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            | We're Moving! New Site at www.romanreign.com effective 5/25/2006. Don't forget to change your bookmarks. New Email Jennie@romanreign.com What is the raw/barf diet? In a nutshell, it is a homemade diet based on raw, meaty, and fresh foods. Would you want to eat something that stayed "okay to eat" on the shelf for years? Do you think that it is really all that healthy? I don't. And for that and many other reasons, I've switched my dogs to the raw diet and a high quality holistic kibble such as Wellness or Innova. The raw diet might not be for everyone's lifestyle or their dogs, but its what I do. I only want the best for my kids.Google the RAW diet or BARF diet for more info. Remember: this is not a diet you can do casually. It takes time and effort to learn the correct proportions and to foster a positive relationship with your butcher. It is absolutely important to feed the correct amounts of bone, meat, and veggies. Through knowing the meat managers at my local grocery store and scouring the ads for deals, I have been able to find chicken quarters for as little 19 cents per lbs. Another great recipe for raw food dieters is Satin Balls. Great for getting dogs to gain weight. A Raw dieter, Maggie the 20 year old Beagle. Read how raw kept Maggie alive. Jennie's Homemade Veggie mix - picture to come when I make the next batch I don't have an exact recipe per se, but a general guideline. I put everything in a food processor (and I have a separate one for humans and one for the veggie mix), blend until like a slushie, mix all together, then freeze in those glad or ziploc containers. For the organs, I chop them into chunks before processing. You'll also need to chop the herbs a little so it doesn't get stuck on the grinder or processor. I usually use 2-4 HUGE mixing bowls or soup pots to do the mixing. This will become one huge disgusting mess. In addition to the veggie mix when I feed (~1/3 to 1/2 cup for a Swissy per meal), I might throw in left over rice or pasta, oatmeal, a can of fish, cod liver oil, apple cider vinegar, ground vitamin C, yogurt, ground flax seeds, and coat supplement. I also add whatever I have around the house too (green beans, cranberries) in addition to the ingredients below. Please remember to not feed your dog onion (also not too much garlic) or grapes with seeds.
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