Cinnamon Beef sweet potato dog recipe

Cinnamon Beef sweet potato dog recipe

Make this tasty, healthy homemade dog food recipe with beef, sweet potato, collard greens, and a touch of Ceylon Cinnamon for your pet. Ceylon cinnamon significantly enhances the flavor of sweet potato and aids in digestion, reduces inflammation, prevents stomach upsets, and helps control blood sugar levels. It is also well-known that sweet potato is a rich source of dietary fiber, vitamins A, C, B, and minerals such as iron, potassium, calcium, and selenium. Additionally, collard greens are a powerhouse of nutrients. A little bit of coconut oil is also beneficial for a shiny fur coat. We used organic grass-fed ground beef with the approximate recommended ratio of protein (50%), grains (25%), and vegetables (25%)

  • Prep Time :15 Minutes
  • Cook Times :45 minutes
  • Yield :1-2 servings for a 10 pound dog
  • 8 oz. grass fed ground beef
  • 4 oz. Sweet potato
  • 4 oz. Collard Greens
  • 1/8 tsp. Ceylon Cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Better than Bouillon Beef base
  • 1 tsp. Coconut Oil
  1. Finely chop the collard greens. Heat a pan over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add 1 tsp of coconut oil and let it warm for another minute, then add the collard greens. Cook for 1 minute and then add and 1/2 tsp of beef stock and 1/4 cup of water. Continue cooking for 5-6 minutes, adding another 1/4 cup of water at the three-minute mark.
  2. Add the ground beef to the pan with the collard greens, mix well, and cook for 3 minutes over medium-high heat. Then, add 1/8 tsp of Ceylon Cinnamon powder. Mix well. Add 2 cups of water, cover, reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 30 minutes.
  3. While the ground beef and collard greens cook, in a separate pan, add the 4 oz of sweet potato. Cover it with about 2 cups of water, bring it to a boil (about ten minutes), reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 18-20 minutes or until soft. Pierce with a fork to check for softness, remove from the pan, and peel the skin.
  4. Smash the sweet potato into small pieces with a potato masher and then add it to the ground beef and collard green pan. Mix well and simmer for 3 minutes
  5. Let it cool and serve to your pet.

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IS CINNAMON SAFE FOR DOGS?

You can give Ceylon Cinnamon for pets. While other spices like pepper, chilli powder are not suitable for pets, you can give Cinnamon for pets. It improves food palatability and warms those bones during winter, helps 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 pets liver like ordinary Cassia Cinnamon. Use at a similar rate as per humans, scaled to the weight of the pet.

Adding just a dash of Ceylon Cinnamon with their meals is bound to deliver good benefits. Don't over do it. Just a few times per week, up to a maximum of five days per week. Just use 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 - 1/2 teaspoon 1/4-1/2 cup, 1-3 times/day
50-100 lbs. 1/4 – 3/4 teaspoon 1/2-1 cup, 1-3 times/day
Over 100 lbs. 3/4-1 teaspoon up to 1 cup 3 times/day