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zoeybear · 11-02-2007, 10:04 AM

I Home cook for Zoey. She gets Boiled Chicken, brown rice and carrots. I add in Bone meal and Missing link and give a daily multi vit.

My question is about boiling chicken. Should I try to skim off the fat, or does she need it. How long do I cook the chicken. If I boil it til it is really, really tender, and I boiling away nutrition? Also, does anyone have tips for cooking brown rice? It takes forever and never comes out looking very good.

Ellie May · 11-02-2007, 10:39 AM

I really don't know the answer to this so someone else needs to tell you but. I had a nutritional consult for Ellie and the recipe calls for "chicken, white, cooked". I would say that that means no visable fat. This recipe calls for a tsp. of butter or oil (like canola) for the fat.

I see you are using carrots. That is a very good choice but do you ever mix it up a bit and either replace or better yet add to that? Some other good veggies are green beans, broccili, baby spinach, bell peppers and squashes.

How much does ZoeyBear weigh?

ARCHIE · 11-02-2007, 10:44 AM

I don't make the rice but I do boil the chicken for Buddy.
I buy only boneless chicken breasts and depending on their
size I boil them for 20-30mins. Any longer and they become
tough. Then I freeze them in a zip lock bag and take one out
as needed. They defrost overnight in the refrigerator.

bettyeanne · 11-02-2007, 11:18 AM

I cook a bag of boneless, skinless chicken tenders by quickly browning them in a couple tablespoons xtra virgin olive oil or seasme oil. When brown and while hot, I add about 1/2 cup ice water, quickly cover and simmer for about 30-40 minutes or until very tender. I then add about 5-6 cups more water and simmer a while longer [10-15 minutes]. I drain off the broth and strain it. I freeze the broth in ice trays and seal the cubes in Food Saver bags ... also after the tenders are frozen I also seal them ... a half dozen or so per bag. When I get ready to feed Toto, I finely chop about 1/3 - 1/2 chicken tender, add about 1 teaspoon mashed carrots, 1 teaspoon mashed green beans and a couple tablespoons broth. I add this mixture to about 1 tablespoon re-hydrated Force [from the Honest Kitchen] and she loves it!! I give her this for breakfast, about lunchtime she gets about a tablespoon Innova Small Bites kibble and when we have our dinner she gets another tablespoon. Around 6-7 PM she dances for us and gets a dehydrated chicken tender [kinda like jerky] and that's pretty much what our baby eats! Didn't mean to make this so long but we are very proud of her health!!

11-02-2007, 10:04 AM	#1
zoeybear Misssing Baby Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 4,186	Home Cookers and Chicken I Home cook for Zoey. She gets Boiled Chicken, brown rice and carrots. I add in Bone meal and Missing link and give a daily multi vit. My question is about boiling chicken. Should I try to skim off the fat, or does she need it. How long do I cook the chicken. If I boil it til it is really, really tender, and I boiling away nutrition? Also, does anyone have tips for cooking brown rice? It takes forever and never comes out looking very good. __________________ We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. -M. Acklam

11-02-2007, 10:39 AM	#2
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	I really don't know the answer to this so someone else needs to tell you but. I had a nutritional consult for Ellie and the recipe calls for "chicken, white, cooked". I would say that that means no visable fat. This recipe calls for a tsp. of butter or oil (like canola) for the fat. I see you are using carrots. That is a very good choice but do you ever mix it up a bit and either replace or better yet add to that? Some other good veggies are green beans, broccili, baby spinach, bell peppers and squashes. How much does ZoeyBear weigh? __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

11-02-2007, 11:18 AM	#4
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	I cook a bag of boneless, skinless chicken tenders by quickly browning them in a couple tablespoons xtra virgin olive oil or seasme oil. When brown and while hot, I add about 1/2 cup ice water, quickly cover and simmer for about 30-40 minutes or until very tender. I then add about 5-6 cups more water and simmer a while longer [10-15 minutes]. I drain off the broth and strain it. I freeze the broth in ice trays and seal the cubes in Food Saver bags ... also after the tenders are frozen I also seal them ... a half dozen or so per bag. When I get ready to feed Toto, I finely chop about 1/3 - 1/2 chicken tender, add about 1 teaspoon mashed carrots, 1 teaspoon mashed green beans and a couple tablespoons broth. I add this mixture to about 1 tablespoon re-hydrated Force [from the Honest Kitchen] and she loves it!! I give her this for breakfast, about lunchtime she gets about a tablespoon Innova Small Bites kibble and when we have our dinner she gets another tablespoon. Around 6-7 PM she dances for us and gets a dehydrated chicken tender [kinda like jerky] and that's pretty much what our baby eats! Didn't mean to make this so long but we are very proud of her health!! __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

11-02-2007, 10:44 AM	#3
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	I don't make the rice but I do boil the chicken for Buddy. I buy only boneless chicken breasts and depending on their size I boil them for 20-30mins. Any longer and they become tough. Then I freeze them in a zip lock bag and take one out as needed. They defrost overnight in the refrigerator.