Want to make your own Homemade Cat Food with Turkey and save a TON of Money? If so, this video is chock full of every ingredient & turkeyrelated tips for cooking that you'll need.

How long do we cook the turkey? Will cats eat turkey if they're used to chicken? Do we need to add taurine to Turkey when feeding our cats? How many servings of cat food will one turkey make? Do we wash the turkey before cooking it? What vegetables can cats eat and what should we limit? Is it better to make your own homemade cat food or buy cat food from the store?

Look, there are a thousand questions related to making turkey cat food, but only one way to solve them to provide answers. And that's where Joanna Trautman comes in. As part of her How to Really Cook series, Joanna breaks down all the steps you need for success and talks you through what your options are, why she does what she does, and what to avoid. Her bitesized chunks of information makes it easy to digest while your mind stays active the entire lesson as you learn about your cats and turkey while you cook.

Below is an ingredient list and supply list: (I've included Amazon affiliate links to some of them, especially the ingredients and equipment I ordered from Amazon myself!)

I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate link below.

To ensure you have what you need on hand, here is the basic ingredients:
One whole Turkey (I used a 14lb turkey for this cat food recipe)
White Rice for this cat food recipe I used 4 cups. Some people use oatmeal, and this is optional, but my cats LOVE white rice.
Pumpkin I used roasted pumpkin (homegrown), but canned pumpkin puree will also work. DO NOT use pumpkin pie filling cats shouldn't eat sugar. With 14 lbs of turkey, I use about 68 cups. This is really good for cat digestion and urinary tracts.
Ground Flax Seed for this cat food recipe I used 2 cups. This is for protein, fiber, and healthy fats that cats need, and it thickens the food right up it looks a bit soupy at first. Make sure it is finely ground. Brown or golden flax seed meal will work. Whole flaxseed: https://amzn.to/3Sugr9t Ground flaxseed: https://amzn.to/48FE844
Nutritional Yeast Flakes for this cat food recipe I used 1 cup https://amzn.to/3OaeQ5W
Green Beans for this cat food recipe I used one 2lb bag (frozen)
Eggs for this cat food recipe I used 8 large eggs (whole)
Toasted Wheat Germ for this cat food recipe I used 1/2 cup. https://amzn.to/3u26feQ

Do not use salted or seasoned anything in your cat's food too much salt really damages their kidneys, and common human seasonings like garlic and onion actually destroy cat's red blood cells. Yikes! It's a short ingredient list, relative to commercial cat food.

Here is a list of some of the equipment I use in this video along with links to them on Amazon:

High Power Blender: Here is the one I use: https://amzn.to/47KGNrW
Refurbished Blender (this is what I ordered 8 years ago and still going strong): https://amzn.to/4binrO2
Vitamix Dry Grains Container: https://amzn.to/3Od7eja
Food Processor: https://amzn.to/3S5scBL (this wasn't nearly as effective as the blender)
16 qt stock pot: https://amzn.to/495mBlA
24 qt stock pot: https://amzn.to/3HOieQB
Mesh Strainer: https://amzn.to/3U9hlJs


Please comment and let me know how it goes and by all means please share it so others can start making their own homemade cat food with turkey or chicken as well!

Our 8 cats give it 2 paws up with a Me"wow" for extra credit on the Turkey!