Basic Recipes for Cats
The following recipes should provide the correct daily amount of food for an average eight to nine pound adult cat.

Cats Weight (lbs.)	Multiply Recipes By
5-6	2/3
7-8	3/4
11-12	1 1/3

Feeding Tips
All meals should be served at room temperature (not to hot and not too cold).
Keep your pet’s bowls clean. Don’t let uneaten food particles accumulate. Do not use harsh cleansers to clean bowls.

Give each animal to its own bowl and keep the feeding routine regular and reliable. In most cases, feed your pet once or twice daily. Pick up any uneaten food in 1/2 hour and refrigerate.

Cats may sometimes refuse food. This is not unusual because it is their nature to eat less often.

Provide feeding area that is reasonably quiet and protected from intrusions by toddlers, other animals and strangers.

Reference book: "Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats" by Kymythy Schultze

Kitty Omlette	Tasty Tabby Tofu
1 tbs nonfat drymilk 3 medium eggs 3 tbs dry-curd cottage cheese 2 tbs sprout or grated or chopped vegetables Daily supplements as recommended	6 ounces tofu 3 tbs grated cheese 2 tbs sunflower seeds 1 tbs nutritional yeast 1 tbs grated or chopped vegetables Daily supplements as recommended Mix ingredients together in a blender, adding a little water, broth, tamari sauce, or tomato sauce as needed for desired consistency. If you do not have a blender, chop and mash everything together well. Yield: Approximately 1-1/2 cups.
Feline Meat Menu	McKitty Breakfast
1/4 cup cooked brown rice 1/3 cup (2-3 ounces) ground beef 2 tbs grated or chopped vegetables 1/3 cup creamed cottage cheese	2 medium eggs 3/4 cup cooked brown rice 1 tbs grated or chopped vegetables Daily supplements as recommended

Fresh Food Supplements for Dog Kibbles
Here are three fresh food combos that you can add to a good quality dog kibble such as those sold at natural food stores. If you’re not quite ready to jump whole-hog into the home-prepared diet or you have several large dogs, these offer a convenient way to provide many of the benefit of fresh foods and nutritious supplements while maintaining nutritional balance. By adding fresh meat, dairy products, vegetable oil and food supplements, you can boost your dog’s intake of quality protein, fatty acids, lecithin, B vitamins and minerals - especially helpful for skin and coat problems.

Avoid the temptation to simplify these additions even further by just throwing a slab of meat or a dab of oil on the kibble. Meat is dramatically low in calcium as compared to phosphorous and could result in a net calcium deficiency in the diet. That’s why a calcium supplement is added. Extra oil by itself will lower the overall percentage of protein and every other nutrient in the kibble, which may already contain marginal amounts.

As with other recipes, you can always premix larger amount and freeze extras, thawing and using them as needed.

Meat Supplement for Dog Kibble
1 pound (=two cups) chopped or ground raw turkey, chicken, lean hamburger, lean chuck or lean beef of heart
4 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 teaspoons Healthy Powder*
1-3/4 teaspoons bone meal (or 1100-1200 milligrams calcium or 2/3 teaspoons eggshell powder)
50-200 i.u. Vitamin E
1000-2000 i.u. vitamin A (or else alternate regularly with Dairy Supplement, below)

Mix the oil, powders and vitamins together. Then combine them with the meat, coating it well. At mealtime, feed 1/4 cup of this mixture for every cup of dog kibble served. You can either mix them together or server separately. (You’ll feed proportionately less kibble.)

This makes a little over two cups and is enough to supplement 8-9 cups dog kibble.

Egg Supplement for Dog Kibble
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon Healthy Powder*
1/3 teaspoon bone meal (or 220 milligrams calcium or 1/8 teaspoon egg shell powder)
5-200 i.u. Vitamin E

Mix this much oil, powders and vitamin E into every 1-2 cups dog kibble. Break the eggs over the top. (For feeding more animals or larger dogs, multiply accordingly. For 5-6 cups of kibble this would be: 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon Healthy Powder*, 1 teaspoon bone meal or about 600 milligrams calcium, and 200-400 i.u. vitamin E.

Cottage Cheese Supplement for Dog Kibble
Cottage cheese is an inexpensive, convenient and palatable source of protein to boost the nutritional value of kibble. No meat to chop, no shells to break...
2-3 cups dog kibble
3/4 cup creamed cottage cheese
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons Healthy Powder*
1/2 teaspoon bone meal (or 200 milligrams calcium or 1/8 teaspoon eggshell powder)
50-100 i.u. vitamin E
5,000-10,000 i.u. vitamin A
(optional) 1/4-1/2 cup vegetables

Mix the oil in the kibble. Toss in the powders, coating the kibble. Serve the cottage cheese and vegetables together on the side, or else mix them into the kibble as well, whichever your dog prefers.

*Healthy Powder:
Combine 2 c. nutritional yeast, 1 c. lecithin granules, 1/4 c. kelp or alfalfa powder and 1/4 c. bone meal (or 9000 mg. calcium or 5 tsp. eggshell powder). Optional: 1000 mg. vitamin C (=1/4 tsp. sodium ascorbate) and 1 tsp. garlic powder. Refrigerate.

