It's hard to believe that I never calculated this until now, but let's just say that "metrics" are not my thing.  A very nice site visitor recently asked me, "How much food fits into the pint-sized jars you use and how long will that last?" and I said, "Um, err . . . let me get back to you on that." 

A single batch based on the recipe with bone that I use to make cat food makes a wee bit over 2 kg (4.4 pounds) of food.  How long that lasts is entirely dependent on your cat.  

In truth, I usually make about a triple-sized batch. At least.  

If you're using the super-nifty pint-sized can-or-freeze jars to store the food you make (see Supplies page too), each jar holds about 400 grams of food.  I know because I just weighed it out this morning and I am so wicked proud of myself for remembering to do that that I'm actually blogging it.  

That means that if you make a single-sized batch (2 kg), you will need about five or six jars to store the food.  

Those six-ish jars should feed one average healthy adult cat for about 12-14 days.  Please understand that every cat's appetite, needs, activity level, body size, and moods are different so your mileage may vary.  A petite 7 pound cat will require less food (most likely) than an 18-pound male Maine Coon cat.  And even body size isn't the only indicator for judging how much a cat will need to eat each day. Hop on over to the the FAQ page for more on how much to feed your cat. (Spoiler alert:  I really don't know, but I can give you a ballpark guesstimate.) 
 


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Allison
02/11/2012 11:25

When I make a single batch, I usually use my food scale to portion it into 12 oz portions in containers. That will usually give me about 8 or so containers of this size. My 2 cats will each eat about 6 ounces a day (a full container) so this lasts a little over a week for me. I find that when I feed them the raw diet compared to a premium canned food diet (yeah, sometimes I get lazy) that they are "full" longer. When eating canned food, they are usually starving for their evening meal if their urgent meows are any indication. :)

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Lynn
02/12/2012 04:19

I just made my first batch from your recipe this evening after finding the jars at the store today! Since I wasn't sure how much it will expand inside the jars, I went easy on filling them, so I used up 8 jars, then let the kitty have what was still left for dinner. We just got him from the shelter this week - he's 'guestimated' somewhere around 1 year old and weighs 9 lbs, but his appetite is gigantic and I'm guessing he could easily plow through a pint jar per day at the rate he's been going. Maybe I'll be making double to triple batches next weekend, but I'm hoping he'll slow down soon!

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