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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  I am just wondering why this is a bad thing? Getting protein from veggies? People on vegan diets get their protein from veggies, right? rather than meat? I dont have a clue about too many peas in a dog food....I know you have different kinds of proteins...."single chain" and "double chain", etc....but it just occured to me to even wonder why veggie protein would be such an undesirable thing. If you can get all your protein from veggies rather than a meat source, is that a bad thing? |
Both meat & veggies provide the needed essential amino acids & yes dogs are omnivores, so they can get some of their protein from veggies. What I have a problem w/is the ingredient splitting. If it was just plain split peas or green peas I have no problem with. If it was a dog w/compromised liver or ailing kidney function, then I would def pick the right/ appropriate food w/more veggie proteins, but a normal healthy dog will require their protein coming mainly from a meat source. Another thing w/getting protein only from veggies poses a problem for dogs bc they have a slightly acidic pH of 5-6.5, whereas humans have an alkaline pH of 7-7.5. Fruits & veggies are alkaline forming foods.