As I said, I just spent 5 hours cooking 46 Potions of dog food that has now wandered into the freezer. Why do I cook my own dog food? This is not the stuff she gets every day. This is the "wet" dog food that we all buy canned a few times a month for a little "extra nice" dish for the pup.
Because I find the canned dog food very expensive and in a lot of cases not even healthy for a dog, I have been making my own wet dog food for years. It all started with my last dog, Odette, she had liver issues (as you can read on the blog) and we had to watch the things we fed her very closely - that was when I started making my own dog food and my own dog treats. You can find quite a few recipes on the blog - I often just throw things together in a pot (meat, veggies and a base such as rice or noodles), cook that for a while and then bag it - it is that simple.
Now another huge advantage of cooking your own dog food that I want to share with you today - is the savings. Now lets see what I worked with today:
So to sum up, at 46 portions, each weighing around 220g, of a beef, chicken or fish dish, packed in vacuum sealed bags, comes to €0.365 per portion. Without the vacuum sealed bags it would be 0.29 per portion, however those plastic bags do safe a hell ton of space. Last time I packed the dog food in little plastic containers that you can just wash, and I needed nearly 3 times the space for only 35 portions.
Decide for yourself if you want to spend the time cooking your own food. For me it has become a hobby and once every half year I spend an entire day shopping and then cooking Freya's food. Firstly because it is cheaper, secondly because I know what is in it and I can control what she eats.
