Quality named fats and oils: Oils like flax, canola, salmon, sunflower, etc..
Not exact matches
This fringe
quality of «mama» stuck, leading to websites like the «Wellness Mama,» the home of a popular alternative lifestyle guru
named Katie who is into stuff like, «cloth diapering, natural birthing, GAPS dieting, homeschooling, not eating grains, making my own toothpaste, drinking the
fat and more.»
A brief review of several dry food products reveals the use of high -
quality ingredients like animal proteins,
named animal
fats, and digestible carbohydrates.
TIP # 5: Choose high
quality protein (deboned meat or fish) and
fat sources (
named fish or vegetable oils).
Fromm uses
named,
quality sources of
fat, including chicken
fat, pork
fat, salmon oil, and flaxseed, all of which are great sources of omega fatty acids for your dog's skin and coat health.
It's also important to look for generic or ambiguous - sounding ingredients: «animal
fat» and «meat meal» are generic because they do not
name a specific animal and could be of questionable
quality.
They also use high -
quality,
named meats — though not such a variety as some other brands — and good -
quality fats.
«Chicken
fat» is considered a reasonably high
quality ingredient in pet food formulas, as are most
named animal
fats.
Unfortunately, the
fats in this recipe are not
named (such as chicken
fat or turkey
fat)-- the generic term «animal
fat» could be used to describe a number of low -
quality fats.
The 14 percent
fat in Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Lamb, Rice and Vegetable Formula is at the high end of the government's recommendations (9 to 15 percent for an adult dog), but good
quality fat is good for your dog and the
fat in this food comes from a
named source (chicken
fat).
Some high -
quality sources of animal - based
fat include salmon oil and chicken
fat — again, look for
named sources.
Named sources of
fat like chicken
fat instead of «poultry
fat» are always preferable because it is difficult to judge the
quality of an unnamed ingredient.