[kjc]

Just checking on some food items I give my dogs... I use baby food to give meds, as a special treat or a snack, and as a topping on their food. I was checking the nutritional content yesterday and saw that Gerber is now adding cornstarch to their chicken meat baby food. Used to be chicken and gravy or broth.

Then a bunch of questions popped into my head. How much cornstarch is in each little jar? Is this to fool me into thinking I'm buying something that looks like meat baby food but in actuality is mainly cornstarch and broth? Cornstarch is made from corn, but the reason I buy baby food meat is for the protein content, so am I adding carbs by using this 'new' product? TMI.

So I jumped over to the Beechnut website to check out their formula, which states finely ground chicken and broth. This is what I want to be feeding my dogs. Lesson learned: always read the labels! I had actually switched brands a few months ago, as Beechnut meats are 10 cents cheaper per jar at my local WalMart. Cheaper, and more quality ingredients! Can't beat that!