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BASIC DO's and DON'TS |
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READ ALL INGREDIENTS -
meat source should be one of the first two ingredients.
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Stay away from products with
artificial colors or flavors,
corn (cheap filler), wheat gluten,
meal, byproducts and other cheap fillers. Corn
and wheat can grow deadly molds and fungus.
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Don't give treats or food with chemicals BHA,
BHT, ethoxyquin & propylene glycol, corn syrups, sugar; or
menadione (aka dimethylprimidinol sulfate).
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Treats with
added Honey and Molasses (black Strap is GOOD) in small
amounts is ok from time to time.
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NATURAL or ORGANIC doesn't
mean HUMAN GRADE or HEALTHY
(Some contain 'organic
sugar / corn syrup' as an ingredient -
NEVER use ANY
product w/CORN SYRUP or SUGAR ingredients -
even organic
Corn syrup feeds cancerous cells (it is only in
emergencies if hypoglycemic.)
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NO FOODS
MANUFACTURED IN CHINA!
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WHAT INGREDIENTS TO AVOID AND
WHY |
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Additives |
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Glyceryl
Monostearate, Phosphoric Acid, Propylene Glycol
- Glyceryl Monostearate should be
avoided due to potential chemical additives, Propylene
Glycol may be toxic in large amounts (banned in Europe),
Phosphoric Acid is unnecessary |
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Binders |
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Corn Gluten and
Wheat Gluten - Inexpensive
by-products with no real nutritional value
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Carbohydrate Sources |
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Brewers Rice,
Cereal Food Fines, Feeding Oat Meal, Grain Fermentation
Solubles, Maltodextrins & Fermentation Solubles, Potato
Product, Soy Flour - Inexpensive
by-products with no real nutritional value
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Coloring Agents |
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Blue 2, Red 40,
Yellow 5, Yellow 6 (artificial colors), Titanium Dioxide -
Linked to many serious health issues |
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Sources |
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Animal Fat, Beef
Tallow, Lard, Poultry Fat, Vegetable Oil
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No control over
quality or contamination |
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Fiber Sources |
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Cellulose, Corn
Bran, Corn Cellulose, Oat Hulls, Peanut Hulls, Rice Hulls,
Soybean Mill Run, Wheat Mill Run
- Cheap fillers with no real nutritional value and can
contain ingredients such as wood. |
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Flavoring Agents |
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Animal Digest,
Digest, Flavor, Glandular Meal -
No
control over quality or contamination |
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Fruits and Vegetables |
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Apple Pomace,
Citrus Pulp, Grape Pomace -
Inexpensive by-products with no real nutritional value and
possibly contaminated material. |
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Preservatives |
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BHA, BHT,
Ethoxyquin, Propyl Gallate - BHA
& BHT banned in some countries for human consumption -
serious health issues, other
products used in non food sources including pesticides. |
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Protein Sources |
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Beef & Bone
Meal, Blood Meal, Chicken Byproduct Meal, Corn Distillers
Dried Grains with Solubles, Corn Germ Meal, Corn Gluten
Meal, Fish Meal, Liver Meal, Meat & Bone Meal, Meat Meal,
Pork & Bone Meal, Poultry Byproduct Meal, Poultry Meal,
Soybean Meal - All are parts of
animals not suitable for human consumption |
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Supplements |
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Bone Phosphate,
Salt, Mineral Oil, Yeast Culture, Yeast Fermentation
Solubles - Additional salt is
not necessary, mineral oil is a laxative, yeast is potential
allergen |
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Sweeteners |
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Cane Molasses,
Corn Syrup, Fructose, Sorbitol, Sugar, DI-Alpha Tocopherol
Acetate - Unnecessary
ingredients |
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Vitamins |
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Menadione Sodium
Bisulfate (Vitamin K3, Synthetic Vitamin K) -
Linked to many serious health issues |
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www.DogFoodProject.com: |
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WHAT Is THE INGREDIENTS ON the BAG? |
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INGREDIENT |
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What the
manufacturer claims - and also what the manufacturer doesn't
tell you.
