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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Your post reminds me why I don't home cook. I'm not sure if it has to be as complicated as some have made it, unfortunately most of the information out there is from someone who's trying to sell us something. I just don't have any faith that the nutritionist I would choose to hire, is any more capable than the ones that work for the major dog food companies. |
lol, yeah I agree in a way.
Some nutritionists do sell supplements and I question their supplement system.
Ellie nutritionist actually likes Science Diet and doesn't sell anything but she does charge to consult and charge for recipes from her site. She would just as soon people fed commercial food though because so much homecooking is done wrong.
At the same time, I have a bit more confidence in the ingredients in Ellie's food now. I like that except for her vitamins, I can eat it. Although it is still full of garbage, I think human food is regulated a bit better than pet food and recalls may come sooner. When Menu had the issue awhile back, they evidently didn't recall right away. I know people put trust in "human grade" dog food but so far I don't even think that term has a definition. Food is either fit for human consumption or it isn't. Human grade can mean different things to different companies. I also know that I can feed Ellie kibble for about $75 a year and homecooking is probably $250-$400 for just okay ingredients, so I really have to question the quality of the ingredients that these companies are using. So, I think with dog food,, there are enough choices to get the guaranteed analysis that you want and even the ingredients for the most part but with homecooking, you have a bit more control over the quality of the ingredients.