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The Budget Bowl.

fresh food for $1.77 a day. yes, really ♡
Made by a vet · passed on with love

Cheaper than kibble.

formulated by holistic vet Dr Nicole Rous
A fresh bowl: meat, sardines, quail eggs, carrot and broccoli
$1.77a day, this bowl
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$3.51a day, the kibble it replaces
for a 10kg dog eating 200g a day (2% of bodyweight), at supermarket prices. One batch makes 865g for $7.03, about four days.
The shopping list
  • Beef mince325g
  • Chicken leg250g
  • Beef liver87.5g
  • Sardines75g
  • Spinach25g
  • Carrot25g
  • Oats25g
  • Egga quarter
  • Nutritional yeast11.25g
  • Ground turmeric7.5g
  • Kelp5g
  • Cod liver oil3.75g
  • ZnZinc0.75g
How we make it
Mix the lot, roll it into balls with the spinach and carrot showing, and freeze them in day-sized bags. One bag, one bowl.
Dr Rous formulated this bowl to the AAFCO complete-and-balanced standard for adult dogs. A recipe, not a prescription: the grams above are for a 10kg dog, so scale them for yours, and your vet knows your dog's numbers. The app does the maths for you.
Recipe by @drnicolerous · shared with the pack by Dan & Court
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