PawChef Tool

Dog Food Calculator by Weight

Estimate daily calories from body weight and preview homemade dog food planning risks.

Free no-AI preview

Estimate nutrition risk before generating a recipe

This preview uses PawChef's local rules only. It estimates calories and common homemade-diet risks, without creating a full recipe or using AI credits.

SpeciesWeight

Life stageHealth focus

Estimated daily calories

480-586 kcal

Calcium and Ca:P ratio risk

Boneless homemade recipes often miss calcium or invert the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio.

Omega-3 gap risk

Chicken, beef, pork, and lamb recipes commonly need measured marine omega-3 support.

PawChef's full generation checks: Daily calorie target, Protein and fat density, Calcium, phosphorus, and Ca:P ratio, Omega-3 support, Ingredient safety, 7 core nutrient targets.

This preview estimates risk only. Exact ingredient grams, supplement amounts, and 7 core nutrient target checks require full recipe generation.

Generate exact recipe

Exact grams, supplement amounts, and 7 core nutrient target checks require full recipe generation.

This free page gives a directional risk preview only. It does not check a full user-entered recipe, show pass/fail results, or provide exact supplement amounts.

For users searching for a practical starting point before generating a measured fresh-food recipe.

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Key Facts

A balanced home-cooked dog or cat recipe should meet AAFCO-referenced minimums for 7 core nutrient targets: protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, the calcium-to-phosphorus (Ca:P) ratio, omega-3, and — for cats — taurine. In a PawChef analysis of 11,440 common home-cooked meals, calcium and the Ca:P ratio fell short in nearly every unsupplemented recipe, which is why a measured calcium source is usually required. This is educational information, not veterinary advice or AAFCO certification.

How it works

Add your dog weight and age.
Review the free preview for calorie range and common risk areas.
Generate a full recipe when you need grams, supplement amounts, and nutrient checks.

This tool starts with a free recipe preview. Exact ingredient grams, measured supplement amounts, and cooking steps are available through the one-time result purchase on pilot pages. PawChef checks a limited core nutrient panel and does not provide AAFCO certification, feeding trials, diagnosis, treatment, or prescription diets.

FAQ

Why are grams better than cups for homemade dog food?

Homemade ingredients vary widely in density and calories. Gram weights are more precise than cup-based feeding charts.

Can this help with overweight dogs?

PawChef includes an obesity mode for Pro users, but weight-loss feeding should be monitored with a veterinarian.