Replacing Carbs with Quality Protein in Your Dog’s Diet
December 20, 2010 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under Health, Tips
We’ve been talking carbohydrates and canines lately with pet nutrition expert Tracie Hotchner. In the last few weeks, Tracie has explained the importance of feeding your dog fewer carbs and more protein, how to understand the types of carbs, the importance of avoiding refined grains in your dog’s diet, understanding that grain-free doesn’t mean carb-free, and reducing your dog’s waste with high quality food. Today Tracie wraps up the carb discussion with an explanation of why quality protein needs to take the place of too many carbohydrates in your dog’s diet. According to Tracie,
Real quality protein needs to take center stage in your dog’s bowl and replace at least half of the highly processed carbohydrates. The dog is an omnivorous carnivore that does best when a good part of every meal is made up of quality protein. Fed on a diet with this kind of balance, your dog has the best chance to staying slim and healthy and spending the maximum possible number of years with you.
This Canine Nutrition Tip is from Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and award-winning host of Dog Talk® on NPR station WLIU. Canine Nutrition Tips are sponsored by Proportions, the whole food custom nutrition program for your dog. Visit www.Proportions.com to get a custom 2-meal trial for your dog, or to learn more about canine nutrition from the full Canine Nutrition University classes written by Tracie.
Author photo courtesy www.traciehotchner.com; photo © Ling Li
About Paris Permenter and John Bigley
DogTipper publishers Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of full-time writers. The couple has authored over two dozen books and 2,500+ magazine articles.
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