Can you guess which is which? |
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GRAINS |
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Amaranth |
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Superior source
of carbohydraes, minerals and rich flavor |
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Barley |
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At least 80% good quality
barley; no more than 3% heat damaged kernels, 6 percent
foreign material, 20% other grains or 10% wild oats. |
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Brewer's Rice |
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Small fragments of rice kernels
separated from larger kernels of milled rice. |
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Brown Rice |
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Unpolished rice left over after
the kernels have been removed. |
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Cereal Food Fines |
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Food particles or by-product of
breakfast cereal production. |
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Corn Gluten Meal, Alfalfa Meal,
Barley Flour, Ground Corn, Corn Meal, Corn Chop, Soybean
Meal, Ground Grain Sorghum, Linseed Meal |
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By-products (meals) of ground or mashed original
product. |
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Flaxseed |
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Also known as Linseed. Very
high in Omega-3 fatty acids.
Store in cool, humidity-free area out of direct sunlight.
An opened container of flaxseed spoils rapidly (especially
the oil) and is best kept under refrigeration. |
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Grain Sorghum
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Sorghum is a member of the Grass
family. There are many different varieties clasified into 4
groups: Grain, Grass, Sweet, and Broomcorn.
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Broomcorn is grown for the
brush or branches of the seed cluster. The fibers are used
in the manufacturer of brooms.
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Sweet Sorghums of sorgos, have
a sweet juicy stem. These are used to produce sorghum
syrup. Animal Feeds and silage can also be made for the
sweet sorghums.
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Grass Sorghums are grown for
green feed and hay but can be found in Kansas fields of
weeds. Two types are Sudan and Johnson grass.
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Grain Sorghums are grown
especially for the rounded, starchy seeds. The grain
Serves as A substitue for corn in feeding animals. Some
grain sorghums grow as much as 15 feet high. The entire
plant can be used to make silage. World wide, common grain
sorghums include milo, durra and kafir.
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Mesquite Bean Meal |
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Full of essential nutrients,
helps regulate blood sugar, and excellent source of
carbohydrates. |
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Oatmeal |
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Heart smart food, excellent
fiber source and clinically proven to lower cholesterol. |
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Semolina |
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The endosperm of durum wheat - a
high protein used in fine pasta. |
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Meats and Meat by-Products
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Animal By-Product Meal
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Consists of rendered animal
tissue which does not fit in any of the other categories. It
cannot contain hoof, hide trimmings, extra hair, horn,
stomach or rumen contents, manure or any foreign matter. |
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Animal Digest
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A powder or liquid made by
taking clean under-composed animal tissue and breaking it
down using chemical and or emblematic hydrolysis. It does
not contain horn, teeth, hair, hooves, or feathers except in
trace amounts which are unavoidable, Digest names must be
descriptive of their contents....that is, chicken digest
must be made from chicken and beef digest made from beef. |
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Beef Tallow |
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This is the Very Hard white
fatty substance which is rock hard and looks like a bone.
