Homemade food for cats can be a great solution to inconsistent eating habits and digestive issues in cats. Here is how you can make cat food at home with minimum effort and less complicated grocery items.
1. Ingredients needed and cost of the homemade Cat Food
The things you will need to prepare homemade cat food are:
- Pumpkin (1kg) Rs 60
- Flaxseed (100gms) Rs 80
- Chicken mince (500gms) Rs 280
- Carrots (200gms) Rs 20
- Soaked Rice for more texture (100gms) Rs 20
Cost of the Homemade Cat Food: Rs. 460
2. The process of making Cat Food at Home
The process of making Cat Food at Home:
- Peel and clean the pumpkin and carrot and cut to equal pieces.
- Boil or pressure cook them till they are mashable.
- Boil or steam the chicken mince and let it rest.
- Pressure cook the rice as well, add water consistency so as to make it mushy.
- Grind the flaxseed into fine granules.
- Mix all the ingredients above in a pot and mix/mash well to form a semisolid consistency.
- Simmer and boil to reduce the moisture level according to your cat’s preference.
3. Calorie and Nutritional Value of this Home Cooked Cat Food
- Pumpkin(1kg), 260 Calories
- Flaxseed(100gms), 534 Calories
- Chicken mince(500gms), 300 Calories
- Carrots (200gms), 82 Calories
- Soaked Rice(100gms), 130 Calories
Total Weight: 1900gm, Total Calories: 1306 Calories
Per 100gm Homemade Cat Food = 68.73 Calories
4. Nutrients that come with this Homemade Cat Food
- Pumpkin (Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Copper, Vitamin E, Iron, Magnesium, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Potassium, Protein)
- Flaxseed ( Polyunsaturated fatty acids (includes the omega 3s), Dietary fiber)
- Chicken Mince (Protein, Carbs, Fat)
- Carrots (beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, potassium, and antioxidants)
- Rice (Fiber, Potassium, Sodium, Carbohydrate)