Thursday, December 15, 2022

Are Whole Food Options Better for Your Pawed Pal?

Discover why whole food strongly benefits your dog or cat + recipes and more!

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Can You Feed Your Pet Human Food?

It has been very strongly marketed that our cat and dog friends need to eat dog specific or cat specific foods. But is the quality and nutrient value of the food as important as it being "specific" for your companion animal? Possibly not!

While it's true not all human food is healthy for our furry friends, the healthy version of a human diet -- with a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, adequate protein, low in fats and oil and nutrient dense -- well as we will explore below, this could also be great for your dog or cat! 

Ideal Macro Nutrient Intake

The main thing to remember when feeding your pawed pal is that they need the correct quantity of macro nutrients and calories. But the quality of the food is equally important and we are learning more about that with the work of companies like Just Food for Dogs and Pet Plate.

In fact, many folks are turning to more fresh food options for their pets and many vets are in support of this so long as the diet meets the correct criteria for macro and micro nutrients. You can learn more about what that is here.

So What Fresh Food Options Do You Try?

Photo of cut open Kabocha Squash and Puple Japanese Sweet Potato

Some new revelations in pet nutrition include feeding more whole fruits and vegetables as well as plant proteins such as lentils and legumes or cleaner cut, human grade meats. Even just a fresh serving of pulsed veggies or a baked sweet potato can be a nutritious treat for your pawed pal. As we have mentioned before, cats tend to like spirulina, wheat grass and even beet pulp. You can read more about the benefits of human-grade whole foods for your pawed pal in this amazing study published by Just Food For Dogs.


You can try adding more fresh food into your pet's diet by adding one single new item or making a complete meal. Make it easy on yourself and perhaps cook for them once or twice a week to start. You can always batch cook certain items and store them for later.

Recipe References and Options

Here are few different reference links to try with your pet:


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