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Dog Treat Recipes - Fruits And Vegetables

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Dog Treat Recipes - Fruits And Vegetables

Dog treat recipes made with fruits and vegetables are packed with wholesome nutrition which makes them super-healthy.

They're also delicious, so both you and your dog will be happy!

You can make vegetarian or vegan, dog treats or you can combine a whole host of different fruits and/or vegetables with meat and/or dairy products. The possibilities are pretty much endless, and dog treat ingredients are easy to find.

There are some common food items, including certain fruits and vegetables, that aren't safe for dogs to eat, so always double check recipes and your own creations to be safe.

You can use applesauce/grated apple, blueberries, banana, dried apricots, cooked sweet potato or canned pumpkin to add natural sweetness to recipes. Cranberries can add a little zing of tart flavor.

Fruits and vegetables also add healthy fiber and are loaded with nutrients, including a wide range of essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, omega fatty acids, enzymes and phytonutrients (these are found only in vegetables). Talk about natural super-foods!

They also have an alkalizing effect on your dog's body which helps decrease inflammation and improve organ function.

Although not strictly either a fruit or a vegetable, herbs are also a great choice to add variety and specific benefits to those healthy treats.

Parsley and mint are both breath freshening and good for the digestive system.

Some of my favorite fruit and vegetable choices when I'm making dog treats include:

• Banana
• Pumpkin
• Blueberries
• Apples
• Carrots
• Zucchini
• Spinach
• Parsley
• Mint

Some dog treat recipes only include fruit, others only vegetables, but many of them use a combination of both, creating well-balanced and nutrient dense goodies that aren't just for fun.

Giving your dog homemade dog treats which have been made with high-quality, healthy ingredients means you're providing him with a delicious, fresh and nutritious addition to his daily diet.

Do Dogs NEED to eat fruit or vegetables?

Experts, researchers and veterinarians are not all in agreement as to whether or not dogs actually NEED to eat their greens (or reds/yellows/oranges etc.)

From an evolutionary standpoint wild dogs do eat them... indirectly and as a result of eating the stomach contents of their prey whose diet includes both fruits and veggies.

While that debate isn't finished, dogs can definitely benefit from eating a range of fruits and vegetables. You can even feed many options raw or dehydrated (buy a dehydrator or use a very low oven setting) and these are excellent choices for dogs who are overweight.

Below I've listed all the recipes on my site which include fruit and/or vegetables.

Because so many of them contain both I haven't separated them into two categories. I hope you enjoy browsing through all the possibilities and that your dog enjoys the 'fruits' of your labor!

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Vegetable Dog Biscuits

Looking for a fun and healthy treat to make for your dog? These easy to make Vegetable Dog Biscuits are a great treat for your best friend.

Vegetable Dog Biscuits

Treat your furry friend to this incredibly tasty, easy to make vegetable dog biscuits that contain six ingredients, and can be made into any shape you wish.

In this recipe, I used a mixture of sweet potato, apple, carrot and pumpkin, though there are many other options you can use as well such as mashed banana, peanut butter, honey or even broth.

Just remember, to consult your veterinarian before feeding your dog any type of homemade dog treats or food as you cant be sure what they could be allergic too. Some dogs can be allergic to peanut butter or even gluten that is found in some flours. Whole wheat flour can have more nutrients in it which is great, though you could use an alternative flour like coconut flour. If your dog is allergic to flour or wheat, you could use rice flour or coconut flour, though these might change the consistency of the dough and you may need to increase the wet ingredients slightly.

Some peanut butters include xylitol which they use to lower the sugar content. DO NOT USE these peanut butter in your dog treats as xylitol is toxic to dogs. Use a natural peanut butter making sure to check the ingredients first.

How long will Homemade Dog Treats keep?

When kept in an airtight container and stored in the fridge, they can stay good for around 2 months, though if you freeze, they can keep for up to 8 months.

To make these biscuits, you will need:

Cup ground dog food pieces

2 Cups grated carrots

Cups plain low-fat yogurt

4 oz (114g) cooked and mashed sweet potato, apple, pumpkin

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions:

After lining the cookie sheets with baking paper, grind the dog food into flour consistency in a food processor or blender.Mix dog food, carrots, yogurt, and vegetables/fruit in a medium size bowl.

Add the flour and the baking powder, mix well.Take a ball of dough and place on flat, floured surface. Roll the dough out to approximately inch thick. TIP Roll dough out on parchment paper for easier clean up.

Use cookie/fondant cutters to cut out shapes. If you are looking for some good cutters, try these.

Place on cookie trays.

Bake 350F or 180C for 15 minutes, flip over bake for another 15 minutes.

Place on cooling rack to cool.

Store in airtight container.

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Homemade Vegetable Dog Biscuits

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Treat your furry friend to this incredibly tasty, easy to make vegetable dog biscuits that contain only six ingredients, and can be made into any shape you wish.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup ground dog dry food pieces
• 2 cups carrot, grated
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yoghurt
• 4 oz (114g) cooked, mashed vegetables & fruit, sweet potato, pumpkin, apple
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions

• Line cookie trays with baking paper.

• Grind the dry dog food into flour consistency in a food processor or blender.

• Mix dog food, carrots, yogurt, and vegetables / fruit in a medium size bowl.

