Homemade dog food, simplified

An easy-to-add supplement to make your homemade dog food complete and balanced.

Fresh food helps dogs thrive.

Every dog should enjoy the life-changing benefits of a fresh diet. If you’re cooking fresh homemade dog food, adding our DIY Nutrient Mix ensures your meals are complete and balanced and safe for daily feeding.

Why a nutrient mix is vital for homemade dog food

“Studies have shown 95% of home-prepared diets of well-intended owners have one or more significant nutrient deficiencies. Feeding an incomplete diet over time can result in serious health problems like immune dysfunction and degenerative muscle diseases.

The Farmer’s Dog recipes and DIY supplement are an ideal way to optimize the home-prepared plan with proper complete and balanced nutrition.”
Dr. Joseph Wakshlag, DVM, PhD, DACVN

How to make homemade dog food

• 1. Sign up

Tell us a bit about your dog and we’ll show you your custom DIY delivery plan.

• 2. Get your recipes

Select from the personalized, vet-approved recipes in your customer account.

• 3. Shop for your ingredients

Buy the food ingredients at your store of choice.

• 4. Cook and add The DIY Nutrient Mix

Follow our easy cooking instructions and add in the DIY Nutrient Mix to make meals complete and balanced.

Homemade dog food recipes for all, big and small.

When you sign up for a DIY plan, we’ll recommend the best fresh recipes for your pup. There’s something ideal for every dog — and easy for every owner — with our mix-and-match recipe options. Check out a small taste below.

• Redd
• Bailey

Redd’s Beef Recipe

Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Ground Beef
• Sweet Potato
• Carrots
• Spinach
• Eggs
• DIY Nutrient Mix
• Sunflower Oil
• Salmon Oil

Instructions

• Step 1

Place pot/skillet/dutch oven over medium to medium-high heat on the stovetop. Pour in the sunflower oil and spread evenly to coat the bottom.

• Step 2

Add the ground beef. Break apart and stir until the meat is no longer pink and is broken into small pieces.

• Step 3

Add the sweet potato and carrots. Cook until the vegetables are soft and easily break apart or are tender when pierced with a fork.

• Step 4

Add the spinach, cook until wilted, and stir to evenly distribute throughout the mixture.

• Step 5

Add the eggs and salmon oil to the pot. Break the yolks and stir to evenly distribute. Cook until the eggs are firm and no longer runny. Using a food-safe thermometer, check the temperature in several places to verify that a food-safe temperature of 165°F is reached throughout. Otherwise, ensure all meat and eggs are cooked thoroughly.

• Step 6

Remove the pot from the heat and sprinkle the 1 packet of The Farmer’s Dog DIY Nutrient Mix evenly across the surface. Stir to evenly distribute throughout the food until you can no longer see the nutrient mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

DIY Nutrient Mix

Why do I need a Nutrient Mix for homemade dog food?

A carefully formulated nutrient mix is vital to ensure your dog’s daily diet is complete and balanced and safe to feed long-term. Getting this balance right is hard when you’re cooking at home. Research shows just how hard: a well-known study found that 95% of published homemade dog food recipes lacked at least one vital nutrient for dogs, and 83% percent had multiple nutrient deficiencies. And nutritionally incomplete food is dangerous for your dog—nutrient deficiencies or imbalances can cause serious health issues including immune dysfunction, degenerative muscle diseases and bone deformities, and impaired liver function.

What’s in the Nutrient Mix?

The DIY Nutrient Mix is a blend of vitamins and minerals designed to supplement the fresh-food recipes we recommend when you sign up for a DIY plan. Combined as suggested, they make nutritionally complete and balanced dog food that meets AAFCO’s nutritional standards for daily feeding. Here’s what’s in it:

• Tricalcium phosphate
• Potassium chloride
• L-Choline bitartrate
• Salt
• Taurine
• Zinc glycinate chelate
• Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate)
• Ferrous bisglycinate chelated
• Potassium iodide
• Copper amino acid chelate
• Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
• Manganese gluconate
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate)
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
• Sodium selenite anhydrous
• Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride)
• Folic acid.

How do I know how much Nutrient Mix to add?

When you sign up for the DIY Nutrient Mix, you’ll get a plan that’s customized to YOUR dog or dogs, taking into account their age, weight, body condition, activity level, and more. We’ll show you the ideal recipes for your dog, and tell you exactly how much DIY Nutrient Mix to add to each batch of food to make it complete and balanced. No guesstimating or worrying—just fresh, healthy meals, made easier.