Flourish Feeding Guide
Use Flourish with our suggested recipes to achieve a balanced diet for your dog, or add to your own meals for a big nutrient boost.
Measure 1g of Flourish per kilogram of body weight per day.
Mix well into your dog’s home prepared meal at serving temperature.
eg. A 12kg dog would require a serving size of 12g of Flourish added to their meal daily.
Plant based recipe
This recipe is based on a 20kg dog.
Ingredients
- 425g cooked lentils
- 150g cooked quinoa
- 100g raw spinach
- 200g cooked pumpkin
- 20g Flourish Plant Based Food supplement
Optional: add a small amount of hemp seed oil or flax seed oil for an Omega-3 boost.
Instructions
Blend the cooked lentils, cooked quinoa, raw spinach and cooked pumpkin. Allow ingredients to cool to room temperature.
Mix Flourish Plant Based food supplement into meal thoroughly before serving.
This recipe is an entire day’s serving of food. Your can:
- Serve one full meal a day
- Serve half in the morning, and half at night.
- Feed a commercially prepared food for one meal a day (e.g., kibble), and half of this recipe for the other meal.
Please scale this meal according to your dog’s weight.
Nutritional Data
Energy – 804.1kcal | Protein – 51.8g | Calcium – 826.7mg | Iron – 21.2mg | Magnesium – 397.9mg | Phosphorus – 1206.2mg | Potassium – 2954.8mg | Sodium – 1421.3mg | Zinc – 10.5mg | Copper – 2mg | Manganese – 7.7mg | Selenium – 78.7µg | Iodine – 140ug | Thiamin – 1.4mg | Riboflavin – 7.4mg | Niacin – 12.9mg | Pantothenic acid – 4.2mg | Pyridoxine – 2.3mg | Folic acid – 1053.8µg | B12 – 8.5ug | Vitamin A, RAE – 1043.2µg | Vitamin A, IU – 9423.4IU | Vitamin E – 11mg | Vitamin D3 – 3.1µg | Vitamin K – 492.9µg | Tryptophan – 0.5g | Threonine – 1.8g | Isoleucine – 2.2g | Leucine – 3.6g | Lysine – 3.3g | Methionine + Cystine – 0.6g | Phenylalanine + Tyrosine – 2.5g | Valine – 2.5g | Arginine – 4g | Histidine – 1.4g | l-Carnitine – 604.2mg | Taurine – 604.2mg
*values calculated from a nutritional database. Values are approximate and there may be seasonal variation in ingredient values.
Important Information
This recipe was designed for a 20kg adult dog who does light exercise. Your dog may have different caloric needs based on a number of factors such as their weight, age, and activity levels. Always monitor your dog and adjust the volume of food according to their needs.
If you would like a Flourish meal plan designed specifically for your dog’s needs, we recommend a tailored nutritional consult with Functional Canine. Use the code MEMBERS10 for 10% off your initial consult.
Raw meat based recipe
This recipe is based on a 20kg dog.
Ingredients
- 425g lean protein with 1 tablespoon olive oil OR 425g moderate fat protein (like 80/20 beef)
- 200g cooked pumpkin
- 100g raw spinach
- 1/2 boiled egg (Optional)
- 20g Flourish Raw Food supplement
Instructions
Cool cooked pumpkin and boiled egg to room temperature. Mix meat protein, pumpkin, spinach, boiled egg and Flourish for Raw Food diets thoroughly before serving.
This recipe is an entire day’s serving of food. Your can:
- Serve one full meal a day
- Serve half in the morning, and half at night.
- Feed a commercially prepared food for one meal a day (e.g., kibble), and half of this recipe for the other meal.
Please scale this meal according to your dog’s weight.
Nutritional Data
Energy – 648.5kcal | Protein – 97.3g | Calcium – 746.6mg | Iron – 13.3mg | Magnesium – 241.2mg | Phosphorus – 993.2mg | Potassium – 2580.2mg | Sodium – 633.1mg | Zinc – 23.2mg | Copper – 1mg | Manganese – 8.2mg | Selenium – 67.4µg | Iodine – 140ug | Thiamin – 1mg | Riboflavin – 13.9mg | Niacin – 25.6mg | Pantothenic acid – 4.6mg | Pyridoxine – 3.1mg | Folic acid – 221.8µg | B12 – 6ug | Vitamin A, RAE – 1085.7µg | Vitamin A, IU – 9453.5IU | Vitamin E – 20mg | Vitamin D3 – 3.1µg | Vitamin K – 486.6µg | Tryptophan – 1g | Threonine – 3.5g | Isoleucine – 4g | Leucine – 7.2g | Lysine – 7.4g | Methionine + Cystine – 3.1g | Phenylalanine + Tyrosine – 3.8g | Valine – 4.3g | Arginine – 6.5g | Histidine – 3.4g
*values excludes boiled egg. Values calculated from a nutritional database. Values are approximate and there may be seasonal variation in ingredient values.
Important Information
This recipe was designed for a 20kg adult dog who does light exercise. Your dog may have different caloric needs based on a number of factors such as their weight, age, and activity levels. Always monitor your dog and adjust the volume of food according to their needs.
If you would like a Flourish meal plan designed specifically for your dog’s needs, we recommend a tailored nutritional consult with Functional Canine. Use the code MEMBERS10 for 10% off your initial consult.
When used in conjunction with our suggested recipe, Flourish is designed to provide a balanced diet for your dog. However, all dogs are different and some may have different nutritional needs and requirements. As such, we recommend consulting with your veterinarian before beginning a new food routine. Always maintain regular checkups with your vet.
