I am thinking of resolutions that I have made in the past and would like to see in the future. Many have been positively influenced through my daughter's illness - the silver lining in a dark cloud. We all feel better - and realize just how bad we physically feel after we indulge in meals that have been long abandoned from our eating plan. It is truly amazing how clean eating makes such an impact. Just goes to show you that food can heal you or harm you. I choose heal.
I also choose heal for my boys, Max and Rusty, two mini dachshunds who are brothers from the same litter and are now past the age of 12. I have always given them a quality commercial dog food, dog cookies and no table scraps. One day, with the blessing of snow on the ground and the peculiarity of Max needing to go out frequently during the day, I noticed that his urine was discoloured. Confirmation that there was a problem. We immediately threw out the cookies and replaced the food with a high grade, lamb based food with minimal additives and preservatives.
I began making these cookies which are incredibly simple and quick to make. I make the cookies a little smaller so I can allow a few more treats throughout the day for good behaviour and successful requests to go outside. I must also add that after only one day we noticed a positive change - after a week Max was back to normal. Yay! They even look forward to them more than the old treats they used to receive.
Happy New Year boys! I'm looking forward to another year full of fun and mischief!
Wheat Free, Vegetarian Dog Cookies
1 medium yam, sweet potato or 3 medium carrots (note carrots take longer)
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup cooking liquid from yam
1 Cup Rice flour (brown or white)
1 Cup Oat flour (use gluten free oats for gluten free dog treats)
(note: you can make oat flour by blending rolled oats in a blender or food processor.)
(note: you can make oat flour by blending rolled oats in a blender or food processor.)
2 tsp. aluminum free baking powder
Cut yam, sweet potato or carrots into 1/2 inch pieces. Simmer in a small pan, in enough water to cover, until soft. Reserve cooking liquid and set aside.
In large bowl, mash the yam. Add 1/2 C liquid back to the yam and add the peanut butter.
Mix the Baking powder together with the flour. Add to the Yam mixture mixing thoroughly. It should all come together in a dough, pliable but not sticky. If too sticky to roll out, add more flour, if too dry, add more liquid – just a bit at a time – and work together with your hands until it is the right texture to roll out. A good texture is like slightly dry cookie dough.
Roll out on a lightly flour dusted surface. about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into small shapes with a cookie cutter, (bone and people shapes are fun). (I just hand-rolled into balls and flattened them out.)
Place on cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes +/- or until medium golden brown. (The larger the cookie the longer the time.) Cookies will crisp up as they cool.
Makes about 4 dozen small dog treats.
from newgrainrecipes.com
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