I made some...

[DeeDee]

I made some homemade orange jello, and Vlad seems to want this as bad as he wants Halos when I eat them. It's just frozen orange juice concentrate, water and gelatin powder.

Do you think it's okay to give them this? Would this count as a real fruit? If it is, I need to wait until 9 before letting them have any.

[Pet South]

Is it plain unflavored gelatin?

http://moderndogmagazine.com/gelatintreats

[DeeDee]

Is it plain unflavored gelatin?

http://moderndogmagazine.com/gelatintreats

Not after I put that frozen orange concentrate in it. I was just wanting some orange jello for dessert and of course, didn't have any. Don't ask me why I want weird things like that. But I usually don't eat Halos until somewhere between 9-10 at night, and I always share then when it's been 4 hours after they ate their meat.

But I put the whole 6 oz. can of OJ into it.

[DeeDee]

http://moderndogmagazine.com/gelatintreats

Hmmm...that coconut one sounds yummy. Going to have to try that sometime.

[Pet South]

I read a lot about coconut for dogs lately. Supposedly very healthy

[DeeDee]

I read a lot about coconut for dogs lately. Supposedly very healthy

V&B get coconut oil on part of their meals. Worked wonders for Vlad's puppy acne, and I just never quit giving it to them. I just have to be careful and measure carefully with Barkly. It has an anorexic effect on him if I give him much over a half teaspoon.

[Middle Child]

What's a Halos?

OJ is high in sugar is all, so don't give more than a taste, and give him something good for his teeth to chew on after.

I never heard of making jello from frozen concentrate OJ.  What's it look like?

[DeeDee]

Looked about like this except a bit lighter colored: http://realfoodrn.com/homemade-jello-cups/ 

I used 2 tbs of gelatin b/c 1 tbs takes too long to set.

I can't use kombucha either b/c of the tea in it--can't have tea and take colchicine.

So it was just 1 1/2 cups hot water to melt the gelatin + 1 can of defrosted orange concentrate.

Halos are little clementines (made for children and better than Cuties I think) that are wonderful. But Vlad thinks they're wonderful too, so I always end up sharing them when I get a 9:00 snack (because for some reason, this is one time he'll beg for MY food to the point of pushiness).

Hubs said that with as much juice as I put in the jello, I'd better consider it a real fruit and time it like I would regular fruit.  But they've forgotten about it now that it's back in the fridge and I don't have a bowl in my hand.

Since they had their birthday cake with the sweet meringue on top for their lunch today, I think tomorrow I'll mix up some gelatin with chicken broth for them to have while I'm eating the orange.