Sentences with phrase «commercial diet like»

For puppies undergoing a food trial, a balanced commercial diet like the ones listed above is recommended.

Not exact matches

«A healthy diet is a matter of balance, so the idea of eliminating an entire major food group, like carbohydrates, just doesn't hold up,» says Austin in the commercial, as she knocks down a replica of the food pyramid on the kitchen counter in front of her.

«A healthy diet is a matter of balance, so the idea of eliminating an entire major food group, like carbohydrates, just doesn't hold up,» says Austin in the commercial, as she knocks down a cube food pyramid.

It's just like the with High Fructose Corn Syrup frenzy... when the Corn Refiner's Association started realizing that the word was getting out that HFCS had a negative impact on our diet they started playing commercials for us that told us it was okay to consume in moderation.

«What I don't like about any commercial diet is that the focus is not on your actual food choices,» Hogan said.

Thus it is likely that those who avoid commercial vegetable oils and minimize omega - 6 consumption, while emphasizing intake of nutrient - dense animal fats like butter and cod liver oil, would have iodine requirements much lower than 1,000 mcg per day, and would be able to meet their iodine requirements with a diet of whole foods, especially one containing sea food.

It is helpful if you also keep a food journal of what your dog eats, like the brand and flavour of the commercial diet, the type of home cooked food and treats.

When adding food to your pet's commercial diet try to stay with more protein than carbohydrates as the commercial food is already high in grains, Best bets are eggs, meat, fish (canned with bones like salmon, sardines or mackerel), yogurt, cottage cheese and small amounts of vegetables.

These reference standards and limited feeding trials are, like the basic pharmacology and preclinical testing of pharmaceuticals, not perfect, and it is certainly likely that advances in our understanding of dogs» nutritional needs as well as epidemiologic studies of dogs fed commercial diets will uncover changes that need to be made in the formulations of commercial diets.

I resent the commercial dog food companies because they like to push the «don't feed your dog people food» Granted there are so many people on crappy diets themselves and if they fed their dog the same... oh well that's another story.

(ref) Many commercial kidney diets marketed for pets add them, as well as antioxidants like vitamin E, C and beta carotene.

Depending on nutritional goals, varying levels of dietary fiber with different properties are necessary to make a highly processed food source like commercial kibble «work», since a dog's digestive tract is not designed to process a diet with such high levels of carbohydrates - most dry foods contain 40 - 50 %, poor quality brands even more.

A happy hammy's diet should consist of balanced, high - quality commercial food (like pellets), supplemented by fresh food and occasional treats.

A carefully formulated raw diet or grain - free commercial kibble like Merrick Grain Free are best for this breed.

Like with ANY diet, including commercial fed, if not introduced or implemented properly, it leads to diseases and other medical problems, usually in the second half of the dogs life.

There is commercial dog food, you can make your own food, there are prescription diets, so there's lots of different choices, and it can be very overwhelming but the more that we educate ourselves and the more that we help to educate other pet parents, the better choices that we can make for our dog because like Petcurean, I believe that every dog is different, every dog has its own individual needs.

[If your pet has been prescribed a low protein diet], but doesn't like any of the commercial preparations, you might consider trying one of these home - cooked recipes.

Like dogs, commercial and prescription diets exist that fit these criteria, but it is important to take a close look at the ingredients and nutrient percentage breakdowns prior to choosing a diet for your cat.

· Special food like tuna fish or juice is great, but commercial cat food contains nutrients that cats need for their diets.

Just like meat by - products are desirable in commercial kibble, they aren't desirable for a raw diet.

These diets, like other commercial pet foods, must be formulated to meet or exceed AAFCO nutrient guidelines.

Today we have come full circle and many owners like the idea of making their dogs» meals instead of feeding them a commercial diet.

So the whole concept of iodine restriction (with a commercial product like y / d or a home - cooked diet) in a cat in a partial, masked or full uremic state needs to be carefully thought out by your veterinarian.

«When a domestic animal that has been fed a commercial diet for years is switched to a raw diet, the digestive system is re-born — old dogs seem puppy - like and picky pets dance by the refrigerator door at mealtime.

Cats eating a natural, species - appropriate diet do not produce soft, voluminous, stinky feces like so many people are used to seeing from their cats eating commercial diets.