Grain free food- Its benefits & factors to consider!

The current trend that is in vogue is that of grain free food, not only for humans but for animals as well. Grain free food means eliminating all the grain containing food from your diet including wheat, rice, corn, barley, oats etc. Some animals are allergic to grains and gluten therefore they are feed with grain free food.

A thousands of people have positive experiences worldwide and have been getting relief from symptoms of auto immune diseases such as Crohn’s disease (and other illnesses of the digestive system) and also for chronic fatigue after they have switched to grain-free diet. Some people have misconceptions that grain free food is low in carbohydrates and thus is not a very reliable source of energy, but to the contrary it various grain free diets and food supplements have high content of carbohydrates and are rich and healthy from every perspective as a grain-free diet is not a ketogenic diet that restricts carbohydrates.

Around 3 million people alone in America are allergic to grains and are suffering from celiac a very painful allergic condition, but it can be managed by following a grain free diet. When it comes to cats the situation is not exactly the same as there are no evidences that have shown that cats also get affected in a similar way. Grain-free diet doesn't always mean gluten-free diet as well. Grain-free cat foods normally contain ingredients like potatoes, apples, and peas. Cats are highly allergic to dairy, beef, wheat and fish products. To replace grains a standard level of carbohydrates is maintained in the grain-free food so that the energy requirements of the feline can be met. Even certain grain-free cat food contains similar or even higher amounts of carbohydrates level than the cat food that contains grains. These carbohydrate rich foods provide your kitten with complete and balanced nutrition- key to good health and happy life.

In order to keep your cat healthy, food enriched in vegetables can be a good option as these veggies have low amounts of phosphorus and of essential amino acids that your cat needs. A food diet solely relying on meat will provide ample amount of protein but is high in phosphorus content because of which several kidney disfunctioning can occur in both cats and dogs.

To make sure that the food you are providing to your cat is high in quality assure that it meets the guidelines set by Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)- that set standard for pets food in United States. In order to get the label of "complete and balanced" a pet food must meet the standards set by the AAFCO. Solid Gold's pet food range includes Best Grain Free Cat Food that exceeds these criteria.

Advantages of grain free food:

Helps to curb food addiction:

Not being highly rich in carbohydrates, thus grain-free food trains your brain in such a way that it doesn't depend any longer on cravings for non-nutritive or junk food and rather go for more healthy and better options.

It supports heart health:

Having grain-free diet will significantly reduce blood-cholesterol level; including LDL levels and lowers high-triglycerides.

Improves mental health:

Removing grains from your diet have proven to improve a variety of mental health related issues.

Healthy as cooked at home:

Home cooked food is the best in regards to health as is overall of best quality.

Solid Gold has a wide range of food products for pets and is just not limited to grain-free, they also offer Dry Cat Food, wet cat food, gluten free and various accessories related to pets.