Beef & Sweet Potato Supper

Protein

• Lean meat · Chicken thigh, beef or lamb.

  The main protein, with all ten essential amino acids dogs need from food. Beef and lamb also bring iron and zinc.

  Feeds: Muscles, Coat & skin, Thyroid & energy

• Liver · Nature’s multivitamin.

  One of the richest food sources of vitamin A, plus vitamin B12, iron, copper and folate.

  Feeds: Eyes, Immune system, Heart & blood, Coat & skin

• Whole eggs · Protein plus choline.

  Complete protein, choline for the brain and nerves, and biotin, a B vitamin used in healthy skin and coat. Cooked, so the biotin stays available.

  Feeds: Muscles, Brain, Coat & skin

Vegetables

• Carrots · Beta-carotene.

  Beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A, plus fibre.

  Feeds: Eyes, Immune system

• Potatoes · Easy energy.

  Cooked potato is a gentle, easy-to-digest starch for energy, and a source of potassium.

  Feeds: Thyroid & energy, Heart & blood

• Sweet potato · Fibre and beta-carotene.

  Fibre for steady digestion, beta-carotene, vitamin B6 and manganese.

  Feeds: Gut & digestion, Eyes, Immune system

• Kale · Leafy green.

  Vitamin K for bones and normal blood clotting, vitamin C, calcium and lutein for the eyes. Same plant family as the collards in the original recipe.

  Feeds: Bones, teeth & joints, Immune system, Eyes

• Broccoli · Vitamin C and fibre.

  Vitamin C, vitamin K and fibre, in a small share of the recipe where it belongs.

  Feeds: Immune system, Gut & digestion, Bones, teeth & joints

Fruit

• Banana · Potassium.

  Potassium for muscles and a steady heartbeat, vitamin B6, and pectin, a soluble fibre that helps firm up stool.

  Feeds: Heart & blood, Muscles, Gut & digestion

• Mango · Vitamins A, C and E.

  A sweet fruit with vitamins A, C and E. No pit or skin, which dogs shouldn’t eat.

  Feeds: Immune system, Eyes, Coat & skin

• Blueberries · Antioxidants.

  Anthocyanins, the antioxidants that make them blue, plus vitamin C, vitamin K and fibre.

  Feeds: Brain, Immune system

Grains

• Rolled oats · Soluble fibre.

  Beta-glucan, a soluble fibre that feeds good gut bacteria, plus slow-burning energy.

  Feeds: Gut & digestion, Thyroid & energy, Heart & blood

• Barley flour · Fibre and B vitamins.

  Whole-grain fibre and B vitamins for turning food into energy.

  Feeds: Gut & digestion, Thyroid & energy

• Brown rice flour · Gentle energy.

  A gentle, easy-to-digest grain with manganese and B vitamins.

  Feeds: Thyroid & energy, Gut & digestion

• Millet flour · Naturally gluten-free.

  A naturally gluten-free grain with magnesium for muscles and B vitamins.

  Feeds: Thyroid & energy, Muscles

Oils & seeds

• Sunflower oil · Linoleic acid.

  High-linoleic sunflower oil supplies linoleic acid, the omega-6 fat dogs can’t make and need for skin and coat.

  Feeds: Coat & skin

• Fish oil · DHA and EPA.

  Omega-3s DHA and EPA: DHA for brain and eye development in puppies, and omega-3s support skin, coat and comfortable joints.

  Feeds: Brain, Eyes, Coat & skin, Bones, teeth & joints, Heart & blood

• Flax · Plant omega-3 and fibre.

  Ground flax brings ALA, a plant omega-3, plus fibre.

  Feeds: Coat & skin, Gut & digestion

• Lecithin · Choline and good fats.

  Phospholipids and choline, and it helps oils mix evenly through the loaf.

  Feeds: Brain, Coat & skin

Herbs & flavour

• Carob · The dog-safe chocolate flavour.

  Carob tastes a little like cocoa but has none of the theobromine that makes chocolate dangerous for dogs. It adds flavour and fibre.

  Feeds: Gut & digestion

• Parsley · A classic fresh herb.

  Vitamins K and C, and a fresh flavour.

  Feeds: Immune system, Bones, teeth & joints

• Oregano, rosemary, marjoram · Flavour and natural antioxidants.

  Kitchen herbs for flavour. Rosemary and oregano carry natural antioxidant compounds.

  Feeds: Immune system

• Ginger · A warm, settling spice.

  Long used as a stomach-settling spice, added in a small measured amount for flavour.

  Feeds: Gut & digestion

• Garlic · A small amount for flavour.

  Garlic is harmful to dogs in large amounts, so ours is a small, fixed amount per batch, set and reviewed with our veterinary nutritionist.

  Feeds: Immune system

• Nutritional yeast · B vitamins dogs love the taste of.

  Torula yeast adds B vitamins and a savoury flavour picky eaters like.

  Feeds: Thyroid & energy, Coat & skin

Vitamins & minerals

• Kelp · Natural iodine.

  A natural source of iodine, which the thyroid needs to set the body’s energy use.

  Feeds: Thyroid & energy

• Calcium & phosphorus · Strong bones, the right ratio.

  Calcium carbonate and food-grade dicalcium phosphate keep calcium and phosphorus in the ratio growing and adult bones need.

  Feeds: Bones, teeth & joints

• Vitamin C · Antioxidant.

  Dogs make some vitamin C themselves; extra works as an antioxidant in the food and the body.

  Feeds: Immune system

• Vitamin E · Protects the good fats.

  An antioxidant that protects the omega oils in the food and in the body’s cells.

  Feeds: Immune system, Coat & skin

• Vitamin D · Calcium’s helper.

  Helps the body absorb and use calcium for bones and teeth.

  Feeds: Bones, teeth & joints

• Zinc · Skin and coat mineral.

  Used in healthy skin, a full coat and immune cells.

  Feeds: Coat & skin, Immune system

• Iron · Oxygen carrier.

  Part of the haemoglobin in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

  Feeds: Heart & blood

• Selenium · Works with vitamin E.

  An antioxidant mineral that works alongside vitamin E and helps the thyroid.

  Feeds: Immune system, Thyroid & energy

• Salt · A pinch for balance.

  A small, measured amount of sodium and chloride for fluid balance and nerve signals.

  Feeds: Heart & blood