How to Prepare Pressed Barley for Your Dog

Many dog owners have begun cooking food for their dog to assure quality and health. Because of preservatives and questionable ingredients in commercial dog food, they no longer trust kibble that they can purchase in stores. Preparing a home-cooked meal for your dog can be be rewarding and insure your dog's health. Buying produce and ingredients on sale and preparing meals in batches can save money. An important part of a dog's diet is the carbohydrate source. An easy-to-prepare carbohydrate is pressed barley. Regular barley can be used, but pressed barley saves preparation time.

Things You'll Need

  • 1 cup pressed barley
  • 2 1/2 cups water or low-fat broth
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Instructions

    • 1

      Pour 1 cup of pressed barley into small pot.

    • 2

      Add 2 1/2 cups of water or low-fat broth and stir the mixture.

    • 3

      Turn the stove temperature to medium. Bring it to a boil, stirring it occasionally.

    • 4

      Turn down the stove temperature to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring it occasionally.

    • 5

      Cover the food and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.