WoofChef

About WoofChef

A planning tool for homemade dog food recipes.

WoofChef makes homemade dog food easier to plan, easier to understand, and easier to check before it goes in the bowl.

It's built for healthy adult dogs on maintenance diets, not for puppies, pregnant or nursing dogs, or dogs that need a therapeutic diet.

You can use it in two ways.

Guided Recipe BuilderStart with a few ingredients you want to use, tell WoofChef what to avoid, and it will help build a recipe that lines up with NRC canine nutrition standards.

Recipe AnalysisAlready have a recipe? Enter your ingredients and amounts, and WoofChef will show you how it compares to NRC standards.

WoofChef uses public nutrient data from sources like the USDA and checks recipes against the NRC's published nutrient requirements.

Nutrition standard

What is the NRC nutrition standard?

The National Research Council is part of the National Academies, an independent scientific organization that publishes evidence-based reports. Its 2006 book, Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats, is one of the core references behind modern dog-food standards, including the AAFCO nutrient profiles used for commercial pet food. WoofChef works directly with NRC values because they are a better fit for home-fed whole-food recipes: we can compare the ingredients in your bowl against nutrient needs by calories or body weight, instead of treating the recipe like a commercial feed label.

Important disclaimer

WoofChef is not veterinary care.

WoofChef is a planning and analysis tool. It does not diagnose, treat, prescribe, approve a diet, or replace a veterinarian or veterinary nutritionist. Any change to your dog's diet should be reviewed and approved by a qualified veterinary professional.

Privacy

We don't sell your data.

We do not sell any of your personal information. Creating an account is optional, and you can delete your account at any time. We may keep anonymized recipe data, such as which ingredients people choose or exclude, to improve the tool and the analysis engine.

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