Not exact matches
I think I know how to avoid the Standard American Diet, but I guess I want to know what REALLY constitutes a balanced diet, including
raw dairy, homemade yogurt, local and seasonal harvests,
meat from happy
animals, etc..
Out of the Earth ~ Natural
Raw Diet for Dogs Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade
meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «
meat» are not even fit for
animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion
animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo
animals, livestock which die
from disease or disability.The «
meat» is purchased
from a rendering plant which also receives material
from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.
Many of us have read Nourishing Traditions, or at least become familiar with the perspective that it offers: soak, sprout, or sour your grains, nuts, and legumes, eat
meats from pastured
animals, drink and eat
raw dairy, eat whole, organic foods, seek out traditional superfoods like fermented cod liver oil, learn how to prepare food traditionally, and become truly nourished!
Here, primitive hominins poked their tiny heads into
animal dens to scavenge abandoned kills, fileting
meat from the bones of mammoths and wolves with crude stone tools and eating it
raw.
Fit in some
raw animal protein and fats (from high quality sources), preferably daily, such as raw dairy foods (milk, cream, kefir, unheated yogurts, ice cream), raw fish (ideally fermented), and raw muscle or organ meats (such as steak tartare, freezing meat for at least two weeks before consumption to eliminate parasite risk), and egg yolks (see side bar What's the Story with Raw Eggs
raw animal protein and fats (
from high quality sources), preferably daily, such as
raw dairy foods (milk, cream, kefir, unheated yogurts, ice cream), raw fish (ideally fermented), and raw muscle or organ meats (such as steak tartare, freezing meat for at least two weeks before consumption to eliminate parasite risk), and egg yolks (see side bar What's the Story with Raw Eggs
raw dairy foods (milk, cream, kefir, unheated yogurts, ice cream),
raw fish (ideally fermented), and raw muscle or organ meats (such as steak tartare, freezing meat for at least two weeks before consumption to eliminate parasite risk), and egg yolks (see side bar What's the Story with Raw Eggs
raw fish (ideally fermented), and
raw muscle or organ meats (such as steak tartare, freezing meat for at least two weeks before consumption to eliminate parasite risk), and egg yolks (see side bar What's the Story with Raw Eggs
raw muscle or organ
meats (such as steak tartare, freezing
meat for at least two weeks before consumption to eliminate parasite risk), and egg yolks (see side bar What's the Story with
Raw Eggs
Raw Eggs?).
These foods were all rich in the fat - soluble activators (vitamins A, D and K) and included liver and other organ
meats, butter
from cows eating rapidly growing spring grass, fish liver and fish liver oils,
raw milk, fish eggs and other seafood, and certain
animal fats.
Breastfeeding, the diet of the breastfeeding mother; organ
meats; fat soluble vitamins (especially those
from pastured and wild
animals); consumption of naturally - raised and
raw, cultured dairy products; fermented and fresh vegetables; fermented or sprouted grains, all play a part in a diet that produces health throughout life and for many generations as Dr. Price discovered.
For years top body builders such as the late Vince Gironda touted diets rich in eggs,
raw milk, red
meat and other
animal products while warning about the dangers of soy protein.2 In today's soy - pushing climate, the U Conn researchers describe these legitimate concerns of Gironda and others about feminization and testosterone depletion as «fears» that «largely stem
from body building mythologies.»
John Welbourn, former pro-NFL player and now of Crossfit Football, recommends protein
from poultry, fish and
meat (anything that runs, flies or swims), fats in the forms of
animal fat, olive oil and coconut oil, carbs
from roots, tubers, veggies and white rice, and dairy (milk, full fat yoghurt,
raw cheese).
We consume lots of small farm products, including the following:
raw, whole milk and cream
from pastured cows; a liberal amount of farms fresh eggs
from chickens not fed soy; liver patte and fried liver
from pastured
animals; bacon and bacon fat; home - rendered lard
from pastured pigs; some pastured
meat, almost daily; fermented cod liver oil with high vitamin butter oil; butter and cheese
from pastured cows, etc..
Feeding your pet
raw meat from road kill or
animals that have been hunted also isn't recommended.
«FDA does not believe
raw meat foods for
animals are consistent with the goal of protecting the public
from significant health risks, particularly when such products are brought into the home and / or used to feed domestic pets; however, we understand that some people prefer to feed these types of diets to their pets.»
Of course, they get it
from eating dead
animals or
raw meat, not
from improperly canned food.
People should avoid eating
raw or undercooked
meat that comes
from animals that are known to be potential intermediate hosts of the larval stage of these parasites, such as sheep, cattle and rabbits.
In addition, in 2010, the Delta Society's Pet Partners Program initiated a policy precluding
animals eating
raw meat — based diets
from participating in the Therapy
Animal Program.
The Franken Prey protocol differs
from the original WPD because you feed your pup
raw muscle
meat and organs and
raw meaty bones rather than a whole
animal carcass.
Protein is the most important part of any puppies diet (or dog's diet) and your pup will get high quality, highly digestible
animal protein
from the
raw meat in his meals.
To stick as closely as possible to a natural
raw diet try to make sure all
meat in a specific recipe is
from the same
animal, for example use chicken liver or organs when feeding chicken, cow organs when feeding beef etc..
In answer to your question, according to Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVN (board certified specialist in
animal nutrition) in the proceedings of her lecture
from the 2012 Convention of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, «Most of the bacteria found in
raw meat diets can easily survive freezing.»
If the puppy is put on to a
raw diet of
meat, organs, glands and bone
from a grass - fed, organically raised
animal, there may be no need for any additional supplements as a
raw diet as close to whole prey as possible contains all the following naturally.
The Feed Healthy campaign promotes the company's ALPHA Prey - model diet, which recognizes that all dogs and cats are natural carnivores and instinctively thrive on the essential nutrients
from the whole
animal —
raw meat, bone and whole vital organs.