National Cook for your Pets Day - Cooking Tips and Foods to Avoid

Cooking Tips
No need to add anything, pets don’t need seasoning
Introduce new foods gradually
Make sure to avoid these foods

  Alcohol

  Avocado

  Chocolate, Coffee, and Caffeine

  Citrus

  Coconut and Coconut Oil

  Grapes and Raisins

  Macadamia Nuts

  Milk and Dairy

  Nuts

  Onions, Garlic, Chives

  Raw/Undercooked Meat, Eggs and Bones

  Salt and Salty Snack Foods

  Xylitol

  Yeast Dough

Always check with your vet before changing your pet's diet
Make sure to enjoy cooking and add plenty of love!


Resources and References
1. ASPCA, People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets

April 11, 2018 - Nutrition, Food, and Health Topics: Parkinson's Awareness Month, National Pet Day, World Food News, Photography and History

April, Parkinson's Awareness Month 

Nutrition and Parkinson's Disease

#WorldParkinsonsDiseaseDay Nutrition and Parkinson's Disease http://bit.ly/2EB2iOs

#WorldParkinsonsDiseaseDay Nutrition and Parkinson's Disease: Cook Well, Stay Well with Parkinson's Disease - Super Foods for Super People with Parkinson's Paperback – 2003, Kathrynne Holden #RDN  https://amzn.to/2JxvppD

#WorldParkinsonsDiseaseDay  Eat Well, Stay Well With Parkinson's disease, Kathrynne Holden #RDN  https://amzn.to/2qnL0zi

National Pet Day

Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans. - Robert Wagner

#NationalPetDay - Health Benefits http://bit.ly/2nABGcz

National Cheese Fondue Day
#NationalCheeseFondueDay – Recipe: Foolproof Cheese Fondue, Cooking Light http://bit.ly/2Hxpr7H

Today in History

1926 Luther Burbank died. American horticulturist, he developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables, including the Burbank Potato (1873), the Shasta Daisy, over 100 varieties of plums and prunes and 10 varieties of berries.

1986 Kellogg’s ended tours of its breakfast cereal plant for fear that industrial spies would obtain company secrets.

News and Blogs

1. Easy, Healthy Five-Ingredient Recipes for the Family, @jlevinsonrd https://jessicalevinson.com/healthy-five-ingredient-recipes/

2, The importance of eating together, Anne Myers-Wright RD/APD http://www.amdietetics.com/articles/the-importance-of-eating-together

3. Nutrition therapy guidelines will help people living with HIV stay healthy http://bit.ly/2IK1WY7

4. Race day nutrition: what you should eat before and after running, Kelsey Herrick, Sanford dietitian. http://bit.ly/2GU5Ay6

5. Izola White’s soul food restaurant was a landmark in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood from 1957 - 2010, offering home-style cooking & a friendly atmosphere that drew generations of locals. Thank you for your kindness RIP. https://trib.in/2v3zSx9

6. These 12 Foods Are Loaded With Pesticides, According to a New Report http://bit.ly/2v68Gxv