We buy boneless chicken cheap whenever it is on sale (breast or thigh). I sous vide it whole at 160 for a while, cut it into little pieces, and put it into portioned vacuum bags and freeze for use. Each bag holds enough for about 4 days of food for the dog (it's just a bit in each meal, they mostly eat dry food).
It seems to work out pretty well. Sometimes we buy too much from Costco and freeze the uncooked portions for sous vide later.
So here's my question: A lot of people add carrot or other things to their dog's meat portion. My mother cooks some veggies with meat for her best boy (she doesn't sous vide). If I wanted to add extras: what sort of extras, and where/how can they be incorporated in the cooking process?
I welcome suggestions.
by Early_Scratch_9611
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Not sure you are going to get carrots soft enough if you are cooking it sous vide with the chicken
Might have to boil or steam the carrots separately then throw them in after chicken cooked
lol dogs eat better than millions of people.
I made my doggos food this past week, my batches last 2 monthes, here’s what I add:
Meat(salmon, beef, pork, turkey, whatever is on sale)
Broccoli
Sweet potato
Pumpkin
Butternut squash
Spinach
Apples
Blueberries
Nutritional yeast (gives a cheese flavor and missing vitamins and minerals)
Garlic (antifungal)
Tumeric (anti inflammatory)
Yogurt (greek style whole milk)
Bananas
Sometimes corn or carrots for flavor or crunch
First off, so impressed with your level of effort, your furry family member is very lucky. I am positive they can sense the level of love in their lives.
Second, it’s a pretty well documented fact that your pets don’t need fruits and veggies in their food, but some dogs do like them. In fact, many items high in natural sugar are a source of dental issues over time (carrots etc) so be thoughtful, they are better as treats.
Definitely avoid all seasonings especially onion and garlic.
https://www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-help-and-advice/looking-after-your-pet/puppies-dogs/your-dogs-diet#:~:text=Dogs%20don't%20need%20fruit,salt%2C%20or%20flavourings%20on%20it
While I am a serious sous vide fanatic and also get the value of the sealed portions, I gotta say sous vide really feels like a lot of work here, you can just braise a large amount of chicken or ground turkey, beef in a small amount of water, chop and and bag it up. We make ours a week at a time, put in a storage pyrex, add a modest amount to their dry kibble. It’s about one Costco chicken thighs or ground beef/turkey, in about 15-20min. I am fairly confident they will be just as happy and it will take a fraction of the time. It is funny to watch how quickly they figured out which pan and cook in the kitchen was “for them”!
But again, impressed with the effort and if you and your pet enjoy it – have fun with it.
used to feed raw and/or cooked to my doggo. Low-salt, canned green beans are great, canned pumpkin or sweet potato are great, and if there is a restaurant supply store near you, #10 cans are the way to go! you can get the last 2 that have nothing else added. you can also steam rice, barley, and/or oats to add some carbs, but I would only recommend it if you have a highly active doggo. (Same as humans, carbs are great for highly active individuals but can be detrimental to weight control.)