Homemade cat food
Prawn & Courgette Light Bites
A light, low-calorie treat pairing sweet prawn with gentle courgette. Ideal for cats watching their waistline.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 15 min
- Makes
- 8 bites
🧺 Ingredients
- 8 small cooked prawns (peeled, deveined, chopped)
- 2 tbsp cooked courgette (grated and squeezed dry)
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp oat flour
👩🍳 Method
- Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F) and line a small tray with parchment.
- Chop the cooked prawns finely and grate the courgette, squeezing out excess moisture.
- Combine prawns, courgette, egg white, and oat flour into a soft mixture.
- Spoon small mounds onto the tray and flatten gently.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until set and lightly firm.
- Cool fully before serving. Always ensure prawns are plain, fully cooked, and unseasoned.
Nutrition: Prawns are naturally low in fat and rich in lean protein, while courgette adds moisture and bulk with very few calories — a good combination for weight-conscious cats.
📝 Notes
Never use seasoned, breaded, or garlic-butter prawns — plain cooked only. These are a low-calorie occasional treat. Store in the fridge up to 3 days; prawns do not freeze as well once cooked.
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⚕️ 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.