Pet Food Companies….
May 27, 2009
Our pets are our best friends. They cant pick their food, they are at our mercy. They have to eat what we feed, so it is our job and duty to feed them healthy food!!!
Don’t believe the commercials you see on tv! Those are generally the worst foods out there. Just think of how much money they are wasting on commercials…thats money that should be going into the pet food.
Please read this link, it will open your eyes! http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=359
If cost is a concern, just remember that with high quality foods, you feed less so the bag lasts longer!!
Some of the foods I RECOMMEND:
I feed my dogs Wellness and Natural Balance
Wellness
Natural Balance
Solid Gold
Innova/California Natural
Canidae
Blue Buffalo
Foods I DO NOT recommend:
Beneful
Iams (animal abuse of their test dogs, VIDEO
Purina
Eukanuba
Science Diet
Kibbles n bits, Ol Roy, etc….
with cat food..avoid any food that is full of colors, artificial colors are used in low quality foods..
Im on the fence about Nutro Natural, I def do not recommend Nutro Max
For example I will compare the top ingredients for Beneful and Wellness:
Beneful:INGREDIENTS
Ground yellow corn, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), rice flour, beef, soy flour, sugar, sorbitol, tricalcium phosphate, water, salt, phosphoric acid, animal digest
Wellness:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Ground Brown Rice, Tomato Pomace, Rye Flour, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Tomatoes, Rice Bran, Deboned Whitefish, Natural Chicken Flavor, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Ground Flaxseed, Ground Millet,
The main ingredients of BENEFUL are CORN and SUGAR!!!
Grade your dog food!
May 17, 2009
Our dogs are our best friends, let feed them food that will keep them happy and healthy!
Avoid artificial colors, by products and CORN!
Pull out the bag of food you feed, or grab it online…..
For every listing of “by-product”, subtract 10 points
For every non-specific animal source (“meat” or “poultry”, meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
For every grain “mill run” or non-specific grain source,subtract 5 points
If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. “ground brown rice”, “brewer’s rice”, “rice flour” are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points
If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil,subtract 2 points
If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points
If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to beef), subtract 1 point
If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points
If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
If the food contains barley, add 2 points
If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count “chicken” and “chicken meal” as only one protein source, but “chicken” and “beef” as 2 different sources), add 1 point
If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point
Grading:
94-100+ = A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D
69 = F
