What exactly is gently cooked food? Quite simply, it's better food for your dog! Our cooked menus are all made with high-quality, fresh ingredients sourced from the food industry: pure muscle meat and healthy offal, fresh vegetables and fruits, selected oils and herbs, along with a digestible, healthy source of carbohydrates (rice or sweet potato). We carefully balance these ingredients to create complete meals for a species-appropriate, varied, and easily digestible diet for your dog.
We consistently avoid artificial additives, preservatives, flavour enhancers, and attractants. Fresh meat and offal are gently cooked at 90°C, while vegetables and fruits are only blanched to preserve heat-sensitive natural minerals and vitamins.
High-quality oils and natural ingredients like rosehip powder, seaweed meal, brewer's yeast, and algae lime are added to the menu in the final step. Fidelis Fresh Menus are unique and simply put, "Better Food" for your dog! We cook for your dog just like you would at home.
Fidelis Fresh Menus are thus absolutely unique and simply put: "Better Food" for your dog! We cook for your dog just like you would at home.
Disadvantages of other types of food
What are the disadvantages of other types of dog food compared to the cooked fresh menus from Fidelis?
Extruded/Cold-Pressed Dry Food::
Almost always made with a significant amount of grains, animal meals, and hardened fats. Fresh ingredients like meat, offal, and vegetables are used in very small quantities or not at all. The extrusion or cold pressing process heats the product to very high temperatures, destroying most remaining nutrients and minerals.
- Vitamins and minerals are artificially added.
- Dry food often contains preservatives and attractants.
Wet Food/Canned Food::
Most manufacturers use low-quality meat and slaughter by-products, plant by-products, and artificial additives for can production. Fresh ingredients like meat, offal, and vegetables are used in very small quantities or not at all. The sterilization process in autoclaves during canning heats the food to a temperature of 110–140°C, resulting in the loss of a large portion of nutrients and minerals.
-Vitamins and minerals are artificially added.
-Canned food often contains preservatives and attractants.
B.A.R.F. (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food):
The concept of feeding dogs biologically appropriate raw food, including meat, offal, vegetables, and fruits, has merit. However, raw, untreated B.A.R.F. products can be a significant problem. They are often contaminated with a high number of germs and bacteria, which can lead to intolerance or digestive difficulties for the dog and pose serious health risks for the owner during thawing and preparation. Enterobacteria and E. coli bacteria can cause severe health problems in both dogs and humans. The protein content in B.A.R.F. menus is often too high, leading to health problems in many dogs.
