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DIY Eat - Sweet Potato Chews

Prepare these single ingredient fiber- and vitamin-rich treats for your dog in 5 minutes flat!

All you need is five minutes prep time and a single raw yam or sweet potato. Pure, easy, and unadulterated, dog treats don’t get any healthier, easier or less expensive than this.

DIRECTIONS
• Preheat oven to 250° F.
• Scrub the sweet potato or yam. No need to peel.
• Cut it into thin slices (the thinner the slice the shorter the cooking time) and place on a cookie sheet in a single layer.
• Bake in oven at 250° F for about 3 hours for slightly chewy treats or bake slightly longer to get them crunchy. Note: timing will vary according to the thickness of your slices; just keep an eye on them. Or, better yet, if you have a dehydrator, pop them in there instead of the oven.

Tip

Sweet potatoes are a source of dietary fiber and contain vitamin B6, vitamin C, beta carotene, and manganese. Most dogs love the chewy sweetness of a delish dehydrated sweet potato treat. And you can rest easy knowing there’s no additives, preservatives or anything extraneous added.

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Anonymous said:

Our lil bulldog Maggie has alot of allergies and can not eat most dogfood or treats, she eats Natural Balance Sweet Potato and fish dry dog food, so these she can eat. Thanks for sharing this, going to make these for Maggie.

Mon, 09/03/2012 - 13:29

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Anonymous said:

I really like this idea and will make these for my dogs..just one thing I would like to know. Is it okay to feed these to a diabetic dog? I buy him the chicken fillet but just realized after reading a notice from Cedar Ridge Canine Care that some treats from China can kill (the last pkg's I bought him, I read, are from China ) so now I will not give him these.what would you suggest?

Mon, 09/03/2012 - 13:37