Cat Brunch

Recipe created by Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, Albertsons Companies Wellness Corporate Dietitian.

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • Tree decorations: slices of sardine, crunchy mini cat treats, etc.

Directions

  1. Add egg to a small bowl and whisk until smooth.
  2. Begin heating a small, nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  3. Scramble the egg without adding any seasonings or fat to the skillet.
  4. Lay an open tree cookie cutter about 4-inches long and 3-inches wide onto your kitty’s food plate.
  5. Press the scrambled eggs into the tree cookie cutter so it takes the shape.
  6. Lift off the cookie cutter.
  7. Decorate the tree by placing pieces of sardines or mini cat treats on the egg tree. Call the cat for brunch!

Servings

Makes 1 brunch or dinner.

Purr-fect Pumpkin Pate

Recipe created by Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, Albertsons Companies Wellness Corporate Dietitian.

Ingredients

  • 3 ounce can Cat Food Pate (i.e. Fancy Feast Pate)
  • 1 teaspoon Signature SELECT 100% pure Pumpkin
  • About 7 tiny crunchy cat treats (i.e. Friskies Party Mix) 

Directions

  1. Place an open pumpkin cookie cutter about 3 inches wide on your kitty’s serving plate.
  2. Holding the cookie cutter in place, spoon and spread the cat food pate into the pumpkin cookie cutter using a tiny spoon or similar.
  3. Gently lift up the cookie cutter then softly place the pumpkin in the center of the pumpkin-shaped kitty pate and use the tiny spoon to gently spread the pumpkin over the top.
  4. Decorate the pumpkin with eyes and a mouth using about 7 of the tiny crunchy cat treats. Call your kitty because it’s dinner time! 

Servings

Makes 1 serving

Kitty Cat Cookies

These fish forward cookies keep it simple for our feline friends with only 5 ingredients. The kiddos can help by rolling out the tuna cookie dough and using mini cookie cutters. Recipe created for Signature SELECT by Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, Albertsons Companies Wellness Corporate Dietitian.

Ingredients

  • 5 ounce can Signature SELECT® Chunk Light Tuna in water
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (such as Signature SELECT® canola oil)
  • 2 tablespoons Lucerne® egg white
  • 3 tablespoons coconut flour (available in the flour section)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons O Organics® whole wheat flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 330-degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add the tuna, oil, and egg white to a mini food processor and blend well.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the tuna mixture with the coconut flour and whole wheat flour. Start with 2 tablespoons of the wheat flour and add another tablespoon if needed to form a kneadable dough. Use your clean hands to knead the dough a few times then transfer the dough to a flat surface dusted with whole wheat or coconut flour. Use a rolling pin or your hands to flatten out the dough to about 1/4-inch thick.
  3. Use mini cookie cutters (about 3/4- to 1-inch) to cut out the dough and place the mini cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Re-roll leftover dough and cut out more cookies. Bake until lightly brown and crisp (about 15-18 minutes).

Footnote:
All recipe ingredients should be cooked to a safe internal temperature according to USDA guidelines. After preparing a recipe, please store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

Servings

Makes 10 servings

Cat Ice Cubes

Recipe created by Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, Albertsons Companies Wellness Corporate Dietitian.

Ingredients

  • 4.5-ounce pouch/container of Alaskan Salmon with just water and sea salt added (it’s a little over a 1/2 cup of salmon with about 1 tablespoon liquid)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 33-44 little cat treats (i.e. Friskies Party Mix)

Directions

  1. Add the salmon along with the liquid in the pouch/container and 1/4 cup water to a mini food processor and process briefly to blend.
  2. Add 1 tablespoon of the mixture to an ice cube section in the tray then push about 3-4 cat treats into the salmon mixture.
  3. Repeat Step #2 with the remaining mixture to make a total of about 11 ice cubes. Cover ice cube tray with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for an hour. When you are ready to give your cat an ice-cold treat, remove a Cat Cube from the tray and place in the cat dish. Even the pickiest of cats will love these!

Servings

 

Makes 11 servings