How it all started.

I cook for my family. Almost all from scratch with high quality ingredients. I cook for good health, the creativity of cooking, for my son's allergies and because we like to eat. While I am usually preparing dinner, my son pulls a big bin of commercial processed dry dog food out of the cabinet, measures it out and drops the bowls down for our three rat terriers.
It was one of those 5 degree days and we realized we were running out of food. I dreaded the thought of schlepping to a big box store and buying the bag. We had enough for dinner but not for breakfast too. Then I thought, I have a chicken breast and peas in the freezer. Maybe some rice in the pantry. This will do. I made a soup for my son's lunches with some of the components and the broth. Win win.
There was no going back. How could I give my gorgeous rats processed pellets of whatever couldn't be sold for human consumption? I stopped into the vet on my way to buy food for advice. Fast forward a couple of months, we've met with a veterinarian nutritionist and my guys are now on a costumed designed nutritional program. They all detoxed off the processed junk. They love their food, the look and smell great and they are now at perfect weights.
Their program is a basic maintenance diet for healthy adult dogs: Daily: 6-8 oz of various meats. 1/2 cup vegetables, cod liver oil, bonemeal powder, olive oil, chopped garlic, vitamin E and a 'healthy powder" made from nutritional yeast, lecithin granules, kelp powder and bonemeal. 2-3 times a week they also get organ meats and eggs. Treats range from apples to cucumbers to beef bones.