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Healthy recipes for dogs and cats

Simple, ingredient-checked recipes — healthy treats, food toppers, and supplemental meals. Every recipe is framed as a healthy addition to your pet's regular diet, not a replacement for nutritionally complete commercial food.

A note on these recipes

These recipes are supplemental meals, healthy treats, and food toppers — not complete diet replacements. Your pet's primary diet should be a nutritionally complete commercial food. If your pet has any diagnosed health conditions, talk with your vet before introducing new foods.

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Six recipes to start. Tap a card to view ingredients, instructions, and feeding guidance.

Dog Sensitive Stomach

Bland Chicken & Rice Recovery Bowl

A classic gentle meal for dogs recovering from an upset stomach. Plain, easy to digest, and easy to portion.

Positioning: Supplemental Meal
Dog Weight Management

Green Bean & Turkey Lean Bowl

A low-calorie topper to bulk up your dog's regular meal with veggies and lean protein — useful when your vet suggests trimming weight.

Positioning: Food Topper
Cat Hydration

Tuna Water Broth Cubes

Frozen broth cubes that gently encourage cats to drink more. Great as an occasional treat — not a daily food.

Positioning: Healthy Treat
Dog Healthy Treat

Peanut Butter & Banana Frozen Bites

Three-ingredient frozen treats. Read the peanut butter label carefully — many brands now contain xylitol, which is fatal to dogs.

Positioning: Healthy Treat
Cat Healthy Treat

Salmon Flake Crunchies

Baked salmon flakes for cats who love a fishy crunch. Cooked thoroughly to avoid the thiaminase concern of raw fish.

Positioning: Healthy Treat
Dog Food Topper

Pumpkin & Blueberry Antioxidant Topper

A nutrient-rich topper for kibble. Pumpkin supports digestion; blueberries add antioxidants.

Positioning: Food Topper

Before you start cooking

  • Always check ingredient labels — particularly peanut butter, baking goods, and "sugar-free" anything (watch for xylitol, also labeled as "birch sugar").
  • Introduce new foods slowly — a teaspoon or two on the first day, then gradually increase if your pet tolerates it well.
  • Supplemental foods, treats, and toppers combined should not exceed roughly 10% of your pet's total daily calories. The other 90% should be a complete commercial diet.
  • If your pet shows vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, or refusal to eat after a new food — stop immediately and call your vet.
  • If your pet has any diagnosed condition (kidney disease, diabetes, pancreatitis, allergies, etc.), check with your vet before introducing any of these recipes.

For a list of foods that are toxic or dangerous for pets, see our toxic foods reference.

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