Is farm table a good dog food?
Farm Table brings real ingredients, like high-quality proteins, vegetables and wholesome grains, to your pet’s bowl. Balanced fatty acids keep your pet’s skin and coat healthy. Natural antioxidants encourage a healthy digestive tract. … Farm Table is the wholesome goodness of a home-cooked meal, all in one bowl.
Is open farm dog food human grade?
Open Farm dog food formulas contain low glycemic complex carbohydrates like garbanzo beans, lentils and sweet potatoes instead of grains, rice or potato. All ingredients in Open Farm dog food are human-food-grade. It’s formulated to meet AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for adult dog health.
Ben & J.B. Try Open Farm Bone Broths
Hey there, dog lovers. Ben, here.
J.B. and I had the chance to try out Open Farm’s line of bone broths.
I was particularly excited to check these products out, as my little lady is exceptionally picky.
She eats her kibble at dinnertime, but she doesn’t get really excited about it. I often sprinkle a little olive oil or shredded cheese on her food to help improve the flavor, as it’s really important to me that she enjoys her food.
Life is too short, you know? We should all get to enjoy foods we like. I know she’d want me to enjoy my food, were the roles reversed.
But I do worry that — over time — all that tasty, tasty fat I add isn’t exactly awesome for her waistline or overall health.
Hopefully, I thought, these bone broths would improve the taste of her food without adding a ton of empty calories to her nightly dinner. In actuality, the calories it contains are negligible; 2.25 Calories per tablespoon. That’s nothing for a dog of J.B.’s size. She probably consumes more calories than that by simply patrolling the kitchen floor while I’m cooking.
Plus, I was stoked that these would serve as a good source of collagen, which may provide some benefits to animals suffering from arthritis. She doesn’t have arthritis yet, but I imagine she will eventually. So, I’m keen to get a jump on things.
But before we get to our experiences, let’s talk about the products.
Like all other Open Farm products, their bone broths are made with ethically sourced, environmentally friendly ingredients. As a former environmental educator and someone who cares deeply about animal welfare, this obviously pleases me greatly.
And the ingredients used in these broths are pretty straightforward. Using the chicken flavored option as an example, the ingredients are:
Honestly, the inclusion of cinnamon is kind of a head-scratcher, but it certainly doesn’t bother me, and maybe it improves the flavor profile for my pup.
Open Farm also offers turkey- and beef-flavored bone broths. Each package contains 12 ounces of broth, and they’re sold singly or in packs of three. You can opt for three packs of the same flavor or a three-flavor sample pack.
Open Farm sent us the sample pack, so I started with the chicken flavor, as chicken is J.B.’s favorite food in the world.
Per the feeding instructions, Open Farm advises owners to:
That’s about 1 fluid ounce per 10 pounds of body weight per serving, meaning that a single pouch only really contains enough for 120 pounds of dog. In my estimation, using the quantity indicated would simply result in a soggy mess, but YMMV.
But in all honesty, I wasn’t going to measure this stuff out anyway. I just decided to wing it. J.B. weighs about 95 pounds, and her stomach isn’t particularly sensitive, so I just added a couple of glugs of broth to about 2.5 cups of food. I nuked the whole thing for about 30 seconds, made sure it wasn’t too hot, and then got ready to offer it to my pooch.
The moment of truth was now at hand, and I was excited to see if she liked it.
She. Lost. Her. Mind.
Kibble finished, bowl licked clean, and one happy pupper lazing about while licking her lips afterward.
J.B.’s normal excitement level for dinner is probably around a 4 or 5. She wants dinner, but she’s not particularly enthused about it. But with the bone broth added, her excitement level was easily in the 8 or 9 range — if not higher.
And it definitely wasn’t a fluke.
She was even more excited the next night when going through our pre-dinner protocol (I let her sniff dinner, then she has to bark three times, and then she has to pass through the “hug trap” before eating — it’s a whole thing. Don’t judge me. Like you don’t do anything weird with your dog.)
The package lasted about a week, and she enjoyed it every night. But the question was: Would she also like the turkey and beef flavors?
In short: Yup.
She loved them all (even the beef flavor, which I was a bit skeptical about).
Long story short (too late), J.B. absolutely loved all three of Open Farm’s bone broths, I love how happy they make her, and I’ve already ordered our next batch.
This doggo dad highly recommends Open Farm’s bone broths.
Open Farm Dog Food Review ~ The Cattle Dogs Approve! ~
Buying bulk bags of kibble can seem like a great way to save money when choosing food for your pup. Often sold at a lower cost per pound than smaller bags, the apparent savings can be appealing. But most dog parents are not aware that unless the food is consumed within a short window of time, it can spoil quickly. The potential result? Lots of waste, stale kibble, and a dissatisfied pup. Read on to learn more about how long dry dog food lasts and 6 tips and tricks for keeping your pup’s kibble fresh.
So how long does a bag of dry pet food really last after its been opened?
According to renowned dog nutrition experts, Steve Brown and Beth Taylor, approximately 2 weeks. Yes, just 2 WEEKS! Yikes!
What about the expiration date on the bag, you ask? While it is true that the shelf-life of an unopened dry dog food product can be up to a year, once a bag of kibble is opened, the two-week count-down begins, making the expiration date on the bag somewhat misleading.
Why does a bag of kibble only last for 2 weeks once opened? Its all down to a sneaky process called oxidation.
Pet food bags are designed to keep kibble stable and safe for your pet to eat. But, when a bag is opened, and the kibble is exposed to air, the oils and fats in the food start to react with oxygen, gradually causing them to break down and eventually turn rancid (a term used to refer to spoiled food, which in the case of kibble can be detected by a plastic, chemical-like smell). Sounds yucky, doesnt it?
Worryingly, a number of animal studies have indicated that vitamins in food are destroyed when oils and fats go rancid (Source: Pavcek PL, Shull GM. J Biol Chem 146(2):351-5, 1942). This means that when your dog consumes old kibble, they may not be absorbing all of the nutrients, vitamins and fats they need for a healthy, well-balanced diet.
To make matters worse, the consumption of oxidized fats has also been linked with a range of health concerns, including decreased immune function (Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/).
While this all may sound concerning, dont despair! There are a number of steps you can take to help your chosen kibble product stay fresh and nutritious for as long as possible.