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Originally Posted by Suzy  My two don't have any problem with most grains, so I do feed them. I homecook, and make sure that the grains they are getting are whole grains-I feed whole grain pasta, barley, rice, and whole oats. There is protein in whole grains, so that makes the overall protein content of the food higher.
I do agree that most grain free commercial dog foods are simply better foods because of the ingredients in the recipe and the protein content (having more meat). If I were to go back to feeding kibble, I would probably choose a grain free food purely for the nutritional value. |
Grains are not very digestible, so the protein that is in food due to grain isn't digested so the dog isn't really getting that much protein. In grain free most of the protein is from meat. It is also thought that the problems with dogs and high protein is due to plant protein not meat protein.