My golden retrievers have been eating Honest Kitchen for just over a month. They love it and overall their B.E.A.M is really good. Really good energy and itchiness is gone. I am concerned because I was recently told that Honest Kitchen has synthetic vitamins and a dog cannot process them. Is this your understanding of this product and if so, what do you recommend I do?
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Honest Kitchen
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Fantastic news about your pups!
I have been recommending Honest Kitchen for years and think it is a great product.
However, an even less processed and totally fresh and raw diet is even better.
Perhaps start incorporating 25% chicken, beef, lamb, pork, etc. kale, blueberries, etc. in with each meal.
Doing this alone will significantly increase vitality and cellular energy to help optimize healing mechanisms and balance.
I am unsure of the current source of the vitamins in HK, but would not be concerned about any negative effect that they might have.
I have been recommending Honest Kitchen for years and think it is a great product.
However, an even less processed and totally fresh and raw diet is even better.
Perhaps start incorporating 25% chicken, beef, lamb, pork, etc. kale, blueberries, etc. in with each meal.
Doing this alone will significantly increase vitality and cellular energy to help optimize healing mechanisms and balance.
I am unsure of the current source of the vitamins in HK, but would not be concerned about any negative effect that they might have.
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Yes, Honest Kitchen contains synthetic vitamins and added minerals:
For example, the ingredient list in their Grain-Free Turkey is:
Dehydrated turkey, organic flaxseed, dehydrated potatoes, dehydrated spinach, dehydrated carrots, dried organic coconut, dried apples, dehydrated eggs, dried bananas, dehydrated celery, dried cranberries, dehydrated organic kelp
minerals [tricalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, choline chloride, zinc amino acid chelate, iron amino acid chelate, potassium iodide, copper amino acid chelate, sodium selenite], taurine
vitamins [vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D3 supplement], EPA, DHA
Their are other companies whose raw products don't contain as many or no synthetics at all, which I like: Answers, Primal, Nature's Logic, Bones and Co to name a few. Synthetics aren't natural - real food is.
I second Dr. Jeff that adding other fresh food to Honest Kitchen is a good idea. I also would encourage rotating brands to increase variety which will help BEAM even more.
To be honest, Honest Kitchen isn't my favorite. I like to see organ meat in the diet and less starch - HK contains white potato which can increase inflammation in some pets.
That's my two cents!
For example, the ingredient list in their Grain-Free Turkey is:
Dehydrated turkey, organic flaxseed, dehydrated potatoes, dehydrated spinach, dehydrated carrots, dried organic coconut, dried apples, dehydrated eggs, dried bananas, dehydrated celery, dried cranberries, dehydrated organic kelp
minerals [tricalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, choline chloride, zinc amino acid chelate, iron amino acid chelate, potassium iodide, copper amino acid chelate, sodium selenite], taurine
vitamins [vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D3 supplement], EPA, DHA
Their are other companies whose raw products don't contain as many or no synthetics at all, which I like: Answers, Primal, Nature's Logic, Bones and Co to name a few. Synthetics aren't natural - real food is.
I second Dr. Jeff that adding other fresh food to Honest Kitchen is a good idea. I also would encourage rotating brands to increase variety which will help BEAM even more.
To be honest, Honest Kitchen isn't my favorite. I like to see organ meat in the diet and less starch - HK contains white potato which can increase inflammation in some pets.
That's my two cents!
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