One pan. Mix with egg, carrot and broccoli, bake, slice and portion. Complete and balanced to AAFCO Adult Maintenance when made as written, with the daily feeding guide below.
Calculated values for the recipe as made, before cooking losses. Meat and produce weights are raw.
| Ingredient | One batch | About |
|---|---|---|
| Ground beef, 85% lean / 15% fat, raw | 369 g | 13.0 oz |
| Atlantic salmon fillet, farmed, raw | 85 g | 3.0 oz |
| Whole egg, large | 50 g | 1 egg |
| Carrot, finely grated | 32 g | ½ cup |
| Broccoli, finely chopped | 32 g | ½ cup |
| WellyChef Oven Bake base mix | 150 g | 5.3 oz |
| Water | 900 ml | 3 ¾ cups |
| Makes | about 1,618 g | one 9 × 13 in pan |
Weigh the meat and base mix. One large egg is about 50 g; ½ cup of grated carrot or chopped broccoli is about 32 g. 900 ml of water is 3¾ cups.
Bake to 165°F (74°C) in the centre. Grocery-store meat is sold to be cooked; the loaf is done when a thermometer says so, not by colour.
Grams of the made food per day for an adult dog. Start in the range, then adjust to keep an ideal body condition. Split into two meals.
| Adult dog weight | Less active under 1 hr/day | More active 1–3 hr/day, high intensity |
|---|---|---|
| Small and medium breeds | ||
| 5–10 lb (2.3–4.5 kg) | 149 – 249 | 204 – 341 |
| 11–20 lb (5–9.1 kg) | 270 – 423 | 369 – 579 |
| 21–30 lb (9.5–13.6 kg) | 437 – 572 | 598 – 782 |
| 31–40 lb (14–18.1 kg) | 584 – 708 | 800 – 969 |
| 41–60 lb (18.6–27.2 kg) | 723 – 962 | 989 – 1,316 |
| Large breeds | ||
| 61–80 lb (27.7–36.3 kg) | 975 – 1,194 | 1,334 – 1,634 |
| 81–100 lb (36.7–45.4 kg) | 1,204 – 1,412 | 1,647 – 1,932 |
| 101–120 lb (45.8–54.4 kg) | 1,421 – 1,617 | 1,945 – 2,213 |
Feeding 50% or 25% of the day as this recipe with the rest kibble? Use the same share of the grams above.
| Calories | 1,177 kcal ME/kg |
| Moisture | 74.0% |
| Crude protein | 9.6% |
| Crude fat | 7.3% |
| Crude fibre | 1.4% |
| Ash | 1.5% |
| Calcium | 0.23% |
| Phosphorus | 0.20% |
| Sodium | 0.08% |
| Calcium : phosphorus | 1.17 : 1 |
| Omega-6 : omega-3 | 1.39 : 1 |
Calculated from the recipe as written; values do not account for cooking losses. Full method and standards on the page for veterinarians.
Follow the meat specification. Each Oven Bake recipe sets its own base-mix dose for its meat. Swapping a different meat into the same grams changes calcium, phosphorus, zinc, iron and copper, so use the recipe written for the meat you buy.
Transition over a week. Days 1–2: 25% new food. Days 3–4: 50%. Days 5–6: 75%. Day 7: all new. Hold a stage an extra day if stools soften. The switching guide has the details.
Kitchen food safety. Wash hands, utensils and surfaces that touched raw meat before they touch anything else. Refrigerate or freeze within an hour of cooking. Thaw in the refrigerator.