The Honest Kitchen Wholemade Grain Free Dog Food Base Mix, Veggie & Fruit, Human Grade, Easy Homemade Dog Food Starter, Just Add Water, Topper for Dry or Wet Dog Food, 3 lb Bag Makes 12 lbs

Have been feeding 100% raw for 5+ years. Decided to look for other sources when Darwins increased their prices. My local pet stores either can't keep the quantity I need in stock, or, have problems keeping their freezers running, so I started researching "home made" raw food diets. I now purchase beef, chicken, turkey and sometimes pork, from the grocery store, use my Kitchenaid stand mixer/attachment to grind, and mix with the Honest Kitchen. my dogs LOVE it. A few points: 1. I use THK grain free varieties only. The base version (Preference) when serving fresh beef or pork. My dogs won't eat raw chicken so that is the only cooked meat I serve. I boil a few pounds of boneless chicken breasts, then run through a food grinder on pulse. I boil enough for two or three days and store in the refrigerator. It takes only 7 mins prepare their meals - which I appreciate on busy mornings. 2. I supplement THK Beef, Chicken and Turkey mixes with additional fresh meat. Can't tell you why, I'm just not convinced there is enough meat in the mix alone. My dogs do seem to prefer the consistency of the meat varieties over the base mix, as evidenced by how long it takes them to finish their meals. 3. For all of the mixes, I find that I have to feed my two Boxers more than the amounts recommended on the package. For example, for my 60 lb. female, the Preference guidelines suggest 1 cup of meat per day. I feed her one cup of meat mixed with one cup of Preference TWICE a day. She actually dropped a couple of pounds initially - so I monitor her and feed slightly more on the days when she has been more active than usual. My 80 lb. male - similar- feeding twice the recommended meat. He is older, less active and also dropped a few pounds...which is a good thing ; ) 3. I've noticed some variance in the consistency of the dry mix from box to box. My last box of Preference was predominantly green and finely ground - like oregano. My current box is full of large chunks of orange and yellow - like the consistency of dehydrated chunky vegetable soup mix. When mixed with water, the chunks remain large enough for my boy to spit out (onto the floor) the pieces he doesn't like. I contacted the company and learned that they source their ingredients from different suppliers and so the size of the products vary. The Honest Kitchen mills the food for the same length of time regardless of the starting size of the food - so start small, end with fine. Start large, end with course. Either way, the company states the same amount/ratio of food is in each box. 4. I find that I am actually saving money feeding The Honest Kitchen compared to prepared raw. Darwins and Nature's Variety cost me $4.20 - $5 per pound -- and my two dogs were eating 4lbs of Darwins supplemented with grain free canned food, or 2.5 lbs of Nature's Variety, supplemented with canned, per day. Yup - $400+ per month to feed two dogs. Now, I buy meet from the grocery store on sale ($1.89 lb - $3.49 lb), and no longer need to supplement with canned food (though I do still keep canned in their diet on rotation). I stock up on THK whenever it is on sale. 5. The last point worth mentioning is that feeding THK is much easier than frozen prepackaged raw. There is a noticeably 'gamey' smell to prepackaged raw that isn't present with fresh meat from the grocery store. I'm vegetarian and it has been a tough 5 years. The Honest Kitchen smells like dehydrated food, and when mixed with fresh meat - it really does not smell like dog food. Also clean up is a breeze compared to prepackaged raw - which would quickly begin to stink, and leave a fatty film in the bowls, requiring a soak in dawn dishwashing liquid to clean. Now, their bowls rinse clean - and when there are leftovers, there is no unpleasant smell. Highly recommend. I'm saving over $100 per month....AND feel much more confident that my dogs are eating wholesome, healthy, safe, fresh food.

