Best GRAIN-INCLUSIVE food?

[meggels]

I know many people feel that grain free is the best way to go, but what are some of your opinions on some of the best foods out there that DO include grains? What makes you believe that these foods are some of the best?

[jdatwood]

Just out of curiosity, WHY would you want to include grains in your carnivores diet?

[RCTRIPLEFRESH5]

id say canidae is a good grained food,although its still grained...

if you want a grain free food for price,taste of the wild is only slightly more than most of the top grained foods out there so id say go for that. the best grained food is lliek the best disease...its still the ebst of the worst...and id rather have the worst of the best(TOTW) anywday.

[sal101011]

Unfortunately commercial pet food makers have included grain in the majority of dry kibbles out there. personally, i do not feed my dogs a kibble that has grain, but if i were to make a decision as to which kibble that includes grain would i feed my pooch it would be the Fromm Gold series, Fromm Adult GOLD I like the company mainly because it does not share plants with other companies, it is a family owned business and operated for over 70 years (i think) and the ingredients are decent, in addition, the grain ingredients arent till 4th or 5th on the list. Again, my pooches get grain-free food, but if i had to switch them over it would most probably be Fromm.

[meggels]

Just out of curiosity, WHY would you want to include grains in your carnivores diet?

I never said I wanted to....

I thought the general consensus here (or among some members) was that some dogs just DON'T do well on a grain free food? Hence, my question on what are the best kibbles that are grain inclusive...

[jdatwood]

Adding grain to your dogs diet is the worst thing you could do aside from feeding them sawdust.

[meggels]

Adding grain to your dogs diet is the worst thing you could do aside from feeding them sawdust.

Well, that's a bit dramatic, isn't it?

I dunno, I think there's a lot of great foods, and for the most part, I'm behind the grain free "movement" but I've seen dozens upon dozens of dogs thrive and be healthy and beautiful on a grain inclusive diet. I feed my dogs the grain free Acana, so it's not like I am feeding a grain inclusive food.

I would love to hear some serious and on topic answers though...

[kevin bradley]

I like Jon's opinions and think he's pretty on with his advice...

but I'd agree that it the same as "eating sawdust" is a bit extreme.


to answer your question...Acana non grain free, Innova, Cal Natural, Castor Pollux Organix(believe its grain inclusive)....would be my recommendations.

I'm not sure where I stand on the "Dogs should only have meat" debate. I've read both sides and without having my own University Study, I'm not sure who the hell to believe. That being said, I do feed grain free.

I think one mistake people make(at least I did in the beginning) is that we equate "grain free" w/ no carbs. Hardly the case. Not even close.

[Brodster]

My dog did very well on the Fromm 4 Star varieties, and like others have said, I like the company's philosophies and practices.

I'm really wavering in the grain-free issue, too, and thought about going back to these foods as I took TOTW out of the line-up. I chose Acana grain-free based a lot on opinions here.

[whiteleo]

I'm thinking we will soon see the grain inclusive line of Orijen.