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Picking
the Right Food for your Pet
By Mike Cavanaugh
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Correct diet can make a huge difference in a pet’s well-being, health and
longevity. "
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Food
Groups |
Avoid |
Look For |
The
Details |
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Meats
& Meat Protein |
By-Products, if a
product just says beef, understand that any and all parts of the
animal are used. If they are not stating very specific facts, they are
deceiving. By-Products are unfit for human consumption and that makes
them unfit for consumption by pets. |
Beef, Bison, Elk, Pork,
Goat, Atlantic Salmon, Whitefish, Menhaden, Sardine, Tuna, Cod,
Herring, Chicken, Duck, Kangaroo, Turkey, Ostrich.
The word
MEAL refers to Muscle Tissues |
Stay away from all products
that use ambiguous (non-specific) meat ingredients. Using general
terms allows a manufacturer to use varying proteins and different
sources for these. Different meat proteins have different nutrient
profiles. Certain animals are sourced from polluted environments. Some
animals are given drugs and chemicals for a wide variety of reasons.
It is legal, but highly unethical and unhealthy to use 4-D
animal tissues in pet foods.
4D MEANS DEAD, DYING, DISEASED and DECOMPOSING. |
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Grain |
Fractionated Grains:
Glutens, flours, bran, concentrate, hulls, middlings, sorghum. |
Whole or Ground Rice,
Wheat, Barley, Corn, Oats, Alfalfa. |
Always look for
whole grains. When grains are fractionated or subdivided into their
individual parts, they lose a great amount of nutritional value. This
is also the stage in production, where deceptive and unethical
practices compromise grain food values. |
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Fruits & Vegetables |
Vegetable proteins,
pomace, pulp and more. |
Whole Fruits, Whole
Vegetables |
Fruits and
vegetables when not compromised by the addition of chemicals or
altered during production are awesome and complete foods.
Phytonutrients AKA plant based foods are rich in Antioxidants,
anticarcinogenics, vitamins, minerals and more. Think whole and think
organic when shopping for the healthiest fruits and vegetables. |
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Dairy
Products |
Conventionally Processed,
milk, cheese, butter, yogourt, ice cream, etc. |
Organic and Free Range
Milk, Cheese, Butter, Yogourt, Ice Cream etc. |
Conventional
dairy products have been found to cause more harm than good in our
American diet. Pasteurization destroys nutrient value. Homogenization
fractures molecules into microscopic particles that can collect in the
mucus membrane and intestinal walls. Large amounts of fats are
consumed through excessive consumption of dairy products. It's also a
fact that there is more calcium in carrots than in dairy products. |
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Vitamins & Minerals |
All Chemicals and
Synthetically Sourced |
NATURALLY SOURCED
VITAMINS, MINERALS |
Vitamins and
minerals are the most efficient and beneficial in their original and
unaltered state. Around 90% of pill and capsule form Vitamins and
Minerals pass through the system without any benefit to the body.
Eating fresh foods rich in vitamins and minerals is the best way to
get them into the body. Liquid form is second best, because liquids
are more readily absorbed into the body. |
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Supplements |
All Chemical or Heavily
Processed Supplements |
NATURAL AND ORGANIC
SUPPLEMENTS |
In our "chemicalized"
world it has become more important than ever to supplement even good
foods to insure overall general health and vitality in our pets and
ourselves. Always consult with your trusted health and nutritional
expert for specific instructions. The specific needs of each animal
must be addressed. |
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