I've been trying all sorts of dehydrated fruits and veggies blends for dogs. This is my 3rd pick to date. Previously I was serving Dr.Harvey's brand. With them, depending on which you purchase you may need to present your dog with additional supplements to make it truly complete. Like Dr.Harvey's brand The Honest Kitchen, requires you to prep the mix with water before adding to your meat of choice. This option being grain free allows for me to add my own grains. I personally don't think my dog, an American Pitbull Terrier, likes this blend or that of Dr.Harvey's. On her owb she'd starve unless it was a bowl of meat only. That's just not optimal nutrition. Even with supplements, she would be lacking a fiber source and reasonable plant/grain based vitamins and supplements. That said this blend I make her eat via spoon feeding has been good to her. I usually rotate the proteins and grains around with these blends. This week I did chicken and herring with ground oats coupled with chicken liver and gizzards. I also added ground flaxseed and chia seeds. Lastly salmon oil is added to her food. I got about 6 to 8 days worth of food with the premix. There is a lot that need to be added into the premix for health's sake. I also present pork, beef, lamb and bison. She also gets small amounts of rice or potatoes. She's been pretty energetic on this premix. Her skin and coat looks good plus is quite soft. She gets all sorts of compliments when we are out so people do ask about her diet. Despite the fact this does come with supplements in the premix, I still give my girl a daily multivitamin considering it has probiotics. The only con I have with this is the fact the premix doesn't come with a measuring spoon. Luckily I have my own that was used to measure the recommended amount for my dog. Dr.Harvey includes a measuring cup in their bags. Price wise, I find this to be expensive. It comes up to a little over 100 dollars for the month and this is not includr the price of protein and supplements I buy. Dr.Harvey is no better with their price point. Lastly, I wish this company made trial sizes. This blend may not be well liked or tolerated so to spend 24 dollars plus on it without knowing if your dog will like it not the wisest. Overally, since I don't think this is cost effective, I will rotate this premix around with my own home made recipes. While it cheaper to buy this as buying all the listed ingredients outright will out cost this box, food doesn't need to be this complicated. Lastly, packaging is a waste. My order came in a huge box with some fairly thick cardboard. While it can be recycled, the packaging can be reduced

Overall, a fantastic product from The Honest Kitchen. It takes all the guesswork out of balancing vitamins and veggies when making homemade dog food. The preparation is simple and clean. It’s a bit on the pricier side upfront, but considering it yields nearly 29 lbs of food when rehydrated and mixed with protein, it's definitely worth it for the high quality and peace of mind.

I normally feed my dogs a homemade, cooked diet and they do very well but when I had surgery, I needed an easier, quicker option. Not wanting to put my dogs back on kibble, I decided to try this Preference Base Mix. It took a little adjusting to figure out just how it would work best for us but it's been a great addition to the feeding program and is now part of our rotation. Here are some observations that may help if this is new to you: - This is radically different from kibble and even from the homemade food I normally feed so I recommend you start with a very small portion added to your dogs regular meal to start and increase slowly over time or you dog may (or may not) get loose stools. - For sure, let it sit longer when you add the water than the instructions say if you have the time. It is very dry and texture will improve if you add water to the mix and put it in the fridge for a couple hours. - A food processor is nice to have for mixing, again, it helps the texture - I did not care for it as much when I tried to feed it as a whole diet. Mainly, the smell of cabbage was very overpowering and digestion is much better when we mix it with the homemade. Every dog is different but I like to use it as a supplement to the regular food and it has worked out extremely well for that. -Again, every dog is different but for us, mixing 1 cup (measure it dry) mix with 1.25 cups water and 2 cups of meat (we use raw beef heart and lean steak) turned out the best. Interestingly, it worked better to mix it with raw meat rather than cooked -although cooked will work too. I then freeze it into small containers and thaw in the fridge overnight as needed. I topdress my dogs cooked homemade diet with this and wow! I just love how they are doing. Although I do not feed entirely raw, I can appreciate the benefits of raw meat for dogs and this has been the perfect way to take the guesswork out of that and get some raw, fresh beef into the diet in a balanced way. Normally we rotate the ingredients we use in the regular diet and then mix Honest Kitchen in the processor with some beef heart and roast or lean beef. -If you have a dog that tends to gain weight, this is a great weight-loss tool! Much healthier than the green bean and pumpkin method and used with lean raw beef - it will produce a lean, muscular body condition in your dog over time. (Hmm, maybe I should eat it, LOL) - There are a couple of other options or 'flavors' of base mix, but by far this one is the one we choose mostly because it contains NO Flax, Rosemary or other unwanted additives. Great product overall and certainly helps support our goal of feeding wholesome foods and avoiding kibble. The beautiful condition of our dogs over time speaks to that!

I love that my furry baby loves it. he is healthy ,very active & his eyes are bright. His teeth are white and his breath is clean smelling. I add my own protein & grain, I make it once a day . It has a chart you can follow so that you will know how much to feed your little one. I can't recommend Healthy Kitchen enough. His poop is always healthy and easy to scoop up. If he is happy ,I'm happy.

Started my chiweenie on this about a week ago and so far so good. 🤷‍♀️ As you can see in the video, he jumps up and down for it lol I thought he would have lose bowels after starting since it’s something new but he has had solid poops and went from going 1 time or less a day to about 3 times a day which I think is more healthy. However, I had my mom’s dog try it and she got diarrhea so they are scared to give to her again. But I think every dog is different with different sensitivities and allergies so each person just has to find what works for their dog.

