What about Commercial Vegetarian vs. Home-Made meals?

Some suggest that a good scratch-made meal may be more beneficial than one prepared from the commercial varieties, as Todd Metcalf, D.V.M., writes: "As a general trend, I would say dogs appear to do better on well made, home-made diets." Although we encourage incorporating both dry and wet commercial vegetarian dog foods, we strongly suggest not maintaining your dog exclusively on either a kibble or canned food diet, regardless of brand, whether or not the product is meat or soy- based . This is not to say we believe commercial pet foods are good or bad, or that there is a lack of difference in quality between products; rather, we feel that by including wet and dry commercial products into your home made meals, allows for providing a greater variety of taste and texture; as this book will teach you. A never changing diet can easily lead to an undesirable and less than ideal PH chemistry of your animal companion. A PH level which is too acidic is a breeding ground for all cancers, viruses, and so on. Also, remember that most all commercial vegetarian dog foods are soy-based. Regrettably, the majority of all soy crops farmed worldwide, is largely non-organically farmed, and thus may also pose various health risks. For example, conventionally farmed soy plants in America are farmed from inception to be immune to Roundup , an especially dangerous herbicide.

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