The-Truth-About-Pet-Foods

Many food fractions are used in generic, and even in so-called “premium,”
“prescription” and “super-premium,” pet foods. This makes them
all pretty much alike, and yet most consumers believe there is a broad
range of nutritional as well as dollar value available. In fact, when the
basic formulas are compared, there is very little difference.
One manufacturer of a “premium” line of pet foods suggests using home
cooking temporarily for certain health conditions, but unfortunately lists inferior
ingredients for their recipes such as cooked white rice, white bread,
dried brewer’s yeast, granulated sugar, and canned vegetables! These types
of inferior, dead ingredients will not produce good end results, no matter
how they are combined. This also reflects an erroneous nutritional philosophy,
which sure enough appears in their packaged foods as well.
For best health, ingredients should be in their whole, natural form, and
only as a food fraction if there is special nutritional value, such as vitamins,
minerals, enzymes, essential fatty acids, or phytonutrients.
IDEAL PET FOOD FEATURES
• WHOLE, ORGANIC: Fresh, whole, organic, and non-GMO ingredients
as available – not just prerendered by-products and grain
fractions.
• FRESH: Fresh meats, whole ingredients as starting materials – not
just inexpensive, preprocessed food fractions that are nutrient depleted
and aged.
• GENETICALLY MATCHED: Designed to mimic archetypal carnivore
diets – not just grain diluted foods with meat flavorings.
• NATURAL FORM: An emphasis on naturally complexed nutrients
– not just isolated synthetics or food fractions.
• SPECIAL INGREDIENTS: Whole grains and legumes specially
bred to increase nutrient content and decrease anti-nutritional factors
– not genetically modified, fractionated flours or meals, stripped of
most of their nutritional value.
• FREE RANGE: Meats from animals which live and feed in nature
as opposed to confined animals fed manipulated diets.
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