One inexpensive chicken (whole, or legs/thighs on sale) 31/2 lb to 5 lb.

2 quarts of water or enough to cover washed chicken mixed fresh vegetable.

I use about 3 cups each of celery, carrots, garlic, and parsley.

A pinch of salt.

Simmer until chicken is very tender a couple of hours should do, more or less.

Remove chicken from pot.

Remove the skin and bones (discard these) and put just the chicken meat back in pot.

Freeze in 3-day portions, so it won’t sit around too long.

When feeding zap or warm a cup or two, add to the kibble, using less dog food and add more water.

VARIATIONS - Provided by Carol Kufner

Don’t forget the cottage cheese or eggs recipe, they are excellent to alternate with the chicken. Rice is an excellent addition to the chicken stew/soup and can be alternated with Barley or Corn Meal.

A word or two on veggies for those interested. Veggies are great for adding vitamins, minerals and roughage to the diet. Good thing is that most of them are low-calorie so you can add them in modest quantities without effecting the major nutrients of the diet.

Some veggies should be cooked to help carnivores digest them properly, but others can be fed raw.

Best liked veggies that can be fed raw: Chopped parsley, alfalfa sprouts, finely grated carrots, finely grated zucchini.

Veggies that should be cooked: Corn, peas, green beans, broccoli.

For picky eaters the carrots can be cooked and then mashed down or run through the food processor to puree and added back to the stew. Fools them every time.

Avoid veggies that are high in oxalic acid, this apparently interferes with calcium absorption. These are spinach, Swiss chard and rhubarb.

Potatoes provide both carbohydrates and protein so it is ok to use leftover cooked or mashed potatoes on occasion in place of say rice, cornmeal or barley. Now some dogs do have trouble digesting potatoes and others don’t. Try it and see if the results are favorable.

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