Yeast substitution:
Omit the yeast, reduce the bone meal to 5 tsp. or calcium to 3200 mg. (1 and 3/4 tsp. eggshell powder). Use half the usual amount of Healthy Powder in each recipe. Add a complete dog multi-vitamin mineral supplement daily as recommended on the label. Do not use additional Vitamin A, C or E.

Kelp substitution:
Use 3/4 tsp. iodized salt plus 1/4 cup of either alfalfa or montmorillonite clay or a pet vitamin/mineral supplement.

Basic Recipes for Cats
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Beefy Oats
This and the next recipe use the least meat. Thus they are the most economical and ecologically-benevolent ways to feed your cat a fresh diet that still provides 32-38% protein, more than the recommended minimum.
4 c. rolled oats (or 8 cups cooked oatmeal)
2 eggs
2 lbs. (=4 cups) ground lean beef heart (or lean chuck, lean heart, lean hamburger, liver, kidney or other lean red meats)
4 Tbs. Healthy Powder*
2 Tbs. bone meal (or 4000 milligrams calcium or 2-1/4 teaspoons eggshell powder)
2 Tbs. vegetable oil or butter (or 1 tablespoon each)
10,000 i.u. vitamin A
100-200 i.u. vitamin E
500 mg taurine (optional)
1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional)
Bring 8 cups (2 quarts) of water to a boil. Add the oats, cover and turn off the heat, letting it cook from its residual heat about ten minutes. Then stir in the eggs, letting them set slightly from the heat for a few minutes. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in 2-3 days.

Grain substitute: 2 c. millet (+6 c. water=6 c. cooked millet) or 2 c. bulgur (+4 c. water=5 c. cooked bulgur).

Daily Ration in cups: small - 1/2 - 3/4, medium - 1 - 1/3

Poultry Delight
This is a similar formula to the previous recipe, except that here poultry is combined with millet. The two make a good complement, because poultry is lower in iron than red meats, whereas millet is high in iron compared to other grains. They also balance each other in relative protein levels: poultry is high and millet is low.
2 cups millet (or 6 cups cooked )
2 eggs
2 lbs. (=4 cups) ground turkey or chicken (or lean chuck, lean heart, lean hamburger, liver, giblets, fish or other lean meats)
4 Tbs. Healthy Powder*
2 Tbs. bone meal (or 4000 milligrams calcium or 2-1/4 teaspoons eggshell powder)
2 Tbs. vegetable oil or butter (or 1 tablespoon each)
10,000 i.u. vitamin A
100-200 i.u. vitamin E
500 mg taurine (optional)
1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional)

Bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add the millet, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes or until the water is absorbed. You may need to add a bit more water during cooking. When done, stir in the egg to let it set a bit from the heat. Then mix in the remaining ingredient. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in 2-3 days.

Grain substitute: 4 c. rolled oats (+8 c. water=8 c. cooked) or 2 c. bulgur (+4 c. water=5 c. cooked bulgur).

Daily Ration in cups: small - 1/2 - 2/3, medium - 3/4 - 1, large 1 - 1 3/4

Feline Feast
Many cats like corn, so that’s our “main-version” grain for this versatile recipe. For the best texture try polenta, a coarser-grind than cornmeal. It’s commonly carried in natural food stores. This high-protein formula is excellent for pregnant or nursing cats and their growing kittens (alternate poultry with beef).
Since this contains a higher proportion of meat than the other recipes, you can substitute many kinds of grains and meats, both lower and higher protein types, and there is still plenty of protein to spare. Using lean meats, the dry weight percentage of protein ranges from a low of 41% (lean beef heart with rice or potatoes) to a high 52% (turkey with oats). With fattier meats, the protein ranges from 30% (fatty beef heart with rice or potatoes) to a 40% (regular hamburger with oats). Alternate use of poultry and red meats or combine them in the same recipe.1 c. cornmeal or polenta (or about 4 cups cooked)
2 eggs
2 lbs. (=4 cups) ground turkey or chicken (or lean chuck, lean heart, lean hamburger, liver, giblets, fish or other lean meats)
4 Tbs. Healthy Powder*
2 Tbs. bone meal (or 3200 milligrams calcium or 1 3/4 teaspoons eggshell powder)
2 Tbs. vegetable oil or butter (or 1 tablespoon each)
10,000 i.u. vitamin A
100-200 i.u. vitamin E
500 mg taurine (optional)
1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional)

Bring 4 cups (1 quart) of water to a boil. Add the cornmeal, stirring rapidly with a fork or whisk to keep if from getting lumpy. (This is easier with polenta). When thoroughly blended, cover and simmer on low 10-15 minutes. When done, stir in the eggs and butter. Then mix in the remaining ingredients. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in 2-3 days.

Meat substitute:
It’s a good idea sometimes to use fattier grades of meat, at the same time eliminating the oil and butter: use 2 pounds of beef heart with fat showing, regular hamburger, poultry with skin, or choice of chuck roast.

