Everyday Diet is built around grain-inclusive kibble. Both recipes use grains such as oats, sorghum and millet, and neither contains peas, lentils or potato. Fish and egg appear in both recipes. Chicken appears only in the senior recipe.
Protein runs from 20% to 24% and fat from 6.5% to 14%, as fed. Estimated starch ranges from 42.5% to 53.5% and averages 48%, compared with a catalog kibble average of 37.4%. Protein averages 22%, below the catalog kibble average of 26.9%. Calories run from 360 to 421 kcal per cup. The line average of 391 sits close to the catalog kibble average of 395.
The trade-off is clear on the label: both recipes have less protein and more starch than the average kibble in the catalog. The line is also small. With one recipe for large breed adults and one for seniors, it has no puppy or all life stages option.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Breed Adult Dog White Fish With Ancient Grains Recipe | 24% | 14% | 42.5% | 421 | Whitefish Meal, Oats, Barley |
| Lean Senior Adult Dog Chicken Meal Brown Rice Recipe | 20% | 6.5% | 53.5% | 360 | Chicken meal, brown rice, millet |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
24% protein · 14% fat · 42.5% starch · 421 kcal/cup · Adult
The Large Breed Adult recipe leads with whitefish meal, then oats, barley, sorghum and millet, and uses fish and egg with no chicken. It has the line's highest protein, fat and calories at 24%, 14% and 421 kcal per cup, and is made for large breed adults.
Full review of Large Breed Adult Dog White Fish With Ancient Grains Recipe20% protein · 6.5% fat · 53.5% starch · 360 kcal/cup · Senior
The Lean Senior recipe is the line's only chicken recipe, led by chicken meal and brown rice, with egg and fish too. Sold for seniors as a lean food, it has the lowest fat at 6.5%, 360 kcal per cup, and the highest estimated starch at 53.5%.
Full review of Lean Senior Adult Dog Chicken Meal Brown Rice RecipeNo. Both the Large Breed Adult White Fish With Ancient Grains recipe and the Lean Senior Chicken Meal Brown Rice recipe contain grain. Neither contains peas, lentils or potato.
The Large Breed Adult White Fish With Ancient Grains recipe has 24% protein as fed. The Lean Senior Chicken Meal Brown Rice recipe has 20%.
Yes. The Lean Senior Chicken Meal Brown Rice recipe lists chicken, egg and fish among its animal proteins. The Large Breed Adult recipe uses fish and egg.
Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (24.5% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is higher than average, at 48% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
0% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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