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Britster · 05-08-2014, 05:16 PM

Everyone is going to have differing opinions on food. My mind has changed a lot since I first joined these forums. Actually, I've kind of done a big 360 lol. I started very "Dogs are dogs! They've been eating this stuff forever and are fine!" then went very holistic and "CORN&SOY is DEVIL!!!1!1!" Now I'm somewhere in between.

Personally? I don't *prefer* to feed a food like Dog Chow and opt not to. But I can't deny that a lot of dogs do well on it. I have no qualms feeding certain Purina products but wouldn't touch others (i.e. Beneful is disgusting IMO). I fed Purina One Beyond while waiting for the current food we're feeding to become available (Farmina). I like Farmina because it's got ingredients that *I* like but also the quality control and testing that I approve of as well.

The only difference I noticed on Jackson is body condition and poop. When feeding very grain-heavy foods, he's not quite as muscular, he gets a bit on the flabbier side and his poops were very soft (Fromm and Royal Canin did this to him). He does well on 'simple food' -- not as easy as "GRAIN-FREE VS. GRAIN INCLUSIVE". Some grain-free foods are really horribly put together... you see a TON of peas, potatoes, legumes, lentils, but somehow people see 'grain-free' and just bypass all these things. Yet seeing corn, wheat and soy in a food sends people into a frenzy.

I was definitely brainwashed. I was so programmed to just... say point-blank that a food is 'bad' if it contained any of these ingredients, when now I know it's sooooo much more complex than that. I'm currently feeding a food with minimal grain in it. Doesn't bother me because the formula is simple and doesn't include a ton of things like rice, corn, pea protein, pea fiber, red lentils, green lentils. The protein is derived from the meat source and that's proven by the ash % as well as the ingredient list and guaranteed analysis.

But there's still nothing wrong with science changing and improving and nutrition changes all the time. What was 'good' for us last year is now 'bad' for us this year. I have no qualms about improving ingredients but also having a good guaranteed analysis. Too many of the newer foods with these 'sexy' ingredient lists are horribly put together and not formulated by a qualified person.

05-08-2014, 05:16 PM	#52
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	Everyone is going to have differing opinions on food. My mind has changed a lot since I first joined these forums. Actually, I've kind of done a big 360 lol. I started very "Dogs are dogs! They've been eating this stuff forever and are fine!" then went very holistic and "CORN&SOY is DEVIL!!!1!1!" Now I'm somewhere in between. Personally? I don't prefer to feed a food like Dog Chow and opt not to. But I can't deny that a lot of dogs do well on it. I have no qualms feeding certain Purina products but wouldn't touch others (i.e. Beneful is disgusting IMO). I fed Purina One Beyond while waiting for the current food we're feeding to become available (Farmina). I like Farmina because it's got ingredients that I like but also the quality control and testing that I approve of as well. The only difference I noticed on Jackson is body condition and poop. When feeding very grain-heavy foods, he's not quite as muscular, he gets a bit on the flabbier side and his poops were very soft (Fromm and Royal Canin did this to him). He does well on 'simple food' -- not as easy as "GRAIN-FREE VS. GRAIN INCLUSIVE". Some grain-free foods are really horribly put together... you see a TON of peas, potatoes, legumes, lentils, but somehow people see 'grain-free' and just bypass all these things. Yet seeing corn, wheat and soy in a food sends people into a frenzy. I was definitely brainwashed. I was so programmed to just... say point-blank that a food is 'bad' if it contained any of these ingredients, when now I know it's sooooo much more complex than that. I'm currently feeding a food with minimal grain in it. Doesn't bother me because the formula is simple and doesn't include a ton of things like rice, corn, pea protein, pea fiber, red lentils, green lentils. The protein is derived from the meat source and that's proven by the ash % as well as the ingredient list and guaranteed analysis. But there's still nothing wrong with science changing and improving and nutrition changes all the time. What was 'good' for us last year is now 'bad' for us this year. I have no qualms about improving ingredients but also having a good guaranteed analysis. Too many of the newer foods with these 'sexy' ingredient lists are horribly put together and not formulated by a qualified person. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier Last edited by Britster; 05-08-2014 at 05:19 PM.