Keep It Sealed
Keep food in original bag, and seal inside a container.
Don't Graze Feed
Scheduled feeding is far better than all day grazing.
Protein Sources
Most protein should come from Animal, not Plant.
GOOD
Certain Dry Foods can be good for your pet.
Pros & Cons of Dry Pet Food
PROS
CONS
Quality: GOOD
Convenience & Price.
There's no denying dry food is the easiest and cheapest method of feeding your pet... but is it worth their health and quality of life?
(Due to its preservatives and fillers) It has the longest shelf life, and there's a wide variety of selections available at most convenience stores or super markets.
Most Unhealthy & Misguiding.
40 years of marketing & Billion$ spent have convinced us dry food is the best food for our pets. Since the invention of kibble, pet health issues and diseases have skyrocketed each year.
Gimmicks like "1st Ingredient is Meat" hide the ugly truth about what goes into their product.
Research EVERY Brand:
At Natural Carnivore, we sell the highest quality pet food brands available, within a variety of budget ranges.
Even the best dry foods are still what we consider "Fast Food". To make it shelf stable and affordable, certain ingredients have to be added, removed, or replaced while still striving to offer the best option for your pet and budget.
Tips for Dry Pet Food
Choosing which dry food is best for your pet can be overwhelming and labels are often misleading. No matter what, we always recommend to do your research. Here’s a few things we suggest:
Ad Gimmicks
Bad Ingredients
Good Ingredients
Storage
Don't fall for the "1st Ingredient is Meat" trick. It's weighed BEFORE processing... AFTER processing its way down the list of ingredients, which is why they use plant proteins, they're cheaper and replace the nutrients lost by cooking the meat.
Beware of words like "Animal Protein", "Fish Protein", "Meal", "by-Products", "Brewers Yeast", "Dyes", and words you basically can't pronounce.
- Specific Animal Proteins
- More Meat Protein vs Plant Protein
- Words You can Say and Spell
- Less Ingredients Overall
The bags dry food comes in these days is actually very well designed to protect and preserve your pets food. DON'T pour it into a container! Instead place the entire bag in the container as this protects it from pests, helps keep it fresh, and prevents bacteria and mold!
Taste, Texture, Temperature
TASTE
TEXTURE
TEMPERATURE
Like us, pets have a flavor pallet and they enjoy a variety of flavors in their meals. Rotating your pets protein types is not only a nutritional benefit, it improves their quality of life allowing them to enjoy food as we do.
Pet Food Texture can make or break their desire to eat a protein they enjoy. Textures can be dry, patte’, shreds’, flaky, crunchy, chewy, moist, etc. Learning what textures your pet enjoys will help you find the best meals for them!
Our Carnivorous pets usually don’t enjoy their food cold. It’s like warm beer or coffee gone cold. If you have thawed frozen, or refrigerated food, try adding warm water or bone broth to their meals.
LONG
LIVE
PETS
Feed Within Your Budget
Raw Feeding doesn’t have to be an “All or Nothing” scenario. Working within your budget may simply require supplemental raw feeding. Using a high quality dry (kibble), with occasional frozen raw, raw toppers, or raw all natural treats can go a long way in improving your pets health, without breaking your budget. You may not dine at a fine restaurant every night, but maybe you treat yourself every so often.
The more pets, and the larger the pets you have, will result in more dietary needs. Remember, our pets are carnivores and their systems demand animal proteins to thrive. Pets are part of the family, they deserve to enjoy their food and eat proper nutritionally balanced meals as often as your budget allows. We help people shop within their budget to offer their pets the highest level of nutrition and enjoyable food. To learn more about feeding your pets nutritional needs, visit our Natural Carnivore F.A.Q. Page.