Do NOT feed the recipe below without HILARY'S BLEND supplement. Without the supplement, this recipe is deficient in 11 essential nutrients and is marginal in another 5 essential nutrients. Without the supplement this is NOT a complete and balanced recipe! For more details, see the comments at the bottom of this page.

Please note:

The recipe above, if made without HILARY'S BLEND supplement, is deficient (significantly below AAFCO) in the following 11 essential nutrients:
calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, manganese, zinc, iodine, vitamin E, thiamin (vitamin B1), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), and folic acid/folate.

If made without HILARY'S BLEND supplement, the recipe above is marginal (barely above AAFCO minimum) in the following 5 essential nutrients:
magnesium, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), choline and vitamin B12

Without HILARY'S BLEND supplement, the recipe above has a calcium to phosphorus ratio of 1:7 which is DANGEROUS (ie it will cause skeletal defects in growing puppies and hyperparathyroidism in adults).

The recipe above with HILARY'S BLEND supplement is 100% complete and balanced - it provides safe levels of all essential nutrients well above AAFCO minimums. The full nutrient profile for this recipe is shown in the table at right above. HILARY'S BLEND supplement contains 10 essential minerals + 10 essential vitamins to balance the vitamins and minerals naturally found in human foods.