This reflects your dog's daily caloric needs, not the full recipe batch.
Homecooked dog food
Recipe
500
kcal/serving
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g/serving
Ingredients (full batch)
Supplements (full batch)
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Use ๏ผ Save preset in the Ingredients panel to save current ingredient amounts as a named preset.
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Show the Builder / Analysis / Recipe tabs at the top even when Advanced Editor is closed.
๐ถ Daily Calorie Calculator โพ
RER (resting energy)โ
MER (maintenance)โ
Recommended dailyโ kcal
Saved in this browser. Use Large if iOS text-size settings are not affecting the PWA.
Supplements always shown in their native units (g, IU, mg, caps)
Supplement AssumptionsCustom settings in use
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Auto-populates the bone meal solver assumptions for calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Choose either kelp powder (450 mcg iodine per 90 mg scoop) or kelp tablets (650 mcg iodine per tablet).
Saved SettingsCustom settings in use
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Your kcal target, toggles, preset and supplement assumptions are automatically saved in this browser. Ingredient quantities are only saved to custom recipes.
๐ Nutritional Analysis
500
kcal / serving
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Servings
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g / serving
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Batch g
Macro Balance
๐ Batch Ingredients
Homecooked Dog Food
Beef Recipe for Piper
500
kcal/serving
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Servings
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g/serving
Ingredients (full batch)
Supplements (full batch)
Instructions
๐ Macro Profile
Homecooked Dog Food
Beef Recipe for Piper
500
kcal/serving
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Servings
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g/serving
Ingredients (full batch)
Supplements (full batch)
Instructions
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Daily calorie calculator
Uses the same calculator as Advanced Settings to estimate your dogโs daily calorie needs.
RER (resting energy)โ
MER (maintenance)โ
Recommended dailyโ kcal
Save recipe
Name this recipe before opening Recipe Card.
Ingredient warning
These ingredient amounts look unusual. You can accept them or go back to edit.
Open advanced editor?
This switches to the full advanced editing workspace and may feel more technical.
Edit recipe
Adjust active ingredients, add or remove foods, then revalidate the recipe. KitchenLab K9 will keep the carb solver and supplement solver intact.
The amount of primary carb is automatically calculated by the app. Manual carb amount editing remains available only in .
Active ingredients
Build your own recipe
Choose a target profile, proteins, a primary carb, and allowed helper foods. KitchenLab K9 will build a draft recipe and keep food amounts practical.
Uses the selected dog's kcal target and derived macro profile.
Choose your proteins (* required)
Enter the amount you have on hand. If you leave a protein checked without changing the amount, the wizard assumes 500 g.
Other food options
These foods can be auto-added in practical amounts to help cover nutrient gaps before supplements take over. Even more options can be seen in the recipe builder tab later on - take a look!
๐พ Tell us about your dog
Helps pre-fill the calorie calculator โ you can adjust anything later in Advanced Settings.
Welcome to KitchenLab K9 - the DIY dog food calculator that will automatically ensure your dog's meals will meet health-condition requirements and AAFCO (The Association of American Feed Control Officials) targets for micronutrients.
Disclaimer: We are not affiliated nor endorsed by AAFCO. This app is for your advice only and all recommendations should be reviewed with your veterinarian. By using this app, you accept full responsibility for all dietary decisions made by this tool.
How to use KitchenLab K9
Enter your dog's details (age, weight, health conditions, dietary requirements) on the next screen. The app will then make sure recipes are customized to your dog's specific needs.
You can build your own recipes from scratch, choosing your ingredients and we'll suggest foods to fill in nutrient gaps and automatically calculate supplements to meet micronutrient requirements.
The Recipe Builder also has preset recipes you can customize. You can enter the amount of meat you actually bought and the recipe will scale the carbohydrates and supplements to match targets.
Click the button in the ingredient list to add from a list of optional ingredients. You can save your customized recipe using the button.
We suggest using a kitchen scale for main ingredients but a precision gram-scale (at least 0.1 gram accuracy) for supplements.
For the supplements, assumptions are based on specific human vitamin supplements. Here's a link to our recommended supplements: Amazon supplement list.
Alternatively, you can edit the specific supplement values in Advanced Settings at the bottom of the Recipe Builder - but this is at your own risk.
We suggest a bone meal supplement for phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium, and suggest these formulations. Pick the one you will use:
For iodine, we use kelp supplements. Will you use:
