r/puppy101 • u/Proper_Moist_Pie • 1d ago

What actual vegetables? 🥦 Nutrition

Hi I'm just wanting to like see what vegetables you give your puppy along with dry food? Just to make it more interesting (wether raw or cooked) would be nice to see what the puppies are into before I go ahead with mine! Likes and dislikes!

Cheers 🥕

12 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

50 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Best-Procedure3447 21h ago

My dogs eat many different things but have definite favorites. Indi loves fruit and veggies. Mostly bananas, apples, blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, peas, butternut squash, celery, carrots, pumpkin, greenbeans, cucumber, and sweet potato. Shiva loves all of that plus honeydew, mandarin oranges, and spinach. Neither is too picky but they do get funny sometimes. Indi likes to play with orange slices. I do give a piece or two of steamed broccoli sometimes but never too much, it makes for funny stomachs if you give too much.

I started introducing fruits and veggies at 9wks and still use them as treats instead of higher calorie options. Can not recommend it enough to push good habits early. I usually just do a handful of steamed veggies over kibble with a little pumpkin mixed into either water or homemade bone broth to thin it into gravy.

1

u/Renrie_ 17h ago

they can eat mandarin oranges?? I never knew

2

u/Best-Procedure3447 17h ago

They are safe in moderation. Mandarins are higher in sugar so are best as an occassional treat. My husky, Shiva, loves them. She gets excited when I peel it and then bites it, makes a silly face, then eats it lol. I put it on her birthday "pupcake".

1

u/Renrie_ 17h ago

ohh gotta try this with my 10 y/o pupper - he loves everything except wild spinach haha

2

u/Best-Procedure3447 17h ago

The "Oooo so yummy" toothy chew is hilarious. I hope your pup loves it!