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High energy

Lamb with quinoa

Dense calories for working dogs. Lamb mince brings rich protein and zinc. Quinoa adds complete plant protein, iron, and magnesium for muscle recovery.

170 kcal / 100g ~60 min cook Serves 1 week
A bowl of cooked ground lamb with quinoa, fresh blueberries, broccoli and parsley
Why this recipe

Fuel for athletes and working dogs.

Lamb is calorie-dense and rich in carnitine — which helps the body convert fat into energy. Quinoa is the only plant source of complete protein and adds iron, magnesium, and fibre. Together they make a recipe purpose-built for dogs that need to maintain weight on high activity.

Best for working dogs (Border Collies, Kelpies, Huskies), athletic breeds (Vizslas, Brittanys, Pointers), and dogs that struggle to maintain weight. Also a fantastic novel-protein option for dogs sensitive to chicken or beef.

Ingredients

Heads up: all ingredient weights below are raw — what you buy and cook. Cooking and draining shrinks the batch, so the cooked amount you feed (shown in the scaler) is less than the total raw weight.

Pick how many days you’re cooking for below — the quantities scale to your dog’s daily portion. Use the scaled shopping list calculator for exact quantities.

Cooking for:

Quantities below scale automatically.

Protein

  • Lean lamb mince (≤15% fat, "lean" or "heart smart")650g

Vegetables & carbs

  • Broccoli florets200g
  • Cauliflower florets100g
  • Cooked quinoa (~17g dry, cooked per packet)50g
  • Baby spinach50g
  • Blueberries (fresh or frozen)30g

Seasoning

  • Iodised table salt1.5 g

Supplement

  • The Premix22 g
The Premix note: Supplies calcium, all vitamins, taurine, choline, DHA omega-3 and trace minerals at AAFCO levels. Dosed at 13.5 g per 1,000 kcal of finished food — the premix amount above scales with your batch size. Without it the recipe is unbalanced. Join The Premix waitlist →
Lamb heart, lung and liver were all dropped from the original — lung is virtually unobtainable at supermarkets; heart and liver are butcher-counter only. The premix delivers the taurine (heart) and the vitamin A and B12 (liver). Optional: 25g of lamb liver cooked with the mince adds vitamin A margin. No olive or flaxseed oil — lamb is fatty enough on its own.

How to cook it

  1. Cook the quinoa first per packet (typically 1:2 with water, 15 minutes; 17g dry yields ~50g cooked). Set aside.
  2. Brown the lamb mince in a dry pan and drain the rendered fat thoroughly — lamb sheds significant fat.
  3. Steam the broccoli and cauliflower until tender, then wilt the spinach through.
  4. Combine all cooked ingredients with the quinoa and blueberries. Cool to warm (not hot — heat destroys some vitamins).
  5. Stir in the premix only — no oils needed, lamb has plenty of natural fat.
  6. Portion into daily containers. Refrigerate up to 4 days, freeze the rest.
Talk to your vet first if: Your dog has known lamb allergies, pancreatitis history (lamb is higher fat), or kidney disease.

Swaps & substitutions

Same-weight swaps that keep the recipe balanced. Do not swap the protein — each recipe's premix dose and fat balance is calibrated to its specific meat.

Broccolicauliflower or cabbage — same weight (200 g)
Cauliflowerbroccoli or cabbage — same weight (100 g)
Baby spinachkale (de-stemmed) or silverbeet — same weight (50 g)
Quinoacooked white or brown rice — same cooked weight (50 g)
Blueberriesfresh or frozen are equivalent — same weight (30 g)

⚠ Never add these — toxic to dogs

Onion, garlic, leek, shallot, chives · grapes, raisins, sultanas · chocolate & cocoa · xylitol (in some peanut butters) · macadamia nuts · avocado flesh, skin & pit · cooked bones of any kind · processed/deli meats. These cause serious harm even in small amounts — keep them out of every batch.

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