How to Ferment Vegetables For Dogs

How to Make Fermented Vegetables for Dogs:

In a Quart Size Mason Jar

• add shredded veggies of choice (Brocolli, cabbage, carrots, etc) — leaving approximately 1 inch space at the top.

  • We humans often add herbs and seasonings to our fermented veggies, but your dogs may prefer to keep it simple.

• add 2 cups of water mixed with 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons of Sea Salt (some people use a fermented starter)

• Cover contents with 1 cabbage leaf

• Seal and store in a room temperature space

After you see ferment (bubbles) begin — you may need to open the jar to allow the gas build-up to escape and reseal. Repeat this every day or so to release the gases.

After 7 days your fermenting is ready to serve. The longer you store fermenting veggies, the more sour they will be — so be sure to monitor your dog’s (or your own taste preference).

Once you begin serving, open jar, store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months!

Add a bit of healthy nutrition to your dog’s food bowl daily — great benefits without adding lots of calories or carbohydrates.

The Benefits of Fermented Foods for Dogs:

• Prebiotics & Probiotics

• Support of the Digestive System & Microbiome

• A cost effective natural option when compared to supplements.

It’s really that simple.

Fermented Veggies provide living healthy bacteria (probiotics) that diversify the gut microbiome and support the immune system. In the fermenting process, the good bacteria consume the starch and sugars from the veggies and leave behind only predigested nutrients that mimic what they would digest if they ate prey.

What’s left are veggies that are more bioavailable to the dog but still low in carbs!

Many of our friends in the raw dog food community argue that our dogs would not traditionally seek out a vegetable for their diets. But the facts are, the prey animals our dogs eat usually do eat vegetation. So our dogs do ingest vegetation in their diets. It’s typically just in the digestive system of the prey.

That means the prey animal has already begun the digestion process of breaking down the vegetables into their nutrient matter.

With 80% of the immune system being a function of good gut health - this is a great way to support your dog’s nutrition and health.

Feed Fermented Foods To Your Dog

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