Homemade Low-Sodium Food Recipes

For Dogs:

Beef and Potato Diet

(Normal Protein, high-potassium, minimum sodium, moderate fat)

• 8 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked (for best results, boil ground beef and pour off water and fat)
• 3 cups potato, boiled with skin
• 5 bonemeal tablets (10-grain or equivalent) – OR – 1-1/4 teaspoons of bonemeal powder
• 1 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet

Provides 792 kilocalories, 27.8 grams protein, 24.9 grams fat
Supports caloric needs of a 26-pound dog
Provides sodium at 112 percent, potassium at 262 percent, magnesium at 229 percent of a dog’s daily needs

Chicken and Potato Diet

(Normal Protein, high-potassium, minimum sodium, low-fat)

• 1 cup cooked chicken breast
• 3 cups potato, boiled with skin
• 4 bonemeal tablets (10-grain or equivalent) – OR- 1 teaspoon bonemeal powder
• 1 multiple vitamin mineral tablet

Beef and Rice Diet

(Normal protein, low-potassium, minimum sodium, moderate fat)

• 8 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked (for best results, boil ground beef and pour off fat and water)
• 2 cups rice, long-grain, cooked
• 4 bonemeal tablets – OR – 1 teaspoon bonemeal powder
• 1 multiple vitamin mineral tablet

Provides 796 kilocalories, 47.6 grams protein, 25.3 grams fat
Supports caloric needs of a 26-pound dog
Provides sodium at 101 percent, potassium at 65 percent, magnesium at 146 percent of a dog’s daily needs
Add salt substitute (potassium chloride, 1/4 teaspoon) to bring potassium to 147 percent of needs.

Chicken and Rice Diet

(Normal protein, low potassium, minimum sodium, low fat)

• 1 cup cooked chicken breast
• 2 cups rice, long-grain, cooked
• 4 bonemeal tablets – OR – 1 teaspoon bonemeal powder
• 1 multiple vitamin mineral tablet

Provides 624 kilocalories, 49.5 grams protein, 5.25 grams fat
Supports caloric needs of a 26-pound dog
Provides sodium at 103 percent, potassium at 56 percent, magnesium at 173 percent or a dog’s daily needs
Add salt substitute (potassium chloride, 1/4 teaspoon) to bring potassium to 147 percent of needs

For Cats:

Beef, Rice, Clams, and Chicken Fat Diet

(Normal protein, normal potassium, minimum sodium)

• 8 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked
• 1/2 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
• 1 ounce clams, chopped in juice
• 1/2 tablespoon chicken fat
• 2 bonemeal tablets (10-grain or equivalent) or 1/2 teaspoon bonemeal powder
• 1/2 calcium carbonate tablet (200 milligrams calcium)
• 1 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet

Provides 590 kilocalories, 48.7 grams protein, 31.6 grams fat
Consult with your veterinarian to determine how much to feed!
Provides potassium at 164 percent, sodium at 276 percent, magnesium at 167 percent of a cat’s daily needs

Beef, Clams, and Chicken Fat Diet

(Normal protein, normal potassium, moderate sodium)

• 8 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked
• 1 ounce clams, chopped in juice
• 1/2 tablespoon chicken fat
• 1 bonemeal tablet (10-grain or equivalent) – OR- 1/4 teaspoon bonemeal powder
• 1 calcium carbonate tablet (400 milligrams calcium)
• 1 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet

Provides 487 kilocalories, 46.6 grams protein, 31.4 grams fat
Consult with your veterinarian to determine how much to feed!
Provides potassium at 202 percent, sodium at 362 percent, magnesium at 174 percent of a cat’s daily needs