• Add the flour and the baking powder, mix well.

• Take a ball of dough and place on flat, floured surface. Roll the dough out to approximately inch thick. TIP - Roll dough out on parchment paper for easier clean up.

• Use cookie/fondant cutters to cut out shapes. Place on prepared cookie trays.

• Bake 350F or 180C for 15 minutes, flip over bake for another 15 minutes.

• Place on cooling rack to cool.

• Store in airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 1445kcalCarbohydrates: 305gProtein: 42gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 1282mgPotassium: 1096mgFiber: 17gSugar: 93gVitamin A: 43036IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 490mgIron: 13mg

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Homemade Veggie Dog Treats

Easy Homemade Veggie Dog Treats

These awesome Homemade Veggie Dog Treats are fun, easy to make and well kind of cute too. Made with frozen vegetables, Wholemeal flour, wheatgerm, brewers yeast and some rice flour. add a little veggie stock and olive oil and your in business. Your four legged friend will love these dog biscuits even though they are vegetarian. Go figure!!

If youre like us, we love to give our dogs a treat. But sometimes you really arent quite sure what ingredients may be in them.

While these homemade dog treats are created from wholesome ingredients so youll know exactly what you are feeding your pooch when you give them one.

These homemade dog biscuits arent oily or salty.(trust me Ive tired themha ha). In fact there is only a quarter of a cup of oil in the recipe.

We love to give our dogs frozen veggies are something we pop into Bonnie and Tillys dinner.

They will eat them without leaving the peas behind. Popping veggies into a dough and creating a dog treat was something different for us but thought wed give it a go.

Using the bone shaped cookie cutters made the process so much fun.

Ingredients Youll Need To Make Veggie Dog Treats

• Frozen Veggies Mixed frozen veggies are used in this recipe and a combination of beans, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower.
• Wholemeal Four normal or organic
• Wheatgerm Wheat germ is a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids if you cant source wheatgerm in your supermarket try your health food or bulk wholefood store
• Brewers Yeast High in B vitamins and a good source of protein. Heres aGreat article about Brewers yeast for dogs that you might like to read here.
• Rice flour good alternative if sensitive to wheat products
• Veggie stock cube optional ..just to add a little flavour
• Olive oil good source of omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin E
• Water add the water to the stock cube and steam the veggies

So What Vegetables Are Safe For Dogs To Eat?

This is a really important question. Ive often given our dogs veggies wondering how much or if they were actually dog friendly. To save the confusion I went to the expert and veterinarian Dr Lisa Chimes and she has a quick article on the best vegetables for dogs and the ones to avoid.

Why Cant Dogs Eat Chocolate?

While we all love to give our dogs a treat I found this awesome article from Dr Chris Brown on What Happens To Dogs if They Eat Chocolate which I think is really helpful.

How To Make Veggie Dog Treats

Its super simple

1. Cook your frozen vegetables in the microwave till tender. Then blend them into a puree.
2. Combine all the other ingredients and roll out into a dough and cut with cookie cutters.
3. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes Turn off oven and leave the trays in while allowing to cool.

Youll find more detailed instructions in the recipe card below.

Can I Make Dog Treats Crunchy or Soft?

Yes you can. Less amount of cooking time will make them softer while cooking a little longer will harden them up.

How To Store Your Homemade Dog Treats

After your biscuits have totally cooled, pop them into an airtight container.

Alternatively you can bundle up in a gift bag and give them as presents to your friends fury children.

Recipe Card

These vegetable based dog treats are great even for the carnivore puppys in the family

Course:Snacks

Cuisine:Australian

Keyword:vegetable dog treats

Servings: 20

Calories: 176 kcal

• 2cupsfrozen mixed vegetabelsveggies that are suitable for dogs.
• 1/2cupwater
• 1veggie stock cubelow salt optional
• 1/4olive oil
• 11/2cupswholemeal flour
• 1cuprice flour
• 1/2cupwheatgerm
• 1/4cupbrewers yeastfound in health food stores

1. Turn on the oven to 180 deg Celsius.

2. Place the frozen veggies, stock cube and water into a microwave proof dish and cook for 3 mins or until soft.

3. Pop into a food processor, blender or Thermomix and blend till it's a puree.

4. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix till a dough is formed. If needed add more water to make the dough more pliable.

5. Roll out dough to a half a cm thickness (5 millimeters) and using cookie cutters cut into the desired shapes.

6. Place onto baking trays lined with baking paper and cook for around 20 minutes or until biscuits are firm.

7. Turn oven off and leave the trays of biscuits in the oven to cool possibly around 90 minutes.

8. Once cooled store in an airtight container in the pantry.

ALWAYS CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VEGETABLES YOU ARE USING ARE SUITABLE FOR DOGS TO EAT.

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Veggie Dog Treats

Amount Per Serving

Calories 176Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 0.2g1%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g

Sodium 51mg2%

Potassium 269mg8%

Carbohydrates 35g12%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 0.2g0%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 927IU19%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Rewarding Your Dog With Treats

Most often if our dogs could choose a beach walk or a treat theyd always go for the beach option. I never knew how much a puppy dog helps to motivate you to get out and exercise until our other dog Gemma went to heaven.

Yes a dog is a humans best friend. I knew she would have loved these homemade veggie dog treats too.