4.5
Customers say
Customers appreciate the pet food’s quality and ingredients. They find it tasty and nutritious, with limited ingredients that dogs can eat. The food is easy to prepare and provides good coat shine. However, opinions vary on value for money, smell, and skin health.
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The Honest Kitchen believes human grade, whole foods provide pets the best nutrition possible. This grain free recipe is made with uncompromising quality control standards using real, whole food ingredients, like free range chicken, that are gently dehydrated to maintain nutrients & taste. To meet our 100% human grade standard, we use the same whole food ingredients you’d recognize in your own kitchen, and make this food in a human food facility. Just add warm water and wait three minutes for a fresher, homemade meal that you and your pets will love! *Substantiated by In-Home AAFCO Feeding Trial ABOUT THE HONEST KITCHEN Founded in 2002 as the first human grade food for pets, we believe that real, whole foods provide pets with the best nutrition possible. That’s why all our foods are made with the same quality and safety standards as people food (and with ingredients you can find in your kitchen). It’s what we call The Honest Difference, and we can’t wait for you to see the difference it makes!
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 7.25 x 6.5 x 3.5 inches; 8 Pounds
Manufacturer recommended age : 1 month and up
Item model number : F2
Date First Available : April 16, 2014
Manufacturer : The Honest Kitchen
ASIN : B00JQEHOH8
Country of Origin : USA
GRAIN FREE, FREE RANGE CHICKEN: The Honest Kitchen Grain Free Chicken dog food is made with real whole food ingredients like free range chicken, green beans & apples, which are gently dehydrated for maximum nutrient retention and easy digestion.
SUITABLE FOR ADULT DOGS: Complete & Balanced nutrition for adult dogs of all breeds and sizes including adult and senior dogs.
EASY HOMEMADE: Just add warm water for a wholesome & delicious meal. Serve alone as a complete meal for maximum nutrition, or use as a topper to their dry food.
HUMAN GRADE: Unlike most pet food, this recipe is 100% human grade – made with human grade ingredients & produced in a human food facility. That means higher quality ingredients & more safety standards, just like you’d expect from your own food.
WE SAY NO TO: This recipe contains no preservatives, by-products, fillers, GMO ingredients, corn, wheat or soy.
NATURAL & MADE IN THE USA: This natural dog food is made with ingredients you’d recognize from your own kitchen, and made in the USA with trusted sources from around the world.
Stacy Hornbeck –
Great for old dogs.
My dog is 20 years old and has almost all her teeth pulled. She lost interest in most foods and raw was difficult to chew. After a TON of research I found this food. It checked all the boxes I was looking for: soft food, sustainable packaging, non-refrigerated, high quality, and tasty to my dog.After switching to this food, she started eating again because she’s excited about the taste and there is a substantial and noticeable increase in her energy and overall health.
Eva –
Smells GREAT! Easy, great Value, and they freaking LOVE IT!
I reluctantly try new dog or cat food for my pets. But lately my Boston Terrier Giggles has been having skin issues and has been ordered to lose weight due to a knee problem. She isn’t over weight but the vet wants her lean to give her knees as much rest as possible. This sent me searching for food options. I thought that with this mix yourself product I could add more water and give her more in her belly so she’ll feel full. The same principle as drinking a glass of water before a meal.Luckily Giggles isn’t allergic to Chicken so I tried the Chicken flavor, Force, first. It is awesome. Plain and simple. They love this food. My other Boston Terrier, Rabbit, inhales food but with this I have to use a puzzle bowl to slow him down.The best part is obviously the high quality, pure food ingredients they use. But for me, the best part is the smell. NO MORE STINKY DOG FOOD! Dry, Force smells like a packet of chicken soup or Thanksgiving. The Beef Grain Free, Love, smells like Apple Roasted Prime Rib. No kidding. I decided to get the grain-in Beef recipe for my non sensitive Boston and my older Chihuahua who has no teeth–he was a rescue–and he only eats soft food now.Mo, the Chihuahua gags on water and throws it up so hydrating this little 4lb dog is a chore. But with Honest Kitchen I can make a soup out of his food and he gets much better hydration without gagging!Every flavor of the dog food I have tried has been a 100% hit in my home. The Grain In product is even a better value than any canned food I would feed my dogs before–like Blue for example.Feeding my dogs is a pleasure not a chore now. No more holding my nose or stinking up the frig with a half used can of dog food. Make exactly the amount you need each time. I have on demand hot water but when we went on a trip, a microwave cup of water is warm enough in 45 seconds to mix into the dry. Easy. Images included are of Love, the Grain Free Beef dog food: Image 1: Dry in bowl Image 2: Right after water is added Image 3: Three minutes later. I choose to add a little more water than called for for rehydration. Often you can see whole pieces of vegetable, fruit and other bits.One last bonus? Less stinky on the business end and less farts. My goodness how amazing. Walking the dog is even better now too!Thank you Honest Kitchen for making a product I feel good about giving to my family of pets. And just in case someone is thinking it–no, I was not asked or paid for this review. It is from my heart.
Ken Macon –
Life saver!!!!
My older dog was having trouble with lots of different kinds of foods. She has lost some teeth and is unable to eat hard kibble even if it’s small. We had problems with her throwing up even on very expensive canned and soft foods. She also has refused to eat other soft foods after a few days. She absolutely loves this food! It’s easy to use, it’s easy on her stomach and we haven’t had absolutely no issues with this food at all! We love it and will be feeding her this food for the rest of her life! It has been a lifesaver for our family! She no longer throws up and she stays satisfied on this food. She absolutely loves it!!!!!
EC –
Real food
I would give 5 stars if it wasn’t so expensive. I feed 2 large dogs 2 cups a day and it adds up. I spend about $300 a month. But they love it. I feel good knowing it’s human grade food. I sometimes make a batch of chicken, rice , veggies and add to it to help with cost. My dogs are so healthy and at their perfect weight. No tasteless unhealthy brown nuggets. Try it…I’m sure your dog will thank you.
Freds Mom –
One of the best dog foods out there and comes in many varieties if your dog has allergies.
My dog loves this food, and she is Miss Picky. I’m trying to see if she has a chicken allergy (again) and she’s been eating the grain-free beef variety. She loves it! She comes to get me and asks for dinner now. This is a great food for older dogs whose teeth aren’t the best any more, because you choose the consistency. Andi loves the turkey variety, too.Be sure to buy the grain-free versions of The Honest Kitchen. The grain-inclusive varieties are heavy on peas, which dogs don’t tolerate well and which provide zero nutrition. Cheap fillers. A four-pound box of THK will last my dachshund six weeks. She also eats Farmina grain-free N&D kibble, which I leave out for her. She has a secret life at night while I’m asleep, and she likes to eat her Farmina then. It’s a great food, all varieties of it, and it comes in several varieties too, which makes avoiding allergens easy. Andi eats the wild boar and apple variety. Their canned food is also excellent, but unfortunately any canned food gives my dog diarrhea.My dog also gets home cooking when it is to be had. Variety is the spice of life! But, even while I’m cooking, she comes in and begs for her Honest Kitchen dinner. She’s still able to sit up and take a little nourishment when the home cooking gets ready.I would recommend all grain-free varieties of The Honest Kitchen to anyone. It isn’t practical for a large dog or for three or four dogs unless they are small or medium dogs. But my dog loves it, the food agrees with her, and we’re able to avoid chicken completely this way. The Farmina I mentioned is the top kibble made, in my book and in the eyes of most of the members of a dog food/nutrition group I belong to on FB. I’d recommend Farmina to anyone, too.
Amber Nicholls –
I like this product, thankfully I had used it previously and knew the ingredients and the mixing directions because when it shipped it did not come in its packaging! It arrived loose in its bag!
AD –
Okay, so I have a very stubborn miniature Dachshund who will spit out food he doesn’t like. He’d rather starve himself than eat kibble he isn’t a fan of. We had tried different types, brands, expensive and less so, different meats – you name it. The first time he has been excited was when we tried a small bag of a different brand of freeze-dried food, but they came in pucks which smelled dreadful and were difficult to break apart (not to mention very expensive for what we got), that one kind of upset his stomach as well.I found Honest Kitchen Kibble first, which we started using and he *actually* likes, but when I bought this – it’s an absolute game changer. I don’t need to worry about watching if he eats the proper amount – he finishes the WHOLE bowl, every time (this NEVER happened before). We split the feeding amount in half, giving one in the morning, other at night. It smells really good, better than any dog food I’ve ever fed him before. Like, human food nice. It’s a pleasure to make for my dog, especially in comparison to other freeze-dried food I’ve tried. I love that he get’s all of the nutrience he needs, and it’s relatively affordable considering.Will update a few months from now to see if he doesn’t get too bored of it. 🙂
ar –
ok
Susan Mills –
My dogs adore yr product
DW. –
Received in great condition, delivery as promised! Great food for both my goldies, help to fill up my senior dog a little.