I have a picky eater and tried this for awhile. She ate it for awhile but she preferred a little variety so I had to find a brand of canned she would eat that came in different protein sources. The one that I did find that she will eat is the Ol Roy Healthy Mix. It's not the typical ol roy food as it doesn't contain by-products, wheat, soy or corn, artificial color, flavor or preservatives. Seems basic and decent. The canned varieties were not affected just the dry kibble. Sadly I also found that canned was also cheaper than making this as well just because the cost of the meats. Not to mention my time needed to make the food. So cost is another thought to keep in mind if you can buy canned cheaper than making it yourself. Canned is also better than kibble according to this vet.
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/choosing-dog-food/karen-becker-choose-dog-food-1/
But this is the recipe that I posted here on the forum. Some said it looked good while one thought I should reduce the liver a little. I find the liver and the kidney in the frozen isle of my grocery store.
Here is the recipe written in percents but I do weigh each ingredient used when I make it. I feel the weight of the ingredient is more accurate since you can tightly or loosely pack a measuring cup but you can't argue with the weight. Also it's easier to measure out and easier cleanup. No measuring cups to wash out!
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/recipe/2486970/2
20.9% - 700g chicken breast, raw weight then cooked
17.9% - 600g ground beef 80/20 raw weight then browned and fat drained
10.4% - 350g water
9% - 300g frozen peas and carrots, cooked and pureed
9% - 300g white rice (cooked weight) pureed
7.5% - 250g whole eggs (about 5), scrambled
6% - 200g liver, raw weight, pureed
6% - 200 old fashioned oatmeal, ground into a powder in food processor
6% - 200g canned salmon with skin/bones juice drained
6% - 200g cottage cheese whole milk
1.3% - 50 kidney, raw weight, pureed
weight of ground beef and chicken is 1300g which is 46.4 oz which is 2.9 lb so I add in 3 teaspoons of ground up egg shells (in a coffee grinder) to meet the calcium needs.
I do grind the oatmeal first and then all the other items are pureed in the food processor with the water. All of that is then mixed and cooked with the eggs and then that's mixed in with the ground burger, chicken chunks, salmon and cottage cheese until it's well combined. Divided into four containers and freezing it until I need it. Keeping one container out in the fridge that is used to fill her dish twice a day with her serving size.
I used the nutrition data website to figure
48 calories per ounce
2 grams of fat
contains by weight
65.6% protein (chicken, beef, eggs, liver, salmon, cottage cheese and kidney)
15% carbs (oatmeal & rice)
9% veggies (peas & carrots)
10.4% beef broth
I hope that helps......