I started feeding my dog the Whole Foods 365 performance formula dry dog food a few months ago. I believe in making my own pet food at home, but like to keep regular dry dog food to supplement his diet. I bought it at Whole Foods Market for about $16.for the 20 lb. Bag. It comes in a large red, burgundy and gold bag. On the front it says, “Energy to support bone and tissue development. Fortified with vitamins to stimulate healthy skin and hair coat.
I am a regular at Whole Foods Market and normally am very enthusiastic about all there products. When I started hearing about the pet food recalls I noticed that Whole Foods carries there own brand of dog food. The manager at the store confirmed they do not purchase any ingredients from menu foods and are not in any way involved in the recalls. I trusted them to such an extent that I didn’t even bother to look at the actual ingredients until recently. From looking at the ingredients, my opinion is that it is a very low quality food. Seems that it is primarily designed to make a profit for Whole Foods, but would not make a healthy regular diet for your dog. They can legally make the claim, “Energy to support bone and tissue development.” Because we cannot deny that it does provide energy, if it has calories it has energy. They can also say, “Fortified with vitamins to stimulate healthy skin and hair coat.” Because, yes they do add vitamins to it.
I am not an expert, but I do hold a degree in veterinary technology. When I was working at a veterinarian hospital, manufacturing reps came in from Science Diet and taught me how to be read and understand the dog food labels. Actually, that was not a plug for Science Diet either because I think there food is just as bad. What it comes down to in my opinion, is most pet food manufacturers care about profits much more now than they care about your pets. Read the labels. They want you to give your dog a bowl of corn, some inedible animal by-products and just sprinkle on loads of vitamins. I will not buy this product again and cannot in good conscience recommend this dog food. My suggestion to you would be to read additional articles on associated content to find some dog food recipes that you can make at home. (AC Dog Food Recipes)
Whole Foods 365 Performance Formula Dry Dog Food Ingredients:
Chicken by-product meal, rice, corn meal, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and rosemary extract), corn gluten meal, ground wheat, beet pulp, natural flavors, flax seed, dried egg product, canola oil, brewers dried yeast, salt potassium chloride, taurine, l-lysine, rosemary extract, l-carnitine. Vitamins: choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, vitamin A supplement, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), vitamin D3 supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin B1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement. Minerals: zinc, polysaccharide complex, iron, polysaccharide complex, manganese polysaccharide complex and polysaccharide complex, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, manganese sulfate, calcium, iodate, cobalt carbonate, sodium selenite.
