Sentences with phrase «protein than whole chicken»

Wellness says that this line of food is based on «the nutritional philosophy that pets, based on their primal ancestry, thrive on a diet mainly comprised of meat,» and there is a lot of meat in the first several ingredients: deboned turkey and turkey meal which is more concentrated and has more protein than whole turkey, and chicken meal which is also concentrated and has more protein than whole chicken.

Not exact matches

For optimal fat loss, each meal focus on at least one fist sized - portion of lean protein (chicken breast, turkey, wild game, salmon, whey protein, etc.), at least a thumb - sized portion of raw fats and oils (e.g. EnergyFirst OmegaEnergy Oil or seed blend, raw nuts, etc.), and no more than one serving of unprocessed carbohydrates (2 - 3 cups of non-starchy vegetables, 1 cup of whole grains / legumes or 1 cup of fruit).

You can check where you fall by eating a whole chicken or very large quantity of protein with a light salad and if you are energetic and mentally alert feeling afterwards, than most likely you metabolize meat / proteins well.

Just imagine biting into a luxuriously rich, sweet chocolate cake that (serving for serving) provides more fiber than whole grain cereal, more protein than chicken, less sugar than an apple and fewer calories than a serving of yogurt.

That means chicken meal actually has a higher protein percentage and provides far more beneficial nutrients to your dog than whole chicken.

Those pets who are diagnosed with food allergies are actually allergic to animal protein (chicken rather than grains and so eliminating whole grains has no effect on the animal suffering with food allergies except to deprive them of necessary vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids.

Dog foods made with lots of meat meals (chicken, turkey, lamb, etc.) often have as much or more meat protein than foods made with whole meat proteins.

In reality, high - quality meat meals can actually be much higher in protein than whole protein sources like chicken and lamb.

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

In reality, if Food A lists «chicken, whole brown rice...» there are actually more carbohydrates and other nutrients from the rice than the protein and other nutrients from the chicken as fed in the food.

And there is more protein and nutrients from chicken in a food listing «whole brown rice, chicken meal...» than in a food that lists «chicken, whole brown rice...».

Turkey and chicken (particularly if you can get the organic variety from a whole foods store rather than factory farmed) are good proteins and low fat if you don't cook the skin to keep fat content low.

When the source animal is named — such as a high quality chicken meal has much higher protein content after processing than a whole fresh chicken because most of the water has been removed.

For that reason, whole, named meats like chicken or beef are more likely to be nutritionally rich than processed meat meals or plant proteins.