Not exact matches
So if you take a
whole breast, white
meat, low fat, reduced breading and oven bake it, the
chicken nugget that is being fed to children is better
THAN ANY FAST FOOD OR RESTAURANT THAT DEEP FRIES THEIRS?
Seafood and smaller pieces of
meat will cook a lot faster
than a
whole chicken or roast
meat will.»
While I've always found
whole cuts of
meats to be ideal, I'd rather have ground beef
than a
whole piece of
chicken.
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.
It's a better idea to freeze
whole cooked
chicken breasts rather
than diced
chicken meat.
Some people like
whole meats such as
whole chicken better
than a named
meat meal like
chicken meal.
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.
You could try to think of it in terms of a prey animal (i.e. rabbit) there is much more
meat than bone on a
whole bunny or
chicken.
Hill's foods have an interesting dynamic, because while they proudly advertise that real
chicken, lamb and salmon are always the first ingredients, what they don't mention is that this is often a
meat meal, rather
than a
whole meat like other brands might have.
In reality, high - quality
meat meals can actually be much higher in protein
than whole protein sources like
chicken and lamb.
These tend to be less nutritious but are often used in economy dog foods because them are much less expensive
than whole turkey,
chicken or
meat.
PBDEs bio-accumulate in fat, which is higher in
whole chicken than in
chicken meat, and higher still in l0w - ash
chicken by - products, a common cat food ingredient.
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
Ingredients:
Chicken, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By - product Meal A food that has «chicken meal» listed as the first ingredient will actually contain more meat than a food that only has «chicken» listed first followed by several
Chicken, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal,
Whole Grain Corn,
Chicken By - product Meal A food that has «chicken meal» listed as the first ingredient will actually contain more meat than a food that only has «chicken» listed first followed by several
Chicken By - product Meal A food that has «
chicken meal» listed as the first ingredient will actually contain more meat than a food that only has «chicken» listed first followed by several
chicken meal» listed as the first ingredient will actually contain more
meat than a food that only has «
chicken» listed first followed by several
chicken» listed first followed by several grains.
This is why we choose not to use ingredients like
chicken meal or other
meat meals as they are overly processed and much different
than their original,
whole state.
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.
For that reason,
whole, named
meats like
chicken or beef are more likely to be nutritionally rich
than processed
meat meals or plant proteins.