New(?) Food: BG - Before Grain

It looks like Merrick makes it, but keeps a low profile on the bags. I got a small bag of it as well as some of the wet food to try with my two. Anyone heard of it? It sounds promising...

http://www.beforegrain.com/

Amanda

yeah one of the ladies I work with feeds it to her cats and just rotates them between all of the flavors. Though she was disappointed when I pointed out that all of the formulas are practically identical with only the very first ingredient being different. Still, some variety is better than none. She says it works really well for her cats because it's still grain-free but not as rich as others so it sits well in their tummies. It's been around for a little while, at least a couple of years. I love their website, it's very nicely put together IMO.

The protein and fat profile is IMHO very poor for a grain free.. The profile of protein and fat actually mimics the majority of "premium" kitten or all stage foods with Grain... It relys heavily on potato as a protein and a starch/ carb

http://www.beforegrain.com/

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein\t(Not Less Than) \t36.0%
Crude Fat\t(Not Less Than) \t18.0% FOR a FORMULA with grain.. Very low protein wise ( not surprising when you realize where the protein is from) Low in fat for a No grain
Crude Fiber\t(Not More Than) \t3.0%
Moisture \t(Not More Than) \t11.0%

CALORIE CONTENT
3780 kcal/kg (calculated) – One pound provides 1719 kcal of metabolizable energy (calculated). One cup (100 grams) provides 409 calories (Caloric content calculated using Modified Atwater Method). this is about the calories of a Typical mid to high end Grain containing premium

OUR INGREDIENTS
Chicken Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydratedthis is Concentrated potato and thus being the true second ingredient = to about 50% protein and the dominate starch which it is VERY dominant, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E), Sweet Potato Dehydrated, Dried Egg, Natural Flavor, Yeast Culture, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Sea Salt, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Freeze-Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rosemary Extract, Taurine, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

The wet is good BUT is ONLY supplemental

I am feeding taste of the wild.. and bought a small bag of this to put in the kitties' treat ball... as a treat and flavor "change off" from TOTW. Not as their main dry food.

Funny - I tried giving them some of the 100% Chicken canned last night... two things ... I noticed that is does not have the vitamins and minerals added to it to make it complete food and ... the kitties didn't like it. Don't get it. It SMELLS like real meat!!! They don't show much interest in the rich, grain-free canned foods... preferring the cheaper, not as quality stuff. However -- they are all healthy, with shiny coats and lots of vitality.

Originally Posted by AddieBee

I am feeding taste of the wild.. and bought a small bag of this to put in the kitties' treat ball... as a treat and flavor "change off" from TOTW. Not as their main dry food.

Funny - I tried giving them some of the 100% Chicken canned last night... two things ... I noticed that is does not have the vitamins and minerals added to it to make it complete food and ... the kitties didn't like it. Don't get it. It SMELLS like real meat!!! They don't show much interest in the rich, grain-free canned foods... preferring the cheaper, not as quality stuff. However -- they are all healthy, with shiny coats and lots of vitality.

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I had contemplated TOTW, but looked at the bag when I still thought JoJo had a chicken allergy... now, seeing her skin issue slowly going away, it looks like it may be the wheat... since I've been doing wheat/grain free as much as possible... TOTW has chicken so I didn't get it... right now, they have a ton of dry food (four different brands, all in me trying to find stuff they like).

I did give them a can of the BG wet last night and they ate nearly all of it. One of their favorite treats is the Trader Joe's Tuna for Cats... so they're used to simply meat.

I also picked up some Tiki Cat... Expensive stuff out of every can of cat food I try... but they do like it.

My cat tried the dry version of chicken and liked it ok, but I decided not to go with it 100% because of the protein and other ingredients (potatoes) -as said. Its decent if you have to get away from grain due to allergies or what not, but yes my cat LOVES the wet food and he only gets it as supplemental, so I don't mind feeding it.