Human Grade Dehydrated Grain Free Veggie, Nut & Seed Base Mix for Dogs - 7 Pound Box (Makes 12 Pounds)

I've been trying all sorts of dehydrated fruits and veggies blends for dogs. This is my 3rd pick to date. Previously I was serving Dr.Harvey's brand. With them, depending on which you purchase you may need to present your dog with additional supplements to make it truly complete. Like Dr.Harvey's brand The Honest Kitchen, requires you to prep the mix with water before adding to your meat of choice. This option being grain free allows for me to add my own grains. I personally don't think my dog, an American Pitbull Terrier, likes this blend or that of Dr.Harvey's. On her owb she'd starve unless it was a bowl of meat only. That's just not optimal nutrition. Even with supplements, she would be lacking a fiber source and reasonable plant/grain based vitamins and supplements. That said this blend I make her eat via spoon feeding has been good to her. I usually rotate the proteins and grains around with these blends. This week I did chicken and herring with ground oats coupled with chicken liver and gizzards. I also added ground flaxseed and chia seeds. Lastly salmon oil is added to her food. I got about 6 to 8 days worth of food with the premix. There is a lot that need to be added into the premix for health's sake. I also present pork, beef, lamb and bison. She also gets small amounts of rice or potatoes. She's been pretty energetic on this premix. Her skin and coat looks good plus is quite soft. She gets all sorts of compliments when we are out so people do ask about her diet. Despite the fact this does come with supplements in the premix, I still give my girl a daily multivitamin considering it has probiotics. The only con I have with this is the fact the premix doesn't come with a measuring spoon. Luckily I have my own that was used to measure the recommended amount for my dog. Dr.Harvey includes a measuring cup in their bags. Price wise, I find this to be expensive. It comes up to a little over 100 dollars for the month and this is not includr the price of protein and supplements I buy. Dr.Harvey is no better with their price point. Lastly, I wish this company made trial sizes. This blend may not be well liked or tolerated so to spend 24 dollars plus on it without knowing if your dog will like it not the wisest. Overally, since I don't think this is cost effective, I will rotate this premix around with my own home made recipes. While it cheaper to buy this as buying all the listed ingredients outright will out cost this box, food doesn't need to be this complicated. Lastly, packaging is a waste. My order came in a huge box with some fairly thick cardboard. While it can be recycled, the packaging can be reduced

Have been feeding 100% raw for 5+ years. Decided to look for other sources when Darwins increased their prices. My local pet stores either can't keep the quantity I need in stock, or, have problems keeping their freezers running, so I started researching "home made" raw food diets. I now purchase beef, chicken, turkey and sometimes pork, from the grocery store, use my Kitchenaid stand mixer/attachment to grind, and mix with the Honest Kitchen. my dogs LOVE it. A few points: 1. I use THK grain free varieties only. The base version (Preference) when serving fresh beef or pork. My dogs won't eat raw chicken so that is the only cooked meat I serve. I boil a few pounds of boneless chicken breasts, then run through a food grinder on pulse. I boil enough for two or three days and store in the refrigerator. It takes only 7 mins prepare their meals - which I appreciate on busy mornings. 2. I supplement THK Beef, Chicken and Turkey mixes with additional fresh meat. Can't tell you why, I'm just not convinced there is enough meat in the mix alone. My dogs do seem to prefer the consistency of the meat varieties over the base mix, as evidenced by how long it takes them to finish their meals. 3. For all of the mixes, I find that I have to feed my two Boxers more than the amounts recommended on the package. For example, for my 60 lb. female, the Preference guidelines suggest 1 cup of meat per day. I feed her one cup of meat mixed with one cup of Preference TWICE a day. She actually dropped a couple of pounds initially - so I monitor her and feed slightly more on the days when she has been more active than usual. My 80 lb. male - similar- feeding twice the recommended meat. He is older, less active and also dropped a few pounds...which is a good thing ; ) 3. I've noticed some variance in the consistency of the dry mix from box to box. My last box of Preference was predominantly green and finely ground - like oregano. My current box is full of large chunks of orange and yellow - like the consistency of dehydrated chunky vegetable soup mix. When mixed with water, the chunks remain large enough for my boy to spit out (onto the floor) the pieces he doesn't like. I contacted the company and learned that they source their ingredients from different suppliers and so the size of the products vary. The Honest Kitchen mills the food for the same length of time regardless of the starting size of the food - so start small, end with fine. Start large, end with course. Either way, the company states the same amount/ratio of food is in each box. 4. I find that I am actually saving money feeding The Honest Kitchen compared to prepared raw. Darwins and Nature's Variety cost me $4.20 - $5 per pound -- and my two dogs were eating 4lbs of Darwins supplemented with grain free canned food, or 2.5 lbs of Nature's Variety, supplemented with canned, per day. Yup - $400+ per month to feed two dogs. Now, I buy meet from the grocery store on sale ($1.89 lb - $3.49 lb), and no longer need to supplement with canned food (though I do still keep canned in their diet on rotation). I stock up on THK whenever it is on sale. 5. The last point worth mentioning is that feeding THK is much easier than frozen prepackaged raw. There is a noticeably 'gamey' smell to prepackaged raw that isn't present with fresh meat from the grocery store. I'm vegetarian and it has been a tough 5 years. The Honest Kitchen smells like dehydrated food, and when mixed with fresh meat - it really does not smell like dog food. Also clean up is a breeze compared to prepackaged raw - which would quickly begin to stink, and leave a fatty film in the bowls, requiring a soak in dawn dishwashing liquid to clean. Now, their bowls rinse clean - and when there are leftovers, there is no unpleasant smell. Highly recommend. I'm saving over $100 per month....AND feel much more confident that my dogs are eating wholesome, healthy, safe, fresh food.

I swamped out the kibble for this food for my Frenchie because he was gassy and overweight. First off, he loves it (I alternate with cooked chicken, beef, and sometimes turkey) and he gobbles it down. He lost 3 pounds in the first few weeks and no longer gassy at all. His coat is also skinny, love this food for him!! Thought about doing the raw diet but went with this instead, easier and cheaper but you have ot cook the protein which I don't mind.

This is an amazing food for dogs with allergies and food intolerance. I have used the grain free formulas for over 10 years for two rescue dogs. My first dog had IBS and couldn't tolerate dry foods and had constant upset stomach and vomiting. He never really wanted to eat, I had to coax him to eat kibble, he would fuss and after eating he would fuss some more and you can hear his stomach rumbling and squealing, the kibble obviously made him uncomfortable. He constantly vomited small puddles of green bile, and undigested kibble. After many trips to the vet and testing, failing to find a "cause" and without treatment options, I put him on the grain free chicken formula. He loved, he'd lapped it up so quickly that it was at first hard for me to believe that this was the dog who had no interest in food. More importantly, once he was on this food, he NEVER had an episode of diarrhea or vomited again...not even once! I was sold, he was comfortable, healthy, happy and managed to stay at a healthy weigh and it smelled amazing. My last rescue was a 7 year old senior who was very itchy and yeasty. Turns out he was intolerant of grains, rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes, and the only protein he was good with was beef. This took a few months of food trails and test to finally figure out, so I put him on frozen raw beef mixed with the kindly formula which was perfect for his food intolerances. His ear infections and hot spots cleared up and stayed clean and clear. Anyone with dogs with allergies and food intolerance should give this a try, they have a variety of mixes, just note that you can't just switch up their food. When I first introduce them to this, I would start with a tablespoon or two for a few days, mixed with what they had been eating and gradually increase the dehydrated portion and decrease their old food - generally taking a week or two to fully transition over. Most of their other formulas are complete meals, my last dog needed the grain free and and carb free formula, which is why I used the Kindly base mix. I recommend this highly and the quality has always been consistently great, the price on Amazon is on average $20 lower than at my regular pet shop, so I picked up the Stella & Chewy Raw Frozen Beef at the pet shop locally and ordered this from Amazon.

Great product and easiest way to add extra fruits and veggies to your dog's diet. I actually add bone broth to re-hydrate the food but plain water works too. Even the picky eaters that rather play with the berries than eat them get their fiber and vitamins this way. Make it ahead and with the subscription safe even more perfect set up. I can definitely recommend this product.

Have been using dehydrated foods out of convenience to give myself a break from making homemade food. After both dogs had vomiting while on another brand that had a formula change, I switched to HK. I usually add more water to this than is directed because it’s so thick. I like this Nut & Seed Blend better than the other as there are less carbs. I am adamant about the meat to veggie ratios and believe that since dogs are natural carnivores, the meat should comprise a minimum of 75% of their diet. The directives on the box seem to have that ratio way out of proportion so I now supplement with extra vitamins/minerals by VedCo called NutriVed, which I also purchased from Amazon. I add in either a lean ground beef, turkey or chicken for protein and have been using this brand for about a month now. The dogs like it and seem to be much happier and fulfilled. Their energy levels are great for 14 year olds, they are very healthy and I’ve had no allergy or skin issues with this food. (One dog has severe skin issues when her carb load is too high). We have two retrievers about 62lbs each and this box lasts about 3 weeks with the amount I’ve been using. If I were to use it according to their directions it would only last me a week. Mind you I add lots of meat.

This product is so good! When you open the bag it smells like dried cabbage, but not strong bad odor it’s a sweet and delicious smell! In fact I wish there was something like this for humans. Anyway I will be buying this from now on. How I use it, I use a little more than a tablespoon and mix with some water so it’s not thick or too thin. I put at the bottom of her bowl. Then I add some cooked lean meat and sometimes some rice. The greens and fruit melt into the warm meat and my dog loves it. She is very picky and so I do have to change things up often. I can add this mix to any food I give her it’s so versatile. I have a small dog so that’s why I use a little at each meal. In summary it’s an exceptional product. And if you didn’t know they are a B company which means they do things in a way that is pure and ethical.

Great beginner's size, appearance & dog seemed to love . Let’s see if this product will help my dog transition from today’s unhealthy dog food brands to this & home cooking !!