Lily's Kitchen is a very popular brand. We will be reviewing a few recipes to give you a balanced opinion on the brand.
Carbs range anywhere from 44% to 49%, with a whopping 29% sweet potato, pea protein, and other fillers.
At £90+, the amount of filler is way too much. If a food is expensive, you need to check you're getting your money's worth. On this occasion, you are not getting a good deal. It's funny, because they say ''no fillers'' on the front of the bag. Really bad!
They also have an organic range. Which you would think it's better than the others, but it isn't:
One would think that at £60 per 10kg of premium food you would not get ''organic rice, organic rice protein or organic barley''. We would say this is unforgivable. Whilst we believe no dog food should contain rice or barley, premium dog food should definitely not contain these very cheap fillers.
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''Nutritional yeast'', ''potato protein''? These are very questionable ingredients for the price tag you are paying.
Sheperd's Pie: 32% Freshly Prepared Meat (Lamb 27%, Lamb Liver 5%), Sweet Potatoes (20%), Potato (16%), Pea Protein, Potato Protein, Whole Peas (4%), Whole Lentils, Flaxseed, Lamb Gravy, Minerals, Botanicals & Herbs 1% (Alfalfa, Chickweed, Cleavers, Golden Rod, Nettles, Seaweed, Dandelion Root, Celery Seeds, Milk Thistle, Burdock Root, Marigold Flowers, Rosehips.), Sun?ower Oil, Pea Fibre, Prebiotics (Mannan Oligosaccharides 2g/kg, Fructooligosaccharides 1.2g/kg), Joint Care Mix (Methylsulfonylmethane 200mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 200mg/kg, Glucosamine 200mg/kg), Carrots, Parsley (0.01%), Cranberries, Apples, Spinach.
Wild Woodlands Way: 35% Freshly Prepared Meat (Duck 20%, Salmon 10%, Venison 5%), Potato, Pea Protein, Whole Lentils, Whole Peas, Egg, Flaxseed, Minerals, Duck Gravy, Nutritional Yeast, Botanicals & Herbs 1% (Botanicals & Herbs: Alfalfa, Chickweed, Cleavers, Golden Rod, Nettles, Seaweed, Dandelion Root, Celery Seeds, Milk Thistle, Burdock Root, Marigold Flowers, Rosehips), Prebiotics (Mannan Oligosaccharides 1.8g/kg, Fructooligosaccharides 1.1g/kg), Carrots, Apples, Joint Care Mix (Methylsulfonylmethane 200mg/kg, Glucosamine 170mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125mg/kg), Cranberries, Blackberries, Spinach.
Countryside Casserole: 42% Freshly Prepared Meat (Chicken 31%, Duck 8%, Chicken Liver 3%), Sweet Potatoes (29%), Whole Peas 6.5%, Whole Lentils, Pea Protein, Flaxseed, Egg, Potato Protein, Chicken Gravy, Minerals, Botanicals & Herbs 1% (Alfalfa, Chickweed, Cleavers, Golden Rod, Nettles, Seaweed, Dandelion Root, Celery Seeds, