Has anyone tried Nature's Select line of foods?

[Trace]

Jasmine (8 months old) did ok with Canidae but better with Innova, however she doesn't seem to care for the Innova at all and I find myself having to coerce her into finishing her meals (1 cup 3x / day) so I'm looking for another super-premium food. I'm considering trying Nature's Select High Protein for puppies. Normally I steer away from any puppy food but I like the higher protein in this one. I read through the ingredients and they looked good to me but I'm a novice so I could be way off. I did notice one of the ingredients its Beet Pulp Shreds and I've heard that's not a prefered ingredient in dog food but I have no clue why.

If any of you have tried this food or wouldn't mind taking a look at the ingredients I would most certainly appreciate any input.

[mel07]

as long as the sugar is removed from the beet pulp, it's a good source of fiber ...

[mjfish]

Appears to be pretty decent. 2 things I don't like are Brewers Yeast and Yeast culture, but that's just me. I have read on here that you want to avoid Menadione, a Vit K supplement. But when I've tried to understand the research on that, I just get confused. So, I'm wishy-washy on that. Does it even have enough in there to be harmful? ...who knows.

The website that I'm looking at the ingredients on doesn't list Omega 3 & 6 percentages, or what the Calcium and Phosphorus are (you want them to be close to 1:1 ratio for optimal, slow growth). Do you know them?

Another way I kind of compare foods is to look at the recommeded feeding amount at a certain weight -- I use the 100lb weight for comparison. This shows that you want to feed 5&3/4 cups at the low end (for adults), which is a lot of food to get the nutrition to me. Typically you'll see the super premiums at around 4 cups (give or take a little) at the low end for 100lbs. That being said, most people don't truly give the recommended feeding amounts (usually less), but like I said, it's just one of the things that I look at and is easy to make comparisons with.

I'm sure other food experts will chime in. Again, whatever ever food your pup does best on is the best food!

[Trace]

Thank you for looking, see I am way off lol

[mjfish]

No, I wouldn't say way off -- there are definitely a lot worse foods out there! If you have this in a local store, give it a try and see what you get. If you have other super premium options, then I might try another one before this one. Trust me, I have tried a ton of different foods -- no harm in it (except when the Nott-weiler won't eat it at all! ). Good luck in your search!