Home cooked food vs commercial pet food

Nutrition is based on the digestibility of the food and the absorption of nutrients in the dog’s system. A nutrient has no value to the dog unless it can be digested and absorbed into their system. Do you know that a dog has a relatively short digestive tract compared to humans? Hence it is critical for them to quickly and easily digest and absorb the required nutrients from their food. How a food is prepared is as important as the quality of the ingredient itself. We all know that fresh, whole food is better than packaged processed food and this is also true for our pets. The more a food is processed, the less digestible and nutritious it is for our pets. Subjecting food to high heat during processing can destroy essential nutrients. Even if your dog is eating commercial pet food, it is beneficial to occasionally add fresh meat, vegetables and fruits to your dog’s meals. A little fresh food is better than none. The following quotes sums up the benefits of home cooking for our beloved pets.

“You can boost your pet’s health profoundly by making one simple decision. All you have to do is change his diet from commercial-brand fare to something you may never have imagined giving him – real food. The fresh food you buy at the market for yourself is the food you should give your pet, too.”- Dr Martin Goldstein, DVM, author of ‘The Nature of Animal Healing’

“Raw diets, frozen meat diets and home made diets are here today and will be even more popular in the future because dog owners will see the excellent results these more natural diets achieve” – Dr T. J. Dunn, Jr., DVM, PetMD Principles of Dog Nutrition.

“There is no comparison for the nutritional content found in whole food recipes i.e. recipes using meats and vegetables sourced from USDA inspected and approved for human consumption foods to the highly processed commercial food made from meats and vegetables sourced from ‘feed grade’ ingredients (including 4D meats, pesticide or chemical laden rejected for use in human food vegetables). It is like comparing organic apples to 3rd genetically engineered oranges.” – Susan Thixton, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible and Pet Food Safety Advocate, TruthaboutPetFood.com