TURKEY BELL PEPPER & RICE DOG FOOD RECIPE

MEDIA GALLERY
turkey dog food recipe

Add some flair to tasteless turkey with this fabulous dog food recipe featuring green bell peppers, carrots, rice, red lentils, and a touch of Ceylon Cinnamon. The bell peppers and red lentils create a gravy base for this recipe by mashing them a little, while the turkey, carrots, and rice take center stage. Everything is unified with a touch of Ceylon Cinnamon.

We used organic ingredients with the approximate recommended ratio of protein (50%), grains (25%), and vegetables (25%). While there is salt in the Better Than Bouillon chicken base (stock), it is well within the recommended amount of salt, which dogs incidentally need to maintain optimal health.

Prep Time : 10 Minutes
Cook Times : 20 minutes
Yield : 1-2 servings for a 10 pound dog

INGREDIENTS

8 oz. organic ground turkey
4 oz. cooked white rice (We used Basmati rice)
3 oz. green bell pepper
2 oz finely grated carrots
1/4 cup (1.5 oz) Cooked Red Lentils
1/8 tsp. Ceylon Cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. Better than Bouillon Beef base
2 tsp. Coconut Oil
1.25 cups water

DIRECTIONS

Finely grate the carrots. The reason you grate it really finely is for it to cook well and create some juice in the recipe.
Chop the bell pepper into rough pieces, add it to a pan with 1 cup of water, and boil for 5 minutes on medium-high heat. After boiling, add it to a blender with the cooking water and blend it a little, but not quite into a juice.
Add 1 tsp. of coconut oil into a pan on medium-high heat, add the carrot, and sauté for 2 minutes. Remove it from the pan and set it aside.
Add 1 tsp. of coconut oil and a 1/4 of the blended bell pepper into the pan. Ground turkey is sticky, so it needs a bit of fluids not to stick to the pan. Add the ground turkey to the pot and stir-fry quickly, breaking the turkey into very small pieces. About 2 minutes on medium-high heat.
Add the remaining 3/4 of the blended bell pepper into the pan with the turkey. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, on medium-high heat.
Add the sautéed carrots, 1/2 tsp. chicken stock, 1/8 tsp. Ceylon Cinnamon powder, and 1/4 cup cooked red lentils. Mix well and cook for 4 minutes on medium-high heat.
Add 1 cup of rice and 1/4 cup of water, reduce heat to medium, and cook for two minutes.
Let it cool and serve it to your pet

RESOURCES

CINNAMON FOR PETS

You can give Ceylon Cinnamon to pets. While other spices like pepper and chili powder are not suitable for pets, you can give cinnamon to them. It improves food palatability, warms their bones during winter, aids in digestion, disinfects meat to reduce the risk of bacterial infections, promotes bone and cartilage development, stabilizes blood sugar levels, and improves overall health.

Ceylon Cinnamon has ultra-low Coumarin levels and will not damage your pet's liver like ordinary Cassia Cinnamon. Use it at a similar rate as you would for humans, scaled to the weight of your pet.

Adding just a dash of Ceylon Cinnamon to their meals is likely to provide significant benefits. Don't overdo it. Use it just a few times per week, up to a maximum of five days per week. Refer to the chart below to calculate how much cinnamon should be added per day.

Weight of pet	Cinnamon Powder	Cinnamon stick tea
1 -10 lbs.	1/16 teaspoon	less than 1/4 cup, 1-3 times/day
10-20 lbs.	1/16-1/8 teaspoon	1/4 cup, 1-3 times/day
20-50 lbs.	1/8 tsp ½ teaspoon	1/4-1/2 cup, 1-3 times/day
50-100 lbs.	¼ – ¾ teaspoon	1/2-1 cup, 1-3 times/day
Over 100 lbs.	¾-1 teaspoon	up to 1 cup 3 times/day

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) recommends that dry dog food contains at least 0.3% sodium, and that dry cat food contains at least 0.2% sodium. These are minimum recommended levels for health. However it is difficult to ascertain if this percentage is based on weight or calories or something else. It would nice if they could give a figure on grams of salt per pound of dog weight. We believe a little bit of salt is essential for dogs so ask your Veterinarian how much salt your dog can take daily.