3 Steps to Guarantee Buying Healthy Pet Food

Story Takeaways:

  • The best diet for your pet is high in good quality meat, high in moisture and without fillers.
  • Grain-free pet food doesn't automatically mean it is low in carbohydrates.
  • AAFCO doesn't require companies to disclose carbohydrate amounts, but a simple calculation can help you out.
  • Fresh food diets commonly meet these three requirements.

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 Going to the pet store, there is lots of options available for our best friends. It can be overwhelming, to say the least.

It's hard to know what actually is the best food for your pet.

  With health issues on the rise for our pets, your pets food plays an important part of their health care.

 

 

Here's 3 Steps to Buy Healthy Pet Food to reduce the risk of health problems.

What is the best diet for my pet

 

 

1. High in good quality meat

Our dogs and cats are carnivores, so meat should be the first 3-5 ingredients.

Avoid meal and meal by-products for high quality pet food.

Examples: Chicken is good, chicken by-product is bad. Chicken heart is good, poultry meal is bad. 

 

2. Hello hydration

 

Say goodbye to a thirsty pet at the water bowl regularly.

Natural moisture from fresh food hydrates our pets and supports healthy organ function.

This is especially important for cats as they have a low thirst drive and don't drink as much as dogs.

 

 

3. Goodbye fillers

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Did you know dogs and cats have no nutritional requirements for carbohydrates?


By prioritizing high-quality meat, their nutritional requirements can be met without fillers such as rice, tapioca, corn or potatoes.


(If fed, carbohydrates should be in low quantities towards the bottom of the ingredient list to avoid inflammatory diseases such as allergies, weight gain and arthritis.) 

 

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How to calculate carbohydrates in your pets food.

Unsure how many carbohydrates are in your pets food?

It often isn't listed on your pet food, so here's a simple calculation you can do.

Find the guaranteed analysis on your pet food label.
Add the protein, fat, moisture, ash and fiber percentages together.
Subtract that total from 100.

 

Carbohydrate Content = 100 - Protein % - Fat % - Moisture % - Ash % 

 

Generally, a diet with less than 25% carbohydrates is the best way to reduce the risk of inflammatory diseases in the future.

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