Are Premium Pet Foods Better?



Does it really matter what food you feed your pet?
How much healthful nutrition is really available in pet food?
Is the quality of ingredients important?

There is ample scientific evidence that proper nutrition and correct feeding management can enhance health, performance and vitality. Increasingly, health professionals and people are focusing on health issues rather than disease, recognizing the importance of diet in preventing disease in the young and healthy and slowing down degeneration in the elderly. As people turn to healthier eating habits, many are altering their pet's diet as well.      There are considerable differences in the nutritional value between foods containing by products, fillers and added animal fats and chemical preservatives and those containing natural ingredients. Much of the nutritional value of commercial pet food has been removed by over processing and adding chemicals that preserve color and add texture. Foods that are high in digestibility and biologic value may seem more expensive on the shelf, but the cost per feeding is comparable, due to the reduced volume needed to satisfy energy and health requirements.      More people want their pets to enjoy a diet which offers the highest standard of nutrition and food safety. But the enormous number of pet foods on the market today makes choosing the "best" pet food difficult. The choice of nutritionally superior pet food should be based on an informed understanding and appreciation of ingredient quality and product formulation.

Why Lick Your Chops Formulas?

• Lick Your Chops products are formulated using the Life Stage Concept. They are all natural and contain no chemical preservatives or additives, a growing concern among veterinarians, pet professionals and consumers.
• Lick Your Chops dry formulas use high quality chicken and lamb meal as the main ingredients.
• Lick Your Chops formulas use ingredients like whole grains, natural spices and brown rice sourced from the human and health food industries to better enhance nutrient digestability and absorbability.

• NO CORN, SOY OR WHEAT - "evidence suggests that corn, soy and wheat are commonly associated with causing food intolerances and food allergies in dogs and cats."
  
  
• NO MEAT AND BONE MEAL - "the rendered product from mammal tissues including bone, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, hide trimmings and stomach contents."
  
  
• NO CEREAL FOOD FINES - "consists of particles of breakfast cereals obtained as a by-product of processing."
  
  
• NO BY-PRODUCTS - Commonly used in some pet foods most by-products offer little or no nutritional value.
  
  
• NO CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES, ARTIFICIAL COLORS, FLAVORS OR FILLERS

Healthy Pet Foods, Inc. has chosen to use costlier, higher quality ingredients sourced from the human and health food industries to enhance nutrient digestability and absorbability, thus reducing feeding costs and stool volume. On a cost per serving basis, Lick Your Chops pet foods are comparable to most other premium foods and we feel the results of feeding Lick Your Chops are noticeably better... much better.