It is also important to not use
Soy as a first food.
Not exact matches
I've tweaked it the last few times slightly to fit my
food restrictions (egg beaters for eggs, tamari for
soy sauce, and cut the brown rice down to 1/3 cup and added a head of cauliflower «rice») but it was
first making it
as is that sold us on it.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (1 turn of the pan) 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3 cups canned vegetable stock, found on soup aisle (I use a few cups of water and a few teaspoons of vegetarian chicken base here) 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice (I blend it
first so that it's not chunky, since a few family members don't like tomatoes) 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin puree (avoid buying Libby — it's owned by Nestle) 1 cup corn, frozen or canned (drain and rinse if canned) 1 cup heavy cream (I use 1 % milk, but you can use
soy milk
as well) 1 tablespoon curry powder 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I don't add this since my kids don't do spicy
foods) coarse salt 20 sprigs fresh chives, chopped or snipped, for garnish
Soy is not a good choice
as a
first food and might be best offered when baby has been eating a variety of
foods.
Reactions usually occur upon introducing
first solid
foods, such
as infant cereals or formulas, which are typically made with dairy or
soy.
Indeed, Peter Golbitz of Soyatech credits Tofutti, the
first commercially successful
soy ice cream substitute,
as having «proved to Americans that a soybean - based
food product could actually taste good.»
Following up infants who were given
soy formula
as infants for just 16 weeks (though serious damage can occur for at least the
first nine months in boys and the
first six months in girls) and failing to obtain any information about whether the subjects in the study took
soy formula after the initial 16 - week study period or ate
soy foods during childhood
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which found that,
as part of a diet rich in heart healthy
foods such
as soy, viscous fiber and plant sterols, almonds can reduce cholesterol levels
as much
as first generation statin drugs.
The recipe starts with fresh chicken
as the
first ingredient, and then it's paired with whole
foods for gentle digestion, and never any corn, wheat or
soy.
It's no coincidence that dog
foods found to cause sensitive stomach often contain wheat,
soy and corn, sometimes
as the
first ingredient.
The value - priced
food features meat
as the
first ingredient and is free of corn, wheat and
soy, and contains no artificial preservatives, colors or flavorings.
Our hearty dog
food is made with real fish
as the
first ingredient never chicken by - product, corn or
soy.
First of all, I will not even consider feeding any
foods that contain any of the following: meat by - products, poultry by - products, any
food with the actual words «meat meal» in the ingredient list (meat meal could potentially contain anything such
as diseased or dead / dying animals, including the possibility of euthenised pets from shelters (yes with the euthenasia drugs still in their systems and sometimes even with collars still on),
as well
as a legal allowed % of plastic, chemicals and other unmentionables),
soy, corn or any fragments thereof, wheat or any fragments thereof, any kind of gluten or gluten meals, sugar, artificial flavours, artificial colors, BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin
I'm sure it applies to cat
food as well: How to grade your dog's
food: Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of «by - product», subtract 10 points 2) For every non-specific animal source -LRB-» meat» or «poultry», meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the
food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain «mill run» or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the
first five ingredients (i.e. «ground brown rice», «brewerâ $ ™ s rice», «rice flour» are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points 10) If the
food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points 11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains
soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point Extra Credit: 1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points 2) If the
food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points 3) If the
food is baked not extruded, add 5 points 4) If the
food contains probiotics, add 3 points 5) If the
food contains fruit, add 3 points 6) If the
food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points 7) If the animal sources are hormone - free and antibiotic - free, add 2 points 8) If the
food contains barley, add 2 points 9) If the
food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points 10) If the
food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point 11) If the
food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point 12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the
first one; count «chicken» and «chicken meal»
as only one protein source, but «chicken» and «''
as 2 different sources), add 1 point 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point 14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide - free, add 1 point
Real meat (not meat or poultry by - product) is the
first ingredient Try to avoid corn,
soy, or wheat
as top ingredients Look for the AAFCO seal of approval for nutritionally balanced
food Look for manufacturing in the USA, and evidence of responsible ingredient sourcing
Evanger's Dog & Cat
Food's Grain Free Whitefish and Sweet Potato Dry Dog
Food is a USA - made grain - free formula that uses fresh, USA - farm - grown, human - grade meat
as its
first ingredient and does not include corn, wheat or
soy.