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會買這個薑黃粉回來給三隻做料理，算是無心插柳吧

上週在給三隻買菜的時候，無意間發現有賣這個薑黃粉，而且還是有機的！

依稀記得須崎醫生的鮮食書中，有提到薑黃飯的食譜(可以為狗狗做出咖哩風的料理^^)

由於須崎醫生的鮮食書已經被我冰起來很久了，想知道詳細內容的自己找書來看吧...

憑著這個印象，當下就想說買回家給三隻做料理看看吧，反正三隻不吃的話，給自己弄個像外面排餐會有這種薑黃飯來增進生活情趣也不錯

一瓶薑黃粉有130g，確切的價格已經^選擇性失憶了，印象中應該在200~300，or 300~400左右(好不確切的價格...)

總之不算便宜！

不過因為這個薑黃的成分很單純，而且又是有機的，所以我會放心的買回家

盒子打開後裡頭是玻璃瓶裝的薑黃粉

粉末狀的薑黃

這薑黃的味道，聞起來有一點咖哩的辛味，卻沒有咖哩的鹹味

我們平常吃的咖哩是復合食品，有許多添加物，是沒辦法給狗吃的

而薑黃，如果是品質好的薑黃，是用薑黃根磨成的純植物性質粉末，這才能給狗吃(文章最後有關於薑黃的更多資料)

薑黃飯的煮法很簡單，把米洗好之後，加入薑黃粉，放進電鍋一起煮

我的米量大概有1/3個小電鍋那麼多，加了2.5小匙的薑黃粉

(鮮食煮到現在已經不會用量杯算米量了，反正1/3個電鍋的米，大概可以給3隻吃個3~4天，所以下米都直接整袋米用倒的，很豪邁XD)

重點來了，如果要煮出顏色均勻，沒有粉末殘留的薑黃飯，一定要把粉末跟水攪拌均勻！！！

米煮好了，薑黃飯就完成了，這次第2次煮成的薑黃飯，比起第一次有一點殘留進步很多吶

在煮米過程中，會一直聞到薑黃的辛味，隨著蒸汽瀰漫在空氣中

煮好的薑黃飯，吃起來味覺上並不覺得辛，但是咀嚼之餘會感覺口齒中瀰漫著一點辛料的草根味，我個人覺得蠻好吃的^^

三隻的牛肉鮮蔬佐山藥泥薑黃飯料理(名字也要搞一點文青風......) 

三隻很開心的把薑黃飯吃光了，而且消化的很好，之後的便便也很美喲^^

(拍照當然是要美美的啦，實際上吃的時候攪^嘔拌^吐成一坨的樣子就自行想像XD)

薑黃的使用在中醫或是國外的研究頗多，並且有食療作用的科學記載，也因此使用上必須要注意！

所以我做了一點薑黃的功課：

這個網站ottawa valley（連結在此），是最近發現的一個提供狗貓飼養,行為,飲食等各種資訊的網站

裡頭的東西非常多，比如說最新文章是針對蜂蜜對狗狗的助益，當然是否參考，就請自行詳細瀏覽文章，並且和獸醫討論再決定是否採用吧！

以下是網站介紹薑黃的文章摘要：(連結在此)

薑黃：Turmeric and Curcumin

Turmeric, a spice is derived from the root of the Curcuma longa (also known as Indian Saffron), a perennial plant of the ginger family. The exact genesis of the plant is not known as the plant’s original origins are lost in the history of ancient trade; however it is likely that the plant originated in South East Asia or South Asia. 

The Curcuma longa’s root system includes oblong tubers - similar to those of the ginger plant. The tubers are boiled or steamed, dried, and then ground. The resulting powder has a pungent slightly bitter flavour.

Although dogs have a much better sense of smell than humans - a dog’s noise has a minimum of 300 million olfactory sensors to our paltry 3 million, the dog’s sense of taste is less than ours (a dog averages 1700 taste buds whereas a human has 9000 taste buds). This means that the slightly bitter taste of turmeric is not off-putting for the majority of dogs. My dogs and cats have turmeric mixed into their food daily.

薑黃屬於薑科的植物，使用的起源很久，薑黃嘗起來會有一點苦甘，依據作者的每天添加薑黃到狗狗食物裡的經驗，不會影響到狗進食的意願！

Curcumin is thought to be the principal pharmacological agent in turmeric. As an ancient medication turmeric was used in traditional Asian medicine as a blood purifier, liver ailment mediator, for the healing of skin diseases and sores and wounds and as a stomach tonic. In Thailand turmeric was used as an astringent, anti-diarrheal agent, appetite stimulant, as a carminative, to treat dizziness, gonorrhoea, peptic ulcers and as a topical treatment to stop bleeding, treat insect bites, treat teeth and gums, eradicate ringworms and heal wounds.

• Analgesic (pain fighting);
• Antibacterial;
• Anti-inflammatory;
• Anti-oxidant;
• Antiseptic;
• Anti-tumour agent (anti-carcinogen);
• Neuroprotector.

薑科的功效，在中醫當中可利於行血，消炎,幫助皮膚疾病與消化，還有上述的止痛,抗菌,炎症,消毒,抗腫瘤(致癌物質),保護神經......等

Many commercial dog food manufacturers are now putting turmeric in their dog kibble. But please don’t be fooled by advertising - the inclusion of turmeric in commercially prepared dog kibble is not an indication that the kibble is a nutritionally balanced quality product. 

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Turmeric is becoming a ‘hot word’ in the pet food manufacturing sector, just as ‘omega’ and ‘probiotic’. As the pet food industry – at least in North America) is unregulated pertaining to their use of terms vs. factual substantiation of actual quality/ratio of ingredient. 

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Manufactures rely on the ignorance of the consumer – profit before ethics. I have yet to see a commercially prepared dog kibble that includes the appropriate ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 fatty acids. Adding ‘probiotics’ to commercially prepared dog kibble is a ridiculous conceit as the heat required during processing of the kibble kills the probiotic microorganisms, thus rendering them useless. 

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So just as with omega fatty acids and probiotics –your best bet is to add turmeric directly to your dog’s diet – do not expect the trace amounts included in some dog foods to benefit your dog’s health

這一段是我個人覺得很有參考價值的部分，許多飼料也開始宣稱他們的產品添加了薑黃，但如如同宣稱所謂的添加了omega或益生菌，在飼料製造的過程中，高溫加壓可能已經使得這些營養添加物消失殆盡，何況宣稱添加的薑黃，也有純度和品質上的疑慮，這是飼主在購買飼料時必須注意的，不要給製造商的廣告給誤導！ 

最好的方法就是把品質良好的薑黃直接加入狗狗的飲食中！

文末有狗狗的每日食用建議量，以乾粉狀來說，10～20Ibs的狗狗，每日可使用1/8~1/4茶匙

因此每次替三隻準備的米飯約3~4天份,總量2.5茶匙薑黃來說，跟建議的量差不多

不過如果有加地瓜或南瓜等其他根莖類澱粉，米飯的量就會再減少些！

食療是否有用處？其實每隻狗對每一種食物的反應皆不同，在使用上必須依照主人的觀察，並且詢問獸醫

而對於尋求自然飲食的主人來說，不啻為一個參考！