Culinary Queries
Vitamins and Minerals
Fruits and Veggies
To Buy or Not to Buy
Life Changing
100
This vegatable, has lots of Vitamin C, b6 and thiamine which is significantly diminished with boiling.
What is a potato?
100
There are two forms of this dietary mineral: heme and nonheme. The heme version is found in animal foods. Most of the nonheme version is from another source.
What are plant sources - spinach and other leafy greens?
100
This fruit with a yellow peel is high in potassium and is the most popular fruit in the U.S.
What is the banana
100
This ingredient, found in many varieties of dog food , when ground is high in carbohydrate, low in nutrients, difficult to digest and irritating to the canine digestive tract.
What is corn?
100
Most rapidly growing disease in the USA which is also preventable.
What is Diabetes?
200
Although often considered a vegatable, this food is actually a fruit. also an excellent source vitamin C, biotin, molybdenum and vitamin K. They are also a very good source of copper, potassium, manganese, dietary fiber, vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin B6, folate, niacin, vitamin E and phosphorus.
What is a tomato?
200
This is the most important factor to remember when feeding your cat kibble.
What is moisture?
200
There are many varieties of this white vegetable which is very high in Selenium.
What is a mushroom?
200
This should be the first ingredient in any quality pet food.
What is Meat or Fish?
200
What one system does diabetes damage the most?
What is the Vascular System?
300
A mixture of 2 proteins that helps hold food together.
What is gluten.
300
A portion the size of a deck of cards is a serving for humans in this food group.
What is meat?
300
This is another name for dried plums.
What is ta prune.
300
This should be the second ingredient in a high quality pet food?
What is Meat or Fish Meal?
300
This is the average appropriate calorie requirements for teen girls, active women and most men.
What is 2200?
400
This food in the milk group contains live cultures of bacteria and can be brought whipped, mixed with fruit, or frozen.
What is yogurt?
400
This ingredient is required for feline nutrition and is often added to cat food.
What is taurine?
400
Selenium (from mushrooms)is vitally important for the function of what organ?
What is the thyroid?
400
Born free has increased their fiber content in their foods by an amount to aid in digestion and remove toxins.
What 4% to not more than 6%?
400
This system is responsible for developing 80% of our immunity.
What is the digestive tract?
500
The two types of protein found in gluten
What are Gliadin and Glutenin?
500
This is really the most common culprit when humans and dogs are malnourished or suffer from chronic digestive disorders and allergies.
What is leaky gut?
500
The prune is high in magnesium and can regulate function of what organ system?
What is the intestinal tract.
500
Why should meat or fish meal be the second ingredient in a high quality pet food?
What is highest concentration of protein?
500
Inflammatory Prostoglandins and Leukotirenes are limited by these naturally occurring compounds.
What are Omega 6 an 3's?