What can I add to my dog’s kibble every day?
Even the best quality dog or cat kibble can use a boost of fresh whole-food additives.
It’s easy to improve your pet’s meals. When you add fresh, whole foods to your kibble, your dog or cat will enjoy the variety and get a nutritional boost.
A diet of fresh, unprocessed meats, organs, bones, and vegetable matter is closest to the evolutionary diet of our pets’ wild canine and feline ancestors. A mostly fresh food diet, whether raw or lightly cooked, yields outstanding results, with beautiful coats, clear eyes, sweet breath, great teeth, calm dispositions, and dogs and cats who are rarely sick.
Kibble – the 50% rule
Dry pet food is convenient and easy to use, but you could boost nutrition by adding variety and fresh foods. As carnivores, dogs are healthier when they eat more meat and fat and fewer carbs. We recommend replacing 50% of a dog’s kibble with fresh, whole foods. Try some of our favorite ways to improve a kibble-based diet.
1. Add digestive enzymes
The process of making kibble destroys the natural enzymes contained in the ingredients. Adding enzymes can greatly improve digestibility and promote gut health. Put digestive enzymes in a dollop of yogurt, cottage cheese, or other moist whole food and add to the top of the kibble, and mix the enzymes lightly in. Your dog will eat the enzymes in the first few bites, which will help digest the kibble eaten right after. Do this at every meal. We recommend our own specially formulated Good Digestion, which contains plant-sourced digestive enzymes to replace those lost from whole food during cooking and processing, and live probiotics to replenish beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract depleted by stress or antibiotic therapy.
2. Top with a boost of freeze-dried raw dog food
Meal toppers are growing in popularity for good reasons. They’re convenient, minimally processed, and can increase the amount of biologically-appropriate protein. Plus, dogs love them!
Freeze-dried raw foods are an excellent way to add the power of raw to your diet. They often come in chunks that you can pour onto your pup’s meal. They are high in premium-quality animal proteins. They’re so delectable that many people use them as training treats as well.
Kiwi Kitchens’ Superfood Boosters are easy to sprinkle on your dog’s kibble, and they’re made from pristine New Zealand ingredients, including green-lipped mussels, a nutritional powerhouse.
