You can easily create healthy, helpful cuisine for you dog in your own kitchen. Here are 3 breakfast treat recipes for you to try.
Breakfast Treat One, Oinkers and Omelettes
Ingredients
3 eggs, 8 mini turkey sausages, 1 package refrigerated crescent rolls.
Preparation & Cooking
Unroll the crescent dough and separate into 8 rectangles on a greased cookie sheet. Cook eggs for 3 minutes in microwave safe bowl, stirring each minute. When eggs are done, scoop small spoonfuls into the centre of each crescent rectangle. Top with a turkey sausage. Fold remaining crescent dough over eggs and sausage to make neat package, OR bundle excess dough and flare edges to create small sacks of goodies. Bake according to crescent roll instructions and allow to cool thoroughly.
Store extras in the refrigerator until your pup is ready to eat them (but don't ask him, he'll always be ready to eat them).
The crescent rolls in these snacks package the eggs and sausage in a small, easy-to-handle treat. These are so neat and tidy you can zip them in a baggie and take them to the dog park for a protein burst.
Breakfast Treat Two, Trail Mix Bescotti
Ingredients
100 ml (1/3 cup) unsalted butter
200 ml (3/4 cup) sugar
2 eggs
10 ml (2 tsp) grated orange zest
530 ml (2 1/4 cups) whole wheat flour
10 ml (1 1/2 tsp) baking powder
1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt
20 ml (1 1/2 T) sunflower oil
20 ml (1 1/2 T) honey
250 ml (1 cup) oatmeal
Preparation & Cooking
Trail Mix Spread oatmeal on microwave-safe shallow dish. Microwave oil and honey on high for 30 seconds, then pour over oatmeal and stir until completely combined. Microwave on high for 7 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
Biscotti. Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and orange zest. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl, then beat into the butter mixture. Slowly fold in trail mix. Divide the dough in half and form two logs on cookie sheet, each measuring ½ inch thick, 1 ½ inch wide, and 12 inches long. Space two inches apart and bake at 160ºC (325ºF) for 25 minutes (or until golden). Let cool for five minutes then cut ½ inch wide slices at 45 degree angles. Bake for 5 minutes, turn cookies over then bake for another 5 minutes. Let cool.
Pay close attention to oats to prevent burning.
The addition of natural oils and oats in this biscotti recipe makes for an even healthier treat. The oil contributes to your dog's shiny coat and aids in digestion, while the oats are a hearty addition to his diet.
Breakfast Treat Three, Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Chunks.
Ingredients
60 ml (1/4 cup) natural peanut butter
60 ml (1/4 cup) honey
120 ml (1/2 cup) nonfat dry milk
60 ml (1/4 cup) oatmeal
60 ml (1/4 cup) Rice Krispies
120 ml (1/2 cup) crushed almonds
Preparation & Cooking
Combine peanut butter, honey, dry milk, oatmeal, and Rice Krispies in a mixing bowl then roll into small balls. Place the almonds into a Ziploc bag, then add and shake each ball individually. Place them on a wax paper-coated cookie sheet and chill in the refrigerator for an hour. Keep any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Have kids? Get them involved in the pooch's nutrition by making these non-cook treats chock-full of the perfect combo of protein, carbs, and fat.
Now go cook for your dog and remember - have fun!
