Honest Kitchen Preference Dog Food Mixer
FAQS
How do I transition my dog to The Honest Kitchen Diets? Generally for a healthy dog, we recommend to substitute 1/2 of the total amount of your dog's present food with the new food choice, and continue to increase by 1/2 every 3 days until your dog is completely on The Honest Kitchen Diet. In about 10 days your dog should be completely on our wholesome diet. Many dogs can transition more swiftly and a few may take a little longer to make the switch.
What's so great about dehydrated food? The dehydration process removes only the water from the food, while leaving the enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and phyto-nutrients in tact. The Honest Kitchen's dehydrated foods provide your dog with many of the benefits of a fresh home prepared diet, made much more convenient. Processed dry kibble and canned foods, are cooked at such high temperatures that the food becomes denatured and many important nutrients are lost. A good clue to this is a very long list of vitamins & minerals in the ingredients panel - it shows what the manufacturer had to add to make the food nutritionally balanced.
Is Preference raw? All Preference ingredients are dehydrated at very low temperatures (below 104 degrees) and are therefore still considered raw.
Does Preference contain bone? The Honest Kitchen diets do not contain any bone. Raw Meaty Bones may be mixed in with our foods.
Will adding in meats and raw bones affect the Calcium: Phosphorus ratio in my dog's diet? The Calcium: phosphorous ratio in our foods is balanced with the vitamin premix, containing human grade tri- calcium phosphate, and is set at a ratio that allows for meat and raw bones to be mixed in without throwing off the ratio. NEVER FEED COOKED BONE!!
What vitamins are added to Preference? Contains the following human grade vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, choline chloride, zinc amino acid chelate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, potassium chloride, iron amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate.
What is the shelf life on The Honest Kitchen Diets? All of The Honest Kitchen products have about 12 months' shelf life prior to hydration. Once rehydrated, any leftovers should be treated like raw food and refrigerated or discarded.
What are the standards for the all natural ingredients in your products? All of the ingredients in our products are of US origin, and everything is USDA inspected, human edible. Our products are processed in a plant that only accepts human grade ingredients onto their premises, therefore all of our ingredients must meet these standards. All the fruits and vegetables are certified GMO- free.
Can I prepare the food in advance and how long will the food stay fresh once prepared? Yes, you can prepare a day or two of feedings in advance, though the food should be refrigerated once hydrated because of the all natural ingredients and lack of preservatives. The food will keep in the fridge for up to 48 hours. If you wish to prepare more then two days you may prepare the food and freeze the diet. May people like to freeze it in individual portions, especially if someone else will be caring for their dog for a few days.
What are some recommended add in ideas? The list of items to add into your dogs diet is near endless, just to name a few, ground beef/ turkey/ chicken or exotic meats of available, cottage cheese, plain yogurt, fruits such as melon, a few nuts such as flaked almonds - the list is endless! Some items that you should NEVER feed to your dog are onions, raisins, COOKED BONE, and basic junk foods that we ourselves should not be eating!
Preference Formula Guaranteed Analysis:
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Protein |
12.0% min |
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Fat |
5.0% min |
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Fiber |
10.0% max |
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Moisture |
8.90 max |
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Calcium |
1.51% min, 1.60% max |
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Phosphorus |
0.64% min, 0.68% max |
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Magnesium |
0.20% min, 0.26% max |
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Sodium |
0.62% min, 0.66% max |
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Carbohydrate |
63% |
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Calories |
3510 per kg (595 per cup) |
Preference Feeding Guidelines
Preference is intended for supplemental feeding only, and has not been developed to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles or provide a complete & balanced diet when fed alone.
Meats may be added to Preference at a rate of one to one, to two to one depending on the age, breed and level of activity of your pet.
Body Weight Less Active Dogs More Active Dogs
Meat : Preference Meat : Preference
Up to 10 lbs....................... 1/4 : 1/4 cup up to 1/3 : 1/6 cup
Up to 30 lbs....................... 1/2 : 1/2 cup up to 2/3 : 1/3 cup
Up to 50 lbs....................... 1 : 1 cup up to 1 1/3 : 2/3 cup
Up to 70 lbs...................... 1 1/8 : 1 1/8 cup up to 1 1/2 : 3/4 cup
Up to 90 lbs...................... 1 1/3 : 1 1/3 cup up to 1 3/4 : 1 cup
The following daily amounts (DRY quantity) should be adjusted to suit your individual dog’s requirements, which vary according to age, breed and level of daily activity.