Grain substitute: 2 c. rolled oats (+4 c. water=4 c. cooked oatmeal) or 10 slices whole wheat bread or 4 c. cooked and mashed potatoes or 1 c. (dry) of any of the following: Bulgur, millet, buckwheat, barley, brown rice, couscous, amaranth, spelt, quinoa.

Daily Ration in cups: small - 1/2 - 3/4, medium - 3/4 - 1, large 1 1/4 - 2

Fatty Feline Fare
This is a dense, satisfying formula for a cat - rich in animal fat at a level comparable to that in the wild feline diet. Stick to the suggested grains and use only bone meal for the calcium source to insure adequate total amount of protein, phosphorus and calcium. Many markets will grind beef heart for your. They often prefer you them in advance so they can have it ready.
1 c. millet (or 3 c. cooked)
1 egg
2 lbs. (=4 c.) raw chuck roast (or the regular, fattier grades of beef heart or hamburger - or else roaster chicken with skin)
3 Tbs. Healthy Powder*
1-1/2 Tbs. bone meal
10,000 i.u. vitamin A
100-200 i.u. vitamin E
500 mg taurine (optional)
1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional)

Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add the millet, cover and simmer 20-30 minute or until the water is absorbed. You may need to add a bit more water during cooking. When done, stir in the egg to let it set a bit from the heat. Then mix in the remaining ingredients. Freeze whatever cannot be eaten in 2-3 days.

Grain substitute: 2 c. rolled oat (=4 c. cooked) or 1 c. bulgur (+2 c. water=2-1/2 cups cooked)

Daily Ration (in cups): small - 1/3 - 1/2, medium - 1/2 - 2/3, large - 3/4 - 1.

Mackerel Loaf
Canned mackerel makes a good occasional seafood to use with cats. Not only is it an economical protein source, but it comes from deep waters and is less likely to be polluted than fished from areas closer to the coast. Cats can sometimes get addicted to seafoods. If so, hold firm; it’s important to keep feeding a variety of foods.
2 15-oz. cans of mackerel, undrained (or 3 6-oz. cans tuna in oil or 1/2 lb. + cooked cod or other white fish)
4 eggs
8 slices whole wheat bread, crumbled
3 c. milk (or less as needed for moisture)
4 Tbs. Healthy Powder*
2 tsp. bone meal (or 1200 milligrams calcium or 2/3 teaspoons eggshell powder)
2 Tbs. vegetable oil
5,000 i.u. vitamin A
100-200 i.u. vitamin E
1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional)

Blend the egg, milk and supplement together. Add the bread and mackerel and mix well. Serve raw or else bake in a shallow dish at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in the next 2-3 days.

Grain substitute: 1 1/2 c. rolled oats (+ 3 c. water =3 c. cooked); 1 cup cornmeal; or polenta (+4 c. water = 4 cups cornmeal; 1 cup bulgur (+ cups water = 2 1/2 cups cooked).

Daily Ration: same as for Poultry Delight above.

Fast and Fresh : Cats
Here are two quick and easy recipes for those occasional times when you realize you’re all out of the usual food. They’re not meant for regular use, but they do provide a fairly complete meal.

Quick Feline Meatfest
Besides its ease of preparation, this one also is a calcium-balanced way to feed your cat chunks of meat, so it exercises its teeth and gums. (If you try to mix large chunks of meat with grains, most cats will pick them out.)

1 c. raw or cooked chicken with skin (or turkey with skin or chuck, hamburger or heart)

1 1/2 tsp. bone meal (or 600 mg. calcium or 1/3 tsp. eggshell powder)
Break up the meat only as much as seems to be necessary to mix in the bone meal and to be manageable for your cat.

Daily Ration (in cups): small - 1/4 - 1/2, medium - 1/2 - 2/3, large - 3/4 - 1.

Quick Feline Eggfest
This one’s about as simple as they come and is a very natural food for small predator types. It is high in protein, vitamin A and iron, as well as B vitamins.
2 eggs
1/3 tsp. bone meal (or 250 mg. calcium or 1/8+ tsp. eggshell powder)
3/4 tsp. nutritional yeast
Use a fork to mix the yolk and white together a bit, stirring in the bone meal. Sprinkle the yeast on top and serve raw. Or if you prefer, you may scramble it lightly.

Yield: Provides one meal, or about half a day’s rations for a 10 lb. cat (or toy dog). A small cat might eat just one egg per meal.

*Healthy Powder:
Combine 2 c. nutritional yeast, 1 c. lecithin granules, 1/4 c. kelp or alfalfa powder and 1/4 c. bone meal (or 9000 mg. calcium or 5 tsp. eggshell powder).

Optional:
1000 mg. vitamin C (=1/4 tsp. sodium ascorbate) and 1 tsp. garlic powder. Refrigerate.

Yeast substitution:
Omit the yeast, reduce the bone meal to 5 tsp. or calcium to 3200 mg. Add a complete cat multi-vitamin mineral supplement daily as recommended on the label.

Kelp substitution:
Omit the kelp, add 3/4 tsp. ionized salt plus 1/4 c. Nature’s Recipe Trace Minerals or alfalfa powder or montmorillonite.