Sterling Feeding Plan

We adapted our feeding program from Ian Billinghurst's Give Your Dog a Bone and The ~Ultimate~ Diet by Kymythy, books we recommend to those starting out on raw, as they lay out the basics of the raw diet and offer guidelines for implementing such a diet.

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In formulating a canine diet, the ratios of calcium/phosphorus need to be 1.2:1. The Calcium-Phosphorus Ratio Chart lists the Ca/P ratios for the foods below, as well as many others. Please note that bonemeal is not a good calcium source, as it has been heated during processing, which renders its calcium unavailable for assimilation.

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INGREDIENTS

Main Meat:

chicken backs
turkey necks

Optional Meat:

game hen (whole)
beef
lamb
rabbit (whole)
venison scrap

Fish:

salmon (remove the skin of Pacific salmon)
sardines
smelt

Organ Meats:

chicken giblets
chicken liver
beef heart
beef liver
turkey giblets

Alternative Meal Base Ingredients:

1" slice tofu OR 1 lb optional meat
eggs, in-shell
fresh garlic
vitamin C (ascorbate)1000mg
vitamin E 600 IU with 150 micrograms of selenium

Greens/Vegetables,in season:

dark leafy greens: beet tops, chard, chicory, spinach, or turnip greens
sprouts: alfalfa, mung bean, etc.
red, orange, or yellow vegetables: beets, carrots, pumpkin, winter squash, or yam

Optional Ingredients:

alfalfa
Icelandic kelp
barley or wheat grass
carob powder
berries, in season
fruit, such as apples, bananas, or pears,(dead ripe and mashed, blenderized or juiced)
herbs, especially nettles and parsley
nuts, such as almonds or walnuts
raisins
sunflower seeds

Supplements:

Earth Source Greens & More
Kyo-Greens
liquid chlorophyll

Oils:

cod liver oil (1 tsp/day in winter)
fish oil
flaxseed oil
olive oil

FEEDING SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday

Raw Meat: raw chicken backs or turkey necks (1 lb +/-, depending on weather, activity, etc.)

Saturday

Fast day with meaty beef bone

Sunday AM (and every day that's a multiple of five)

Alternative Meal Base Ingredients, plus 1 cup of any green/veggie, in season, juiced or blenderized Optional Ingredients (as desired) Supplements (as desired) 1 Oil

Sunday PM

Organ Meal: rotation of a mixture of poultry or beef organ meats OR Fish meal

DISCLAIMER

We make no claims as to the effectiveness of this feeding program for your dogs. The responsibility for your dog's nutritional well-being rests with you, the owner. We did not come to our program overnight, and neither will you. However, we do feel strongly that a raw diet provides optimal canine nutrition for all dogs.

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