Is it healthy to feed my dog 1/2 cup of canned dog food plus crunchy food?

I’m a new dog owner and want to provide the best healthy life she can have. She is 11 lbs. and is 2 yrs. old. I need some suggestions from experienced dog owners. She really would like to have some canned food – she follows me when I feed the cat even though she has crunchy food in her bowl. She doesn’t overeat and we get plenty of exercise. I brush her teeth weekly. Thanks!

1/2 cup of canned is way too much. Depending on the food you feed at her age/size she should only be getting 1/2 cup (overall food) or so a day! At most, 3/4 of a cup. My dog at 18 pounds only gets one full cup…..

She needs the required amount of KIBBLE for nutritional purposes (as wet food contains very little nutrition and is mostly water.) If she’s being properly exercised, teeth brushed, and isn’t picking wet food from dry you can add a tablespoon of wet food one meal a day.

She does not need it, though.

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Nope. They are very different, and also very different in cost.

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A cusinart food processor really only performs one task well… slicing up food into smaller pieces.
The Kitchenaid mixer has many attachments that allow you to not only mix things, but also perform pretty much the same functions as a food processor, a pasta maker, a fruit/vegetable strainer, a meat grinder, a sausage maker, etc..

My wife and I have both, however we only really ever use the Kitchenaid mixer.

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Yes your motherboard supports that processor. Be careful in buying that one though as it will not include a heatsink. If you don’t have a heatsink your cpu will literally fry in about 3 minutes.

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I do wash mine by hand only in dish liquid and hot water. Never let them soak and never ever for any reason put them in a dish washer.

If you buy one that is not pre-seasoned you must season it first before using it.
Every time, after I use my cast iron skillet, I do the following:

Let the pan cool. Wash it with dishwashing soap and water. Never soak or let soapy water sit in the pan for any length of time. Rinse thoroughly, then dry with paper towels.

A lot of people disagree with using dishwashing soap and water to wash cast-iron pans. A chef told me that if a health inspector ever found a pan that had not been washed with soap and water in his kitchen, he would be in trouble. Plus the grease that is left behind will eventually become rancid. You do not want rancid oil in your foods and body.

NEVER put cast-iron cookware in the dishwasher.

Place the cleaned cast iron pan on the heated burner of your stove for a minute or two to make sure that it is bone dry. While the pan is still hot and on the stove burner, lightly oil inside of pan (I mean a light coat) with a neutral cooking oil.

Neutral Oils – Use vegetable oils (canola, sunflower, etc.), shortening (like Crisco shortening) or lard for seasoning your cast iron pans. I recently experimented and found out that food-grade coconut oil/butter also works great.

Leave pan on the hot burner of stove for a few minutes. Remove from hot burner and wipe excess oil off the pan with a paper towel.

Store your cast iron cookware with the lids off, especially in humid weather, because if covered, moisture can build up and cause rust. Be sure that you place a couple paper towels inside to make sure that any moisture that forms will be absorbed by the paper towel. Never put the utensil in the dishwasher or store it away without drying it thoroughly.

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I use a Magic Bullet
Works great

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