my girls eat squash, all types-they love it...cooked mashed carrots, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, cooked cabbage, quinoa, cooked veggies-whatever is in season, zucchini, rice, cooked oats, barley, the unprocessed type, meat is mostly lamb, bison, trout, venison, quail, grass fed beef, and duck. I don't feed them chicken as they don't do well on it. I limit turkey, and they get eggs occasionally, along with goat cheese. I give them yoghurt daily, and I also add a teaspoon of organic vinegar (Braggs) to their food. I eat tofu occasionally as well as wontons and they love that, too. Savannah likes bananas, and both like watermelon. I cook stuff in a presser cooker or wok because it is fast and easy(olive oil only). I freeze what isn't used. I still use my baby food grinder, now it is for the fur babies.
Kaleigh is WEIRD about texture and size of her food. She likes smaller sized bites, ever since puppyhood. I make stocks for soup and that is frozen in ice cube trays, for later use...I add that to their food for the nutrients in bone broth because I think it is important. The meat they get is not raw, it is lightly browned, because I can't face giving them completely raw, I am too squeamish for that. It isn't cooked through by any means.
Anything can be daunting at first but once you acquire experience, it becomes routine and manageable. I cook for my girls because I want to control what they eat, and I want to know what they are getting. And because I had a Vet that promoted any food substance other than what came in most dog food bags. He is fanatical about it. I just found a liveable balance. I think that is what everyone needs to strive for.
