Rhino's Apple Burger Patties

Summer time is around the corner, and we all love to BBQ Hamburgers for the family. The other day I was BBQ and Rhino was sitting next to me while I was flipping the burgers. His little nose was propped straight up as he caught a wiff of the burgers on the grill. His little brown eyes looked right at me and spoke for themselves.

So I decided the other day I would make my dog's a healthy doggy version burger. Now in my other blogs, you will have already read that I give both my dogs a pro biotic pill and an Omega 3 fish oil pill daily. How ever if you don't give your dog's vitamins you can always add a tsp of cod liver and salmon oil to your dog's meals and there are various probiotic powders you can sprinkle over your dogs food. Here is Rhino's Apple Burger patties. Lightly pan cook Regular Ground Beef till it's brown on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Cook a Hard Boil and Egg (20 mins) and discard shell peel, and mash the egg coarsely. Pulse the carrots, apple and honey together. Add oat's, egg, and tomato sauce with remaining ingredients and stir. You can mix all the ingredients with the ground beef and hand make them into patties and serve your special home made Apple Burger Patties to your dog! For dog's who love cheese and don't have any stomach issues with cheese you can grate some cheese over the dog's patties while they are still warm and the cheese will melt on burger.

1 Cup of diced apples with skin raw 640 Grams of Beef lightly cooked (pink on inside) 1/2 Cup of grated carrots 1 Large Egg Hard Boiled 1 Tsp spoon of honey 1/2 Cup of Tomato Sauce (plain no salt added) 1/2 Raw Organic Oatmeal (uncooked oats) I hope you enjoy making this meal, and that your dog's love it as much as mine do! Everyone is familiar with the expression "An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away". Apples are so great for our dogs too. Not only does it help clean your dogs teeth but it also helps strengthen their gums.

Apples are great for lowering the level of cholesterol in your dogs and it also Detoxifies the body and has an antiviral property. Apple's will also prevent constipation because it helps digestion. One large apple supplies almost 30% of minimum amount of fiber that should be consumed daily. If your dog's have sensitive stomachs like mine do, you will find that another benefit of eating apples is that it helps with indigestion, and may be helpful in cases of diarrhea. In this recipe I include Tomato sauce to give the patties a bit of a tangy flavor. I use Organic Tomato sauce ( In Glass jar)

for my organic turkey chili, or my husbands favorite organic sweet spaghetti sauce. But there are many benefits to tomato sauce, thanks to an ingredient called lycopene. Lycopene is a phytochemical that acts as a powerful antioxidant, potentially helping to reduce the risk of prostate, esophageal and breast cancers. As most dog lovers know, our beloved pets are also prone to various Cancers. The reason I use tomato sauce in this recipe for my dogs is because you will receive the best absorption of lycopene from cooked or processed products such as tomato-based pasta sauce, tomato paste, sauce, soup, juice, bottled salsa, chili sauce and ketchup. A bonus: When these foods are eaten with a little fat like ground beef, the lycopene is even better absorbed. Now the Reason I stated that I use Glass tomato sauce over canned is because of Bisphenol A (BPA) which is an industrial chemical widely used in common plastic products, such as baby bottles, children’s toys, and the linings of most food and beverage cans. Many scientific studies—including the largest study of BPA ever conducted on humans—have found links between BPA and serious health problems, from heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities in adults to developmental problems in the brains and hormonal systems of children. Given the wide use of BPA in so many products we encounter every day, it is probably impossible to completely eliminate your exposure to this potentially harmful chemical. Still, you can lower your exposure—and your risk of possible health problems associated with BPA—by taking a few simple precautions.

The easiest way to lower your intake of BPA is to stop eating so many foods that come into contact with the chemical. Eat fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables, which usually have more nutrients and fewer preservatives than canned foods, and taste better, too. Choose Cardboard and Glass Containers Over Cans Highly acidic foods, such as tomato sauce and canned pasta, leach more BPA from the lining of cans, so it’s best to choose brands that come in glass containers. Soups, juices and other foods packaged in cardboard cartons made of layers of aluminum and polyethylene plastic (labeled with a number 2 recycling code) are safer than cans with plastic linings containing BPA.