The following information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness.

Pet owners who are vegetarian or vegan often want to feed their pets a similar diet for the health benefits or because of their personal philosophy concerning animal rights and animal cruelty.

Feeding dogs a diet without meat, however, may be of concern to some pet owners. Animals, like humans, need protein in order to thrive and even survive. And pet owners who find it difficult to believe that plant sources can offer an abundant amount of protein, still may have some concerns about their pets’ dietary needs. The good news is that with modern advances in pet nutrition, any pet owner who wishes to give their dog vegetarian dog food or even vegan dog food can do so without compromising the health or well-being of their beloved pet.

If including raw meat in your dog’s diet is the answer for you…

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Raw Dog Food Diet Recipes

Make Homemade Raw Dog Food

Included in this complete guide to putting your dog on a raw food diet…

• Step by step instructions on how to ease your puppy or adult dog to a raw food diet, regardless of their current health, age or stage in life.
• Calculate exactly how much of each type of food your dog needs, whether he or she is a big dog or a toy dog.
• Find out how much your dog should be eating if they are overweight, underweight, obese or pregnant.
• Raw dog food recipes for typical meals to help get your pet started on the raw dog food diet.
• Special raw food diet for puppies, pregnant dogs, ill dogs, old dogs, etc.
• Why your canine will not need vitamins and supplements if they are on a raw food diet.
• And more…
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Note: Going Rawr discusses the raw meat dog food diet. The guide is available for immediate download.

A healthy, meatless diet is possible for dogs, but it is often achieved more easily when it is served in conjunction with certain nutritional supplements. One very popular vegetarian dog food supplement is Vegedog™ which was developed by James Peden, author of Vegetarian Cats Dogs. Dog owners can add these supplements to vegetarian and vegan raw dog food recipes in order to fortify them with proteins and nutrients as sort of an insurance which offers peace of mind. Vegedog™ also comes in special formulas for puppies and lactating dogs. Supplements like these make balanced nutrition easy and practical for a vegetarian or vegan raw dog food diet.

Besides basic proteins, some dogs also need two amino acids called L-carnitine and taurine. These nutrients are not usually added to commercial dog foods – even raw dog food, and therefore almost always needs to be added to vegetarian or vegan dog food by the pet owner right before serving. A deficiency of L-carnitine and taurine can cause dilated cardiomyopathy, a fatal disease in which the heart becomes large and flabby and thereby stops functioning. Your veterinarian can tell you if your dog is susceptible to cardiomyopathy from L-carnitine and taurine deficiency.

Other than adding the proper nutritional supplements to a vegetarian or vegan raw dog food diet, creating meals is relatively easy. Commercial vegetarian and vegan raw dog food is available from select retailers – most of them, however, must be sought out online. Alternatively, there are lots of raw dog food diet recipes available online for free, and they often can be made with everyday ingredients you already have in your kitchen.

Raw dog food diet recipes do require a bit of processing, however… much like advanced raw food recipes for humans do. Particularly because raw plant food is difficult to digest if not chewed very very well, vegetables need to be chopped and blended as finely as possible for easy digestion. Homemade raw dog food diet recipes can usually be refrigerated, whereas frozen raw dog food will keep for about three months.

The above information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before making any changes. The statements above have not been evaluated by the FDA (or your country’s equivalent). Any products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Article source: http://rawfoodhealthwatch.com/raw-pet-food/vegetarian-dog-food/

The following information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness.

Feeding your cat a raw food diet is one of the best things that you can do for their health and vitality. Cats fed a balanced diet of raw food live longer, more active lives and do not suffer from the degenerative diseases affecting many cats today as a result of cooked-food diets. Also, cooked commercial cat food is often made of reject animal parts from livestock that are fed steroids and/or that died of disease, contaminating it with chemicals and deadly bacteria that can harm or even kill your cat. So, choosing a raw cat food diet for your pet is a wise decision.

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A raw food diet, however, can be a huge commitment on the part of the pet owner, especially if the animal has been raised on commercial cat food. The transition to a raw food diet can be difficult, and preparing certain homemade raw cat food recipes can be time consuming and labor intensive in comparison to what is typically done. Nevertheless, the health benefits of feeding your cat a balanced raw food diet far outweigh the sacrifices, and the cost savings for food and medical care over the lifetime of your cat are definitely well worth it.

Raw organic cat food is commercially available, but it is usually very pricey, so most raw food enthusiasts opt to make their own raw cat food. There are raw cat food supplements commercially available that can be added to fresh ground meat or cut meat chunks and water that provide all the balanced nutrition your cat needs to thrive. These ‘all-in-one’ type of products are highly convenient, but may not be considered as pure and wholesome as totally fresh raw food meals. These supplements work well for many raw foodists, but others prefer to prepare everything fresh themselves from scratch, giving them full control over all the ingredients and the production.

Raw food purists can find raw cat food recipes online that will suit their tastes and meet the nutritional needs of their pets. You do, however, need some tools to make recipes with a full balance of plant matter, and perhaps bones in a consistency that is easily digestible for your cat. Raw cat food recipes also have to be made with only above-ground vegetables if they are added (carrots are an exception), and vegetables and herbs can only be added in certain amounts. Information about grinders and any knives you need is included with recipes that require them. This may sound like a lot of up front costs for all the equipment, but if your cat is sick, you are concerned for the health and well-being of your cat, or if you own multiple cats, the labor of love is well worth it.

The above information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before making any changes. The statements above have not been evaluated by the FDA (or your country’s equivalent). Any products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Article source: http://rawfoodhealthwatch.com/raw-pet-food/raw-cat-food/

The following information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness.

Many people who wish to adopt a raw food diet think eating only raw fruits, vegetables, sprouts, and herbs might soon become boring, fearing that every meal will consist of only juice and salad.

However, modern raw cuisine can include many different, interesting, and even gourmet dishes by using advanced food preparation tools and techniques. Some kitchen appliances are often considered ‘raw food appliances’.

These kitchen tools are essential to the raw food diet and are mostly used for preparing complex raw food dishes. With the right appliances you can have a totally raw kitchen, preparing and enjoying breads, chips, sauces, and even pasta – all made from raw fruits and vegetables and even soaked nuts and seeds!

Complex raw food recipes require one or more of a specific group of kitchen tools; the food dehydrator, food processor, blender, juicer, and spiral slicer. Slicing and dicing utensils are also used, but mainly for convenience since you can use kitchen knives to do the same thing.

The food dehydrator and food processor are the most advanced of the appliances in a raw kitchen because they make raw ‘flour’, ‘dough’, and ‘bread’ products as well as chips and fruit/vegetable jerkies out of only raw plant matter.

Blenders and juicers obviously provide liquids and sauces as well as puddings and whipped concoctions; however, combining raw fruits and vegetables in these appliances creates some interesting and healthy blends that nourish as well as they satisfy.

The spiral slicer is most often used in a raw kitchen to create raw ‘pasta’ from zucchini or other semi-soft vegetables. The ‘noodles’ mimic spaghetti and are a raw cuisine staple. When you combine these various food elements you can create wonderful dishes that taste great and even mimic cooked food in such a way that you hardly realize the difference.

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The above information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before making any changes. The statements above have not been evaluated by the FDA (or your country’s equivalent). Any products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Article source: http://rawfoodhealthwatch.com/raw-food-appliances/

The following information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness.

Often times, it is considered that a raw food diet is comprised of salads, salad alternatives, and more salads. That is usually the first objection people have to incorporating a raw food lifestyle: the lack of variety when it comes to food. This can be no further from the truth. This particular recipe will demonstrate how to emulate a stir fry, with raw food. Technically, it is not a “stir-fry”, however with this unique blend of vegetables and ingredients, this raw food recipe will leave anyone thinking they are eating truly fried vegetables, all while enjoying the nutrients of raw delicacies.

Olive oil and honey are secret ingredients in raw food recipes that could offer a cooked feel to the palette when it comes to dressing raw vegetables. This recipe takes full advantage of blending oils and honey to produce this result. Broccoli and carrots are raw vegetables that contribute to youthfulness, stronger hair and healthy skin. By incorporating raw broccoli and carrots into a diet daily, the results are nearly immediate, not just aesthetically in the way one looks, but also in regards to energy levels.

As far as natural energy, honey is also a very holistic ingredient that not only increases the energy one feels day to day, but also, is credited to maintaining healing properties that can naturally cure many ailments. In addition to treating various ailments, honey also is known to boost immune systems. The old wives tale of drinking hot tea with honey when sick is not so much of a wives tale, as it rings in truth because honey is a proven immune system booster.

For this reason, recipes that combine broccoli, carrots and honey have so many health benefits and this particular recipe is delicious and enjoyable.

Equipment Needed:

• Food Processor

Ingredients:

For the Marinade:

• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cilantro
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• salt and pepper to taste (I use a dash of both)
• 1 teaspoon Agave syrup (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chopped parsley(optional)

For the “Stir Fry”:

• 2 cups sliced Portobello mushrooms
• 1 cup sliced broccoli
• 1 large parsnip, peeled
• 1 large carrot, peeled
• 1 cup green beans
• sesame seeds(optional)

Directions:

1. Mix the marinade ingredients together.
2. Place the broccoli and mushrooms in a large bowl, pour marinade and stir well to coat.
3. Slice carrots into equal, matchstick sized pieces.
4. Process the peeled parsnip until coarsely chopped to resemble rice.
5. Slice the green beans roughly and mix with parsnip rice and carrot sticks.
6. Toss the veggie mix in the marinade and stir well until everything is evenly coated.
7. Let marinade sit for about 20 minutes so that the flavors may mix.
8. Dress with a pinch of sesame seeds. Grab you chopsticks and enjoy!

Inspiration: Rawmazing’s Stir Fry Recipe

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The above information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before making any changes. The statements above have not been evaluated by the FDA (or your country’s equivalent). Any products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Article source: http://rawfoodhealthwatch.com/raw-vegan-recipes/broccoli-mushroom-stirfry/