Homemade cat food
Beef & Blueberry Antioxidant Mince
Lean cooked beef flecked with a few gently mashed blueberries — a savoury mince with a small antioxidant lift that most cats find hard to resist.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 20 min
- Makes
- About 4 small portions
🧺 Ingredients
- 120 g lean beef mince, no seasoning
- 4–5 fresh blueberries, washed and lightly mashed
- 1 tbsp cooked, mashed sweet potato
- 1 tbsp plain water, to moisten
👩🍳 Method
- Brown the beef mince in a dry non-stick pan over medium heat until fully cooked, breaking up any clumps.
- Tip off any excess fat and let the meat cool until just warm.
- Lightly mash the washed blueberries with a fork so they release a little juice.
- Stir the mashed blueberries and sweet potato through the beef, loosening with a spoon of water to a soft, spoonable mince.
- Serve a small portion at room temperature as a meal or a topper.
Nutrition: Beef delivers rich, highly-palatable protein and iron, while the small handful of blueberries adds plant antioxidants and a touch of natural sweetness. A spoon of sweet potato lends gentle fibre and helps bind the mince into an easy, spoonable meal.
📝 Notes
Blueberries are safe for cats in tiny amounts and act as a treat, not a staple — keep to just a few berries per batch. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days.
⚕️ Before you cook for your cat
- Homemade food must be balanced. Cats need taurine, and deficiency causes heart and eye disease.
- Treat recipes are supplements to a complete diet, not a replacement for it.
- Check any new ingredient against the toxic-foods list, and ask your vet before switching diets.