Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes Many owners are naturally concerned about the health of their dog. We have some tips and guidelines for making some great healthy dog birthday cake recipes. The great advantage of homemade dog birthday cakes is you know exactly what the ingredients consist of - ensuring a healthy birthday cake for your dog or puppy.
Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes As we all know, our dogs are happy to eat a wide variety of food and ingredients. They are not strict meat eaters and many dogs have coped with vegetarian diets. Healthy dogs thrive on a well balanced diet consisting of protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. A good guideline is:
40% Meat
30% Fiber
30% Starch
Tips for Making Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes It is not difficult, or time consuming, to make up great healthy dog birthday cake recipes. Homemade cakes are simple and easy to make. You can easily make up your own healthy dog birthday cake recipes. Just follow some of the following tips:
When deciding on ingredients take into account any specific dietary requirements of your dogs or puppy
Don't be afraid use a variety of ingredients to make a healthy dog cake
You can use different textures
You can give your dogs and puppies food in unusual shapes or forms - like a birthday cake!
Use ingredients which are good for your dogs - see below for some guidelines and information
Meat Ingredients for Making Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes You can experiment with making healthy dog birthday cake recipes. Do not feed your dog with pork as it can cause trichinosis. The following meat can be safely included in healthy dog birthday cake recipes:
Turkey
Chicken
Beef
Lamb
Hearts, liver and kidneys ( Offal or variety meats )
Eggs are also a good source of protein for dogs, but should be cooked - raw eggs are not healthy
Vegetable Ingredients for Making Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes The following vegetables can be safely included in healthy dog birthday cake recipes:
Asparagus
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Corn
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Pumpkin
Sprouts
Squash
Sweet potatoes
Turnips
Don't be afraid use a variety of ingredients. It's nice to be able to create a cake using ingredients which are readily available in your kitchen.
Other Ingredients for Making Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes Other ingredients can be used when making healthy dog birthday cake recipes include some of the following foods:
Brown rice
Barley
Cheese
Honey
Maple Syrup
Millet
Oats
Fruits
Other foods may be included in dog cake recipes - but we are specifically referring to healthy ones!! Fruit is very much a question of taste.
Ingredients which should not be used The following vegetables should not be used when making healthy dog birthday cake recipes as they cause health problems in dogs such as arthritis and stiff joints.
Chives
Eggplants (Aubergines)
Garlic
Onions
Peppers
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Suggested Proportions for Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes Use the above guidelines to make healthy dog birthday cake recipes - following proportions are a good guideline to mixing meat and vegetables:
2 portions of meat to 1 portion of vegetables
Food Preparation for Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes Food in healthy dog birthday cake recipes should be finely chopped, grated or minced and mixed in a food processor. Additional utensils required are:
A Mixing bowl
Mixing spoon
Measuring spoon & measuring cup
Cake tin - any shape or size to suit recipe
Healthy Dog Birthday Cake Recipes Use the above guidelines to make healthy dog birthday cake recipes which your pet will drool over! Make a fuss of him on his birthday and keep him fit and well in the process!
