With this intense interest in nutrition and wanting to share it with those around me, I thought it would be fun to devise some simple recipes for you to share with your dog or cat (some kitties may be a little more picky).  I do believe that HEALTHFUL homemade food can make a nice addition to that which your pet already receives.  I emphasize HEALTHFUL because your pet should NOT be eating foods such as pork rinds or ice cream.  :)  

I will also be posting little nutritional tidbits with these recipes.

                  Recipe#1 Gourmet Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:
Canola or grapeseed oil
Eggs
Herbs (ex; rosemary or dill) - optional
Avocado
Plain yogurt

1.  Lightly coat a pan with canola or grapeseed oil and cook until just done the number of eggs YOU will be eating along with maybe one for your furry kitchen sidekick.  Feel free to experiment with rosemary, dill or some other culinary herb to add extra flavor to the eggs while they're cooking.
2.  Slice the avocado into several pieces and place them on the scrambled eggs.
3.  Add a large dollop of plain yogurt and enjoy!

(For Fido or Spot, feed an amount of eggs appropriate for the size of the animal....for example 1/4 egg for a Jack Russell vs. 1 egg for a Labrador Retriever.  The amount of avocado should also be adjusted...small dogs approximately 1/8 of a small/medium-sized fruit and large dogs can receive 1/4.)

*PLEASE REMEMBER to decrease your dog/cat's breakfast or dinner if you plan to supplement with this recipe.  It is healthy but you need to consider the calories!


*****Nutritional tidbit*********

Avocados are a wonderful plant source of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids which help with skin/coat condition, hormonal regulation, heart health, natural anti-inflammatory action and many others.

Plain yogurt is great in small quantities for your furry friends because of the probiotics contained in it and its digestibility as a dairy product.  Not all of the strains in "people" yogurt will be used by the cat/dog body but the acidophilus will be helpful in regulating intestinal health.    
 


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Jackie Vitron
11/14/2011 14:02

My dog loves scrambled eggs and he loves Nancy's Yogurt. I have never mixed the two though. I will give it a try. How often would you say is okay for him to have eggs? I eat them about 3 days a week and fix one for him at the same time. Is that too much?

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Dr. Becky
11/15/2011 00:17

Jackie,

I think 3 times a week is fine, as long as you're compensating for some of the caloric intake. One egg is approximately 70 calories. A tablespoon of yogurt will vary as far as caloric content based on fat percentage but will be a fairly small amount of calories relatively speaking. I think eggs are a great source of nutrition especially since they are a complete protein!

Thanks for writing!!! Have fun cooking!

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