Rooibos Tea Dog Treat Recipes - Homemade Natural Health

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In this article

1. Rooibos Tea Health Benefits
2. Rooibos Treat Recipes
1. Treat Recipe for Licky Mats, Silicon Molds, Stuffer Toys
   
2. Food Topper Recipe
3. Smoothie Recipe
   
4. Soft Drop Recipe
   

1. Rooibos Tea Health Benefits For Your Dog

Red rooibos tea is a rich source of anti-inflammatory, antioxidants that can help support your dog’s short and long-term health. This tea is rich in minerals including nature’s natural antihistamine, quercetin.  Rooibos contains 50% more antioxidants than green tea, and is a very good source of vitamin C.

Homemade rooibos tea dog treat recipes provide you with a great way to add this amazing tea to your dog's diet. 

Red rooibos has potent anti-inflammatory compounds that help treat skin allergies, help fight cancer, boost your dog’s immune system, supports bone health and heart health, and slows aging. As well, rooibos tea supports renal health, helps to support psychological well-being and more. Rooibos can also be used topically to reduce skin inflammation and hot spots on main body and paws and as a natural eye drop for eye irritations. For more information on the many health benefits and uses of red Rooibos tea go here.

Rooibos has no known interactions with conventional drugs and is not known to interfere with health conditions – this makes it a great choice for most dogs. There are many ways you can introduce, and regularly use this healthful, versatile herbal tea to your dog’s diet and health regimen.  This tea is also safe for most cats. If your pet has an allergy to the rooibos bush you should not give your pet rooibos tea.

Use organic rooibos tea to obtain optimal health benefits. 

 

2. Red Rooibos Treat Recipes

 

2.1 Treat Recipe for Dog Licky Mats, Silicon Molds, Stuffer Toys

You'll need

• 1 tbs organic Rooibos Tea
• ½ cup organic frozen blueberries pureed (freezing increases the antioxidant value of blueberries)
• 1 cup finely minced muscle meat (e.g. ground beef, chicken breast, ground quail, etc.), raw or gently cooked
  
• Optional ingredients:
  
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon (Ceylon cinnamon not cassia cinnamon)
  
• 1/2 tsp ginger
  
• 1 tsp to 2 tsps raw honey (only for dogs 12 months of age or older)
  

Preparation

• Pour the tea into a mixing bowl
• Add the pureed berries and minced chicken
• Spoon into enrichment toys, e.g.,
  
• Licky mats
• Puzzle toys
  
• Trachea
  

Serving

• Serve as a treat - remember rooibos tea is red, so give these cubes to your dog where she will not drop them on your light-color carpets

 

2.2 Rooibos Food Topper Recipe for Dogs

You'll need

• 1 cup organic Rooibos Tea
• ½ cup organic frozen blueberries pureed (freezing increases the antioxidant value of blueberries)
• ½ cup finely minced organic chicken (or other meat), pre-cooked in a little organic coconut oil (if you feed your dog raw, don’t bother cooking the meat)
• Optional - if you want to introduce turmeric to your dog's daily diet, you can add 1 tsp up to 1 tablespoon of turmeric, and 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of organic coconut oil

Preparation

1. Combine the ingredients either mix by hand or use a blender or food processor

Serving

• Use as a fresh topper on your dog’s meal
• 1 tablespoon for small dogs
• 2 to 3 tbsp for medium size dogs
• 3 to 4 tbsp for large dogs

Storage

• Place in glass container, store in refrigerator for up to 4 days

2.3 Rooibos Smoothie Recipe for Dogs

You'll need

• 1 cup organic Rooibos Tea
  1/2 cup mixed berries or mixed greens (beets, dandelion, kale, parsley a pinch of kelp or spirulina)
• 1 tbsp finely ground, fresh organic pumpkin seeds
• 1 tbsp organic ground flax seeds ,or whole or ground chia seeds, or hemp seeds
• 1 tbsp 100% pure unpasteurized honey (leave this ingredient out for dogs under 12 months of age - see 10.0 of this article for a detailed explanation)
•  Optional - if you want to introduce turmeric to your dog's daily diet, you can add 1 tsp up to 1 tablespoon of turmeric, and 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of organic coconut oil

Preparation

• Place all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend

Serving

• Serve as a treat or pour over meal
• 1/8 cup for small dogs
• ¼ to ½ cup for medium dogs
• ½ to ¾ cup for large dogs

Storage

• Place in glass container, store in refrigerator - use within an hour of making the smoothie

2.4 Rooibos Soft Drops Recipe for Dogs

You'll need

• 1½ cup organic coconut flour
• ½ cup organic ground flax seeds or chia or hemp seeds
• ½ cup pureed – choose one or a combination of organic pumpkin, squash, apple, pear or another fruit on this list 
• 2 tbsp finely chopped dry organic blueberries, or cranberries, tart red cherries or goji berries if your dog is on conventional drugs - unless you check for interactions, don't use goji berries)
• 2 tbsp organic coconut oil
• ½ cup cooled organic Rooibos tea
• Optional ingredients:
• ¼ cup of cheddar, Swiss, provolone or mozzarella cheese - do NOT use processed cheese, to understand how to choose a good cheese for your dog read here
• 2 tsp organic Ceylon cinnamon - do NOT use Cassia cinnamon (or 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon and 1 tsp organic ginger)
• Optional - if you want to introduce turmeric to your dog's daily diet, you can add 1 tsp up to 1 tablespoon of turmeric.

Preparation

1. Mix the rooibos tea, pureed squash / fruit and coconut oil together in a bowl (if the coconut oil is solid, slightly warm the coconut oil so it turns to a liquid). 
2. Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl. 
3. Pour the dry ingredients into the rooibos tea/coconut mixture. 
4. Blend well. 
5. Use a teaspoon to drop the resulting dough into treat molds. 
6. Place the filled molds in the freezer. Pop out of the treat molds and serve with food at meal time or in-between meals as a healthy treat.

You can also choose to bake the treats at a low temperature.  

1. Use a teaspoon to drop the resulting dough onto a silicon-free clay baking sheet. 
2. Bake at 250 degrees for 30 minutes or slightly longer depending on the heat calibration of your oven. 
3. Allow to cool and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. 

Serving

• Serve as is, or:
• At serving time top with a little organic all-natural plain yogurt - to understand how to choose a good yogurt for your dog read here

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