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Daily calories (RER and MER)- Check against every AAFCO adult nutrient
- Cooked or raw ingredients from USDA data
- Sample balanced recipes
Is your homemade dog food balanced?
Enter your dog and the recipe you already make, cooked or raw. You’ll see how many calories your dog needs a day, and which nutrients fall short of, or go over, AAFCO adult maintenance levels.
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- USDA FoodData Central
- Healthy adult dogs, 1 year +
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- USDA FoodData Central
- Healthy adult dogs, 1 year +
See the gaps before you cook another batch
The free check runs each ingredient through USDA FoodData Central and compares the whole recipe with the AAFCO adult maintenance profile, per 1,000 kcal. These are the same profiles pet food makers use for “complete and balanced” claims.
- Short
- Below the AAFCO minimum. The recipe needs more of this nutrient.
- Over
- Above an AAFCO maximum, such as vitamin A, vitamin D or calcium. Too much harms, too.
- OK
- Between the minimum and any maximum.
9 short, 1 over9 nutrients short, 1 over
Chicken & rice for Maple, 42 lb adult. Per 1,000 kcal against AAFCO adult maintenance; Maple needs about 1,020 kcal a day.
- Omega-6 : 3 ratio42 : 142 : 1, needs 30:1 or less
- Ca : P ratio0.1 : 10.1 : 1, needs 1:1 to 2:1
- Vitamin D0%0 IU of 125 IU
- Iodine0%0.001 mg of 0.25 mg (estimated)
- Calcium8%0.096 g of 1.25 g
- Copper38%0.69 mg of 1.83 mg
- Zinc47%9.43 mg of 20 mg
- Vitamin E64%8 IU of 12.5 IU
- Choline95%323 mg of 340 mg
- Potassium99%1.48 g of 1.5 g
- Protein219%98.4 g of 45 g
- Arginine544%6.97 g of 1.28 g
- Omega-6 : 3 ratio42 : 142 : 1, needs 30:1 or less
- Ca : P ratio0.1 : 10.1 : 1, needs 1:1 to 2:1
- Vitamin D0%0 IU of 125 IU
- Iodine0%0.001 mg of 0.25 mg (estimated)
- Calcium8%0.096 g of 1.25 g
- Copper38%0.69 mg of 1.83 mg
- Protein219%98.4 g of 45 g
- Arginine544%6.97 g of 1.28 g
Bars fill to the AAFCO minimum. This example is computed by the same engine as your check; the full check lists every nutrient in the AAFCO adult dog profile (40 lines), including amino acids and B vitamins.
From your recipe to one you can feed every day
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Describe your dog
Weight, age and activity give a daily calorie target. Adjust it if your dog gains or loses.
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Add the ingredients and grams you already use. See every AAFCO nutrient as short, OK or over.
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Get exact daily grams and supplement doses from products you own or can buy, plus a PDF to review with your vet.
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- Exact daily grams for each ingredient
- Supplement doses that close the gaps
- Your own supplements: enter the label, we dose it
- Raw mode: BARF and PMR proportions
- Your own ingredients beyond the USDA list, including a supplier’s analysis
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When a free tool is enough
If you cook for a healthy adult dog and are happy to pick from a fixed ingredient list, the free Balance IT recipe builder, run by a veterinary nutritionist, may be all you need. It can balance with its own supplement blend or with human supplements.
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FidoFormula is built for what fixed-list tools leave out:
Raw feeding
BARF and PMR proportions, organ shares and the calcium a boneless raw diet needs.
Your own ingredients
Venison, goat, green tripe, sardines: anything in our USDA list or on a nutrition label.
Supplements you already own
Pick a product type or type in its label. We work out the dose.
Change without starting over
Switch proteins or add a dog and re-balance in seconds.
Balance IT is a trademark of its owner. FidoFormula is not affiliated with it.
Balanced homemade dog food recipes
Each recipe comes with its full AAFCO check and the supplements that complete it. Scale any of them to your dog for free.
Chicken & rice
Cooked, + 10 supplementsMeat 48%, Grain 34%, Veg 13%, Liver 5%, Oil 1%
+ 10 supplementsOpen recipeBeef & sweet potato
Cooked, + 5 supplementsMeat 50%, Starch 30%, Veg 15%, Liver 5%
+ 5 supplementsOpen recipeTurkey & oats
Cooked, + 6 supplementsMeat 50%, Grain 30%, Veg 15%, Liver 5%
+ 6 supplementsOpen recipeRaw chicken BARF
Raw, + 7 supplementsMuscle 78%, Liver 6%, Organ 6%, Veg 11%
+ 7 supplementsOpen recipe
Composition by weight, top to bottom of the bowl. Supplements are worked out per 1,000 kcal against AAFCO adult maintenance. Raw recipes get calcium from a powder instead of bone. No recipe here is a substitute for a vet’s advice.
Built on public data, with limits we tell you about
What it’s built on
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) for ingredient nutrients.
AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for adult maintenance: minimums and maximums per 1,000 kcal.
USDA, FDA and NIH iodine data, because standard ingredient data has no iodine. Chloride is estimated from sodium.
Calories: RER = 70 × weight in kg to the 0.75 power, times an activity factor you can adjust.
How we calculateWho it’s for
Healthy adult dogs, 1 year and older.
Not pregnant or nursing.
Not for puppies, or for dogs with kidney, liver, heart, pancreas or gut disease, or on a prescribed diet. Ask your vet or a board-certified veterinary nutritionist.
Check it with your vet
A calculator can’t examine your dog. Take the PDF to your vet before you switch, change food over about a week, and weigh your dog every 2–4 weeks.
Feeding raw? The AVMA and FDA warn that raw meat can carry Salmonella and Listeria. Handle it like raw meat for your family.
Feeding a cat?
Cats need taurine, and standard ingredient data doesn’t list it. We won’t guess. Leave your email and we’ll tell you when the cat version is ready.
Questions owners ask
- No. FidoFormula is a calculator that follows the AAFCO adult maintenance profile. It doesn't replace your vet. The PDF lists every ingredient, dose and AAFCO value so your vet can review the plan.
- No. We don't sell supplements. You choose products you have or can find, and we work out the dose. Your own label works too.
- Not yet. Puppies need the growth profile, and calcium mistakes can damage growing bones. Ask your vet.
- Re-balance as often as you like for 12 months. Saved recipes keep each dog's numbers. After 12 months the paid features simply end; nothing renews and the free check stays free.
- Everything, for 14 days, for any reason. Email support@fidoformula.com.