Homemade Cat Food By Mike Kim

Benefits Of Homemade Cat Food

Making your own cat food at home is a great alternative to commercially available food. First of all, you know what ingredients will be used and it will be a more natural meal compared to pet food, which is usually loaded with preservatives and other nasty fillers. Here is what you need to know about making your own food for your cat.

As carnivores, cats need:

Protein from meat or fish
Fatty acids
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Taurine

As meat eating animals, cats don't really need carbohydrates such as rice and grains. But a small amount of them in the diet is fine. Carbohydrates can be used as energy and are also cheaper on than meats. .

Taurine is a very important amino acid so make sure your cat gets it in the form of a vitamin.

Usually meats and vegetables are a staple of homemade cat food. Grains are optional. Organ meats can be used as a once in a while treat.

You can use raw lamb, beef, turkey, or chicken. Never use raw pork or fish as these can have parasites. Use meats that have some fat content to them.

To make the meat mixture, mix 1 pounds of the meat, 1 cup of water, and 3 tablespoons of powdered egg shells. After it has been mixed, store it in the freezer.

Now, you need to be careful with vegetables. Never feed your can onions, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and peppers. These vegetables can cause health problems for your pet. Cut the vegetables up into small pieces and store them in the refrigerator.

For the grain mixture, you can use oats, rice, flour, etc. Cook the grains so that they are soft and easy to chew on.

When preparing the meal, the mixture should mostly be made of meat. The rest should be made of the vegetables and grains. Aim for a ratio of 3:1. You will want to thaw the mixture with hot water. Wait till the mixture is warm as cats prefer warm food.

You can also add nutritional supplements to the mixture. An adult cat will only need a few spoonfuls of this mixture per day.

A homemade meal will add years to your cat's life.

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What's Better? Store Bought Broth, Homemade Stock Or Professional Soup Base?

If you're making soup, you usually start with either stock or broth. But most home cooks will agree that these are not quite the same. Some prefer store-bought broth and others like the homemade stock better. But do you know what great cooks do nowadays? They use professional soup bases! This is the latest trend in making delicious and tasty cooking.

Broth is created by the boiling of vegetables and meat, without bones in water. Homemade stock is created by boiling the bones, meat and vegetables. As you can see, they have similar ingredients but they aren't quite the same. So it is easy to understand that the end result would be different. And the soup you would create would then be quite different as well.

Those who make homemade stock will know that it has more nutrition in it, it is much better for you than the broth is. So right from the start, your soup has healthier ingredients. When you make your own stock, it costs twice as much to buy it in the store as it does than to cook your own.

This is where professional soup bases come in. Soup bases win over both store-bought broth and homemade stock in a way that it is made by better methods than how homemade stock is done. Soup bases are made from premium high quality meat, poultry, seafood or vegetables that are freshly cooked, just like homemade stock, but technically advanced specially customized equipment is used to capture and retain the entire fresh flavor. A minimal amount of salt is added for preservation and flavoring, but it does not contain any artificial flavors, colors or chemicals preservatives.

One of the biggest arguments for store bought stock is the convenience factor. While some would argue that although cooking homemade stock takes time, it is still worth it because it is simply delicious. If you are making soup and use homemade stock, you truly can tell the difference.

With professional soup bases providing the same natural taste as homemade stock, it can also last over 1 year as long as it is properly refrigerated and stored. Soup bases can also be stored in the freezer to extend shelf life. Bringing out the time savings, big cost savings (averages about 60 cents per quart) and longevity of product once opened, it is no wonder why professional cooks and home buddies around the country are catching up on this trend. Another plus is, that if you need just a cup of broth for a recipe, you make just 1 cup. Even the amount of space it takes to store in small containers adds to its practical convenience for anyone working in the kitchen. A container about the size of a sour cream container will yield up to 5 gallons of stock. Many home made and store bought stocks will last only about 2 weeks in the refrigerator. When using soup bases you won't have leftovers to store.

Like to order some soup base? Soupbase.com is the exclusive national home cook distributor featuring professional ingredients made by Minor's and much more. You'll find 100% natural, no artificial ingredients, preservatives or color in our soup bases. Bases are available in regular, low sodium, no-added MSG and gluten free varieties. Visit http://www.soupbase.com/ or call 800-827-8328 to order.

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Homemade Cat Food By Mike Kim

Benefits Of Homemade Cat Food

Making your own cat food at home is a great alternative to commercially available food. First of all, you know what ingredients will be used and it will be a more natural meal compared to pet food, which is usually loaded with preservatives and other nasty fillers. Here is what you need to know about making your own food for your cat.

As carnivores, cats need:

Protein from meat or fish
Fatty acids
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Taurine

As meat eating animals, cats don't really need carbohydrates such as rice and grains. But a small amount of them in the diet is fine. Carbohydrates can be used as energy and are also cheaper on than meats. .

Taurine is a very important amino acid so make sure your cat gets it in the form of a vitamin.

Usually meats and vegetables are a staple of homemade cat food. Grains are optional. Organ meats can be used as a once in a while treat.

You can use raw lamb, beef, turkey, or chicken. Never use raw pork or fish as these can have parasites. Use meats that have some fat content to them.

To make the meat mixture, mix 1 pounds of the meat, 1 cup of water, and 3 tablespoons of powdered egg shells. After it has been mixed, store it in the freezer.

Now, you need to be careful with vegetables. Never feed your can onions, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and peppers. These vegetables can cause health problems for your pet. Cut the vegetables up into small pieces and store them in the refrigerator.

For the grain mixture, you can use oats, rice, flour, etc. Cook the grains so that they are soft and easy to chew on.

When preparing the meal, the mixture should mostly be made of meat. The rest should be made of the vegetables and grains. Aim for a ratio of 3:1. You will want to thaw the mixture with hot water. Wait till the mixture is warm as cats prefer warm food.

You can also add nutritional supplements to the mixture. An adult cat will only need a few spoonfuls of this mixture per day.

A homemade meal will add years to your cat's life.

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Homemade Cat Food By Mike Kim

Benefits Of Homemade Cat Food

Making your own cat food at home is a great alternative to commercially available food. First of all, you know what ingredients will be used and it will be a more natural meal compared to pet food, which is usually loaded with preservatives and other nasty fillers. Here is what you need to know about making your own food for your cat.

As carnivores, cats need:

Protein from meat or fish
Fatty acids
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Taurine

As meat eating animals, cats don't really need carbohydrates such as rice and grains. But a small amount of them in the diet is fine. Carbohydrates can be used as energy and are also cheaper on than meats. .

Taurine is a very important amino acid so make sure your cat gets it in the form of a vitamin.

Usually meats and vegetables are a staple of homemade cat food. Grains are optional. Organ meats can be used as a once in a while treat.

You can use raw lamb, beef, turkey, or chicken. Never use raw pork or fish as these can have parasites. Use meats that have some fat content to them.

To make the meat mixture, mix 1 pounds of the meat, 1 cup of water, and 3 tablespoons of powdered egg shells. After it has been mixed, store it in the freezer.

Now, you need to be careful with vegetables. Never feed your can onions, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and peppers. These vegetables can cause health problems for your pet. Cut the vegetables up into small pieces and store them in the refrigerator.

For the grain mixture, you can use oats, rice, flour, etc. Cook the grains so that they are soft and easy to chew on.

When preparing the meal, the mixture should mostly be made of meat. The rest should be made of the vegetables and grains. Aim for a ratio of 3:1. You will want to thaw the mixture with hot water. Wait till the mixture is warm as cats prefer warm food.

You can also add nutritional supplements to the mixture. An adult cat will only need a few spoonfuls of this mixture per day.

A homemade meal will add years to your cat's life.

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