen scale.
Storing the food:
- Divide the mixture into daily portions using your kitchen scale.
- Store in airtight containers.
- Keep portions for the next 3 days in the refrigerator.
- Freeze the remaining portions for up to one month.
- When serving from frozen, thaw food in the refrigerator overnight.
For raw meals:
Preparing the ingredients:
- Wash all fruits & vegetables.
- Remove any skin, stems, or seeds from the fruits & vegetables prior to weighing.
- Accurately measure all food ingredients in their raw state using your kitchen scale.
- 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.
- If you do not have a food processor, finely chop any nuts, seeds, grains, and produce used in this recipe.
- Mix thoroughly so all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- 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.
Preparing the supplements:
- Precisely measure the NOW Vegetarian Dry Vitamin E.
- 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.
- Combine into a bowl and mix well.
- Once the food has cooled, add the supplement mix in. It’s important that the supplement mix is evenly distributed and thoroughly mixed into the recipe when making a large batch of food.
Serving the food:
- If you prepared a large batch of food, measure your dog’s mealtime portion using your kitchen scale.
Storing the food:
- Divide the mixture into daily portions using your kitchen scale.
- Store in airtight containers.
- Keep portions for the next 3 days in the refrigerator.
- Freeze the remaining portions for up to one month.
- When serving from frozen, thaw food in the refrigerator overnight.
For the ebook with full recipe instructions, feeding guidelines, nutritional analysis, and more, click here.
Notes
- Fine powder supplements and oils must be thoroughly mixed into recipe in multi-day batches.
- Capsule/perle ingredients must be opened for better distribution in multi-day batches.
- Eggshell powder may be purchased or made at home using farm fresh eggs only. When possible, prioritize pasture raised eggs.