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Questions for Webmaster
last updated 12/12/2003
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7-Day Menu
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| Monday |
RMB chicken quarters |
| Tuesday |
RMB chicken quarters |
| Wednesday |
RMB chicken quarters |
| Thursday |
RMB pork necks (or turkey wings_ |
| Friday |
WHOLE
fish (or rabbit) |
| Saturday |
Muscle meat: beef heart (or canned fish) |
| Sunday |
GLOP: Canned Fish/Pork Liver (or Beef Kidney)/Veggies with supplements
(or Tripe/Liver with supplements) |
Recipe Cards
These cards are for my 9 sleddogs, weighing together 770 lbs (2% is 15lbs of
food/day). Figuring 2% for healthy dogs, a little less for fat ones,
and a little more for skinny ones:
100lb dog = 2lb food
75lb dog = 1.5lb food
50lb dog = 1lb food
A fat 50lb dog gets 3/4lb food. A skinny 75lb dog gets 2lb food.
If there is an extra piece, pick a skinny dog and give him a bonus.
A word on thawing - you may want to thaw your whole animals, raw meaty bones
or muscle meat over night or in a warm water bath until pieces separate.
Each piece does not have to be thawed all the way through and on hot summer days
this can be a bonus. If it is very cold outside, thawing all the way
through may be preferred.
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| Choose 15 lbs of RMB (does not have to be all the
same kind, but that makes dividing easier).
Weigh a few pieces to make sure of your weights. Expected
weights: Chicken frames 1/3lb; chicken quarters 1lb; turkey wings
1lb.
You may want to weigh irregular pieces like pork necks. lamb
ribs, turkey necks and serve individually in bowls. |
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Choose 15 lbs of whole small animal.
Serve frozen or thawed. If rabbits are more than a day's
serving, than you can either order smaller, chop in half while frozen,
or just fast the next day. |
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like.
Choose 15lbs of muscle meat, ground, chunks, or canned.
Thaw. Divide into servings. May be served plain or
with supplements, vegetables, offal, or any combination.
Larger pieces are better for chewing. |
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- Green Leafy Vegetables, pick 3 (collards, kale, spinach, turnip,
mustard)
- Misc Vegetables, pick 1 (tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin, peas, squash,
broccoli, red peppers, etc.)
- Fruit, pick 1 canned or very ripe (blueberries, cantaloupe,
strawberries, crushed pineapple, mangos, papaya, mandarin oranges,
apples, bananas)
- Fish, pick 3 cans (mackerel, salmon, anchovies, tuna, etc.)
Mix supplements first for easier mixing. Add veggies, drained
or not. Add fish. Stir. Serve
*You'll end up with ABOUT 3lbs greens, 1lb vegetables, 1lb fruit,
3lbs fish, plus supplements.
*"Pick 3" can be all collards, or 1 of each. But if it's
all collards this time, then
next time, pick something else. |
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3 cans misc. greens
1 jar unsweetened applesauce
2lbs cooked sweet potatoes or 2lbs canned pumpkin
3 cans fish
3lbs pork liver
Supplements
Mix supplements first, add the rest and stir |
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- Green Leafy Vegetables, pick 3 (collards, kale, spinach, turnip,
mustard)
- Misc Vegetables, pick 1 (tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin, peas, squash,
broccoli, red peppers, etc.)
- Fruit, pick 1 canned or very ripe (blueberries, cantaloupe,
strawberries, crushed pineapple, mangos, papaya, mandarin oranges,
apples, bananas)
- Fish, pick 3 cans (mackerel, salmon, anchovies, tuna, etc.)
Mix supplements first for easier mixing. Add veggies, drained
or not. Add fish. Stir. Serve
*You'll end up with ABOUT 3lbs greens, 1lb vegetables, 1lb fruit,
3lbs fish, plus supplements.
*"Pick 3" can be all collards, or 1 of each. But if it's
all collards this time, then
next time, pick something else. |
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- Green Leafy Vegetables, pick 3 (collards, kale, spinach, turnip,
mustard)
- Misc Vegetables, pick 1 (tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin, peas, squash,
broccoli, red peppers, etc.)
- Fruit, pick 1 canned or very ripe (blueberries, cantaloupe,
strawberries, crushed pineapple, mangos, papaya, mandarin oranges,
apples, bananas)
- Fish, pick 3 cans (mackerel, salmon, anchovies, tuna, etc.)
Mix supplements first for easier mixing. Add veggies, drained
or not. Add fish. Stir. Serve
*You'll end up with ABOUT 3lbs greens, 1lb vegetables, 1lb fruit,
3lbs fish, plus supplements.
*"Pick 3" can be all collards, or 1 of each. But if it's
all collards this time, then
next time, pick something else. |
GLOP/Veggie Mash+
Trail Meals
Since these are sleddogs, their greatest joy is to run in harness. This
often means camping out or eating on the run. The fattier the better in
harsh working conditions - chicken backs with skin and ribs attached, liver,
tripe, or lamb chunks. Some dogs will not increase the volume of their
meals, no matter what the working conditions are, most will eat twice or three
times happily, but it will slow them down on the trail. So I try to
increase the density of calories as much as possible by making the meals
fattier. Also cooking is counter to the whole idea behind feeding
raw, yet a warm soupy meal can help restore energy and lost fluids when the dogs
are working hard in the cold.
Musher's Broth
Set tin bucket half filled with water to warm over a sterno can or in the
rocks in the edge of a campfire. When the water is steaming, dump in
chicken frames, fish pieces, turkey wings, cubes of tripe, cubes of marbled
lamb, or sliced liver -- all of which is frozen or chilled and raw. Let
stand on flames only long enough to thaw the meat and flavor the water with
juices. Serve in bowls. Especially when working, smaller meals fed
several times a day lie easier on the stomach than a large meal once a day.
Performance Balls
3 cups liver
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup dried apricots
1/3 cup raw honey
1/3 cup unsweetened coconut
Form into small balls the size of ice-cubes. The coconut is the
binder. This is a TREAT, not a meal. Very high in fat, which dogs
convert to energy. Can be tossed out at a long breather or after bedding
down for a few hours. That's all well and good, but what
about feeding puppies? |