Most dogs have great difficulty in digesting this substance. |
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Chicken Liver
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Organic meat , highly usable
protein source containing vitamins A , K and Foliate. It
also contains minerals Phosphorus and potassium. Many Amino
Acids are also found in Chicken Liver. |
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Dehydrated Eggs
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Whole poultry eggs which are
dried. |
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Fish Meal |
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Clean, dried, and ground tissue
of undecomposed whole fish or fish cuttings which may or may
not have the oil removed. It is also considered an excelent
source for Omega 3 fatty acids. |
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Meat or Meat Based |
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Meat is the clean flesh of
slaughtered cattle, swine, sheep or goats. The flesh can
include striated skeletal muscle, tongue, diaphragm,
heskeletal muscle, tongue, diaphragm, heart or esophagus,
overlying fat, and the portions of skin, sinew, nerves, and
blood vessels normally found with that flesh. This is what
some people would call on the hoof or "wet - state". This
applies equal to all livestock whether it be Beef, Chicken,
Lamb, etc.,,,. After processing these meats can loose up to
80% of their weight. Thus when looking at the ingredients
list you might find it as number one but in truly reality
after processing it will fall between 4, 5 or even 6 on a
ture ingredients list. |
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Meat Meal |
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Rendered meal made from animal
tissue. It cannot contain hair, hoof, blood, horn, hide
trimmings, stomach or rumen (the first stomach) contents, or
manure except for amounts that may not be avoided during
processing. It cannot contain any added foreimay not be
avoided during processing. It cannot contain any added
foreign matter and may not contain more than 14%
indigestible materials. Indigestible crude protein in the
meal cannot be more than 11%. Meals are also use after
processing and give a more ture actual weight on the list of
ingredients for placement over whole meats or "wet - state"
meats. |
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Meat By-Product
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Clean parts of slaughtered
animals, not including meat. These parts include lungs,
kidneys, brain, spleen, liver, bone, blood, partially
defatted low-temperature fatty tissue, stomach, and
intestines freed of their contents. It does not include
hair, teeth, hooves or horns. Only 14% may be indigestible
residue and no more than 11% indigestible crude protein. |
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Meat and Bone Meal
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Rendered from meat and bone, but
it does not include hair, blood, horn, hoof, manure, hide
trimmings, stomach, or rumen contents except that which is
unavoidable during processing. It does not include any
foreign matter. Like meat meal, only 14% may be indigestible
residue and no more than 11% indigestible crude protein. |
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Poultry By-Product |
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Clean parts of slaughtered
poultry, such as heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, feet,
abdomen, intestines, and heads and must not contain feces or
foreign matter except that which is unavoidable and then
only in trace amounts. |
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Poultry By-Product Meal
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Made up of ground, rendered, and
clean parts of slaughtered poultry, such as undeveloped
eggs, necks, feet, and intestines. It does not contain
feathers except those which are unavoidable during
processing. |
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Salmon |
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Excellent source of protein and
fatty acids like Omega-3 and Omega-6. |
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Whole Fresh eggs |
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This is the Highest rated source
of usable Protein, and rates above all meats and meat
products. Shells are a great source of Calcium Carbonate
good for strong healthy teeth. |
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Fruits and Veggies
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Guava Leaves |
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The fresh or small new Guava
leaves from the Guava tree help in negating the effects of
diarrhea and very loose stool. If you have access to a Guava
tree you can pick the fresh leaves and keep them in the
regenerator for a short period of time. You grind them up
with your fingers and add a couple to the food.
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Oranges |
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Contain the pure Vitamin C
(Ascorbic Acid) good for immune support, reduces
cholesterol, powerful antioxidents. |
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Papaya |
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Has long been used to aid in the
digestive process. Its enzymes help in digestion and
consumption of nutrients, minerals and vitamins.
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Peas and Carrots
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Are used as an excellent source
of vitamins and minerals they also provide a flavor that
both dogs and cats love. |
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Peppermint Leaves
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Peppermint leaves can be used to
help with doggie breath. You can add one or two leaves to
the food that you feed. |
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Pumpkin |
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Pumpkin is a member of the
squash family and has several health related things that it
can be used for. If your pet has diarrea you can give raw
canned, uncooked, unsweetend pumpkin to help sooth the
digestion track and help with minnor digestive track issues.
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Tomatoes |
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Abundant in carotenoids,
beta-carotene, and vitamins A & C. They are also an
acidifier and a fiber source. |
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Turnip Greens |
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Contains some calcium, Omega-3
and vitamin A & C. |
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DRY FOOD AND CATS |
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Studies at The Ohio State University
Veterinary School suggest that cats eating kibble diets are
more likely to develop FLUTD than cats consuming canned
(moist) diets -
newmanveterinary.com and
The Truth About Dry Cat Food |
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