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4 Easy Ways to Get Your Dog to Eat Her Veggies

Healthy additions to add to your dog's diet

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1. Grate a little carrot onto your dogโ€™s dinner. Carrots, enjoyed raw by many dogs are a great source of beta-carotene. If you find your dog loves carrots, you can also mash a bit of cooked carrot into her dinner or dry them into carrot chips for a healthy on-the-go treat. Or simply toss a baby carrot her way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Mix a tablespoon or two of canned, pureed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling, mind) into your dogโ€™s dinner, reducing the portion size of his regular dog food by the same amount to help your dog lose weight while still feeling satisfied. The low fat/high fiber and water content will bulk up your dogโ€™s meal to make sure he still feels full despite a smaller portion size. Plus, pumpkin is packed with good-for-dogs vitamins and minerals like carotenoids, zinc, and vitamin A. (Try Fruitables holistic pumpkin supplements; fruitablespetfood.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Finely chop broccoli floweretsโ€”raw, cooked or even frozenโ€”and snow the little bits atop your dogโ€™s dinner. Give it a good mix if your dog is just learning to love veggies lest he eat around them. Broccoli is a good source of fibre, calcium, beta-carotene, folate, and vitamins A and C, andโ€”bonusโ€”itโ€™s low in calories. A member of the cruciferous vegetable family, broccoli has cancer-fighting properties. Unfortunately, broccoli also has gas-causing properties, so watch the portion size!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Mash cooked turnip into your dogโ€™s dinner. Turnips are a source of calcium and folate andโ€”great news for canine waistline watchersโ€”theyโ€™re low in calories: just 17 C per small turnip! All this means turnips make a great, healthy, low cal treat for dogs. In addition to mashed, try serving them dehydrated, baked, or raw.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Want more add-in ideas? Check out 10 More "People" Foods for Dogs

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