I <3 the Honest Kitchen Base Mix! Prior to discovering the Honest Kitchen, both of my German Shepherd Dogs (GSD) were on Taste of the Wild. They pooped 3-4 times a day and drank half a gallon of water every day, EACH. The combination of the dry air plus the dry dog food had me re-filling their water bowl quite often. I decided to put them back on a homemade food diet and started cooking up brown rice, chicken breast, ground turkey, steamed peas/broccoli/sweet potatoes/green beans, boiled eggs, ground egg shells, etc. It proved to be a LOT of work so I started researching alternatives. It was then that I discovered The Honest Kitchen while reading through a dog food forum. It's basically dehydrated fruits / vegetables / seeds (Ancient Grains mix has seeds like chia seeds). All you do is add water to hydrate the fruits/vegetables and it thickens up like oatmeal and then add your protein of choice. So I'm still able to keep them on a homemade food diet and still control what goes into their bodies. You need to make sure you let the fruits/vegetables hydrate thoroughly otherwise your dog will be sh*tting out dry flakes, lol. Here is my routine: 1/2 cup dry mix 1 cup hot water -wait 5 minutes- 1/2 cup ground turkey or 1/2 cup lean ground beef 1 whole boiled egg 2-3 pumps salmon oil -mix it all up!- My dogs love this! They go crazy over it! My eldest German Shepherd used to just nip and pick at her food but now she gets super excited during meal times. Their coats are super soft, and my youngest is 9 months old and has medium curly hair and you can just run your fingers through it and it feels so nice. Many people think he sheds like a typical German Shepherd but he barely sheds at ALL. Don't know if it's this food since I started him on this very young, or if it's genetics since I bought him from a top breeder. That 1 gallon of water (that I mentioned above) now last 3 days instead of 1 day. They poop twice a day at the same time every day and it doesn't smell like horse sh*t anymore. Energy levels are up and great. I am so thankful for The Honest Kitchen. Sure, it's ~$50 a box and lasts 2 weeks for BOTH of my German Shepherds (usually buy 2 boxes at a time), but working 40+ hours a week, class 4x a week, it's a true time saver for me since now all I have to cook is the meat and boil the eggs. I have recommended this to EVERYONE wanting to take their dogs off dry kibble and I continue to do so.

A great product with nutritional value!

破損もなくきちんと梱包されてアメリカから届きました。 気になったのは、パッケージが商品ページのものと異なっていた点です。 賞味期限などは期限内でしたので問題なく使用できますが、出来れば写真と同じ物が届いて欲しかったので、改善して欲しいです。良い商品なのでまた利用したいと思います。

I am so happy to have found this food. My girl always had fruit and veggies fresh with each meal. That is until the senior years hit. But I am thrilled to have her eating them again. I ordered the base mix, them cook up different proteins and she is happy and so am I. Plus, it’s human grade. I feel so good being able to get this food for my best friend. Thank you Honest Kitchen I would have sent you a picture, but she simply refuses and turns her head away. Lol

12歳のウエルシュコーギーが食べています。アメリカに住んでいたのでWhole Foods で購入していました。日本で買うとびっくりするほど高いですが、食べ慣れているし、アメリカ製の方がペットフードの安全性が高いので安心して与えています。

My Golden Retriever just turned 8 years old. I've been feeding her HK Preference base mix and adding meat (80% meat/10% bone/10% offal mix) for over a year now. She gobbles it up. She doesn't suffer as many hot spots as before and she has lost about 18 lbs. Full and regular health check from vet ensures she is getting the right nutrients and all is as it should be for a dog of her age. proof is in her coat. While not always convenient (ESP when camping/boarding) I can always switch to the protien added version. Change up the proteins by adding fish, eggs... Turkey or lamb are favourites. Texture may be a big thing with your dog. So try different amounts of water to get a texture that works for you. Just remember to have lots of fresh water on hand! UPDATE September 1: While I still love this product, there is no longer a cost savings in purchasing it on Amazon. The price, up until recently, was $65.99 now it's $86.99. At par with my local pet shop. Buying at the pet shop also means a frequent buyers program which helps soften the blow. Online purchases do not qualify -- unless you are in the US and buy from HK themselves. Amazon - make it worth the online purchase and I'll be back.

酵素を生かしたドックフード、こういうのを待っていました。 ウチの犬は健康にいいものを好んでくれます。このドックフードを嬉しそうに食べます。 日本のドックフードが余りにも粗悪だったため、質の良いドックフードにやっと出会いました。 これからもこちらを食べさせると思います。 もっと広く知れ渡ると絶対にペットの健康を考えている人々はこれを食べさせてあげたいと思うでしょう。