Dog Food

Vegetables

1. Combine all vegetables into a small to medium saucepan, cover with water, bring to the boil.
2. Boil vegetables for 20 minutes, drain into a blending receptacle and reserve liquid. Blend vegetables into a puree (only required for fussy piglets)

Starch

1. Using the same pot, add rice, lentils and 2 cups boiled water from a recently boiled kettle or reserved stock, bring to the boil and stir well.
2. Once boiling or close, reduce to very low heat, put a lid on slightly askew, and cook for 20-30 minutes, checking half way through to ensure nothing has stuck to the bottom of the pot.
3. Add 1/2 cup remaining water to the pot and stir to ensure nothing is stuck to the bottom.

Additional fibre

1. Once the rice mixture is cooked and soft, add psyllium husk or powder to the last 1/2 cup of water and stir well to form a smooth gel. (Depending on your stove and mixture, you may want to add up to 1 cup of water at this point). Add psyllium to the starch mixture. Stir until the psyllium changes the liquid to gel, you can do this off the heat unless more water was needed.
2. Add in the vegetable puree, stir to combine and set aside in the refrigerator for later use.