Weight guide
5 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 5 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 82 kcal
- Puppy
- 136 kcal
- Senior
- 68 kcal
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How Much Food Should I Feed My Dog?
Start with your dog's weight to get a practical calorie estimate for puppy, adult, and senior feeding. Each guide turns that number into rough homemade food portions so you can move from guesswork to a better starting point.
What this guide helps you answer
How many calories does my dog need?
Each weight page gives you a fast calorie starting point for puppy, adult, and senior dogs.
What does that mean in actual food?
The guides translate calories into rough homemade food amounts using common recipe densities. For the bigger picture on recipe structure, start with the homemade dog food guide.
What should I do after that?
Use the weight guide as your starting number, then move into the calculator and recipe tools for a tighter plan.
Choose the closest weight guide
Pick the page closest to your dog's current weight. Use that estimate as a starting point for portion size, homemade food weight, and meal timing.
Weight guide
10 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 10 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 163 kcal
- Puppy
- 272 kcal
- Senior
- 136 kcal
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15 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 15 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 245 kcal
- Puppy
- 408 kcal
- Senior
- 204 kcal
Weight guide
20 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 20 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 327 kcal
- Puppy
- 544 kcal
- Senior
- 272 kcal
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25 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 25 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 408 kcal
- Puppy
- 680 kcal
- Senior
- 340 kcal
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30 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 30 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 490 kcal
- Puppy
- 816 kcal
- Senior
- 408 kcal
Weight guide
40 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 40 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 653 kcal
- Puppy
- 1,089 kcal
- Senior
- 544 kcal
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50 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 50 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 816 kcal
- Puppy
- 1,361 kcal
- Senior
- 680 kcal
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60 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 60 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 980 kcal
- Puppy
- 1,633 kcal
- Senior
- 816 kcal
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80 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 80 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 1,306 kcal
- Puppy
- 2,177 kcal
- Senior
- 1,089 kcal
Weight guide
100 lb dog
How Much Food Should I Feed My 100 lb Dog?
- Adult
- 1,633 kcal
- Puppy
- 2,722 kcal
- Senior
- 1,361 kcal
Next step
After you have the calorie target
A weight-based estimate gets you into the right range. The next step is checking what your actual recipe does per serving and whether the batch fits the routine you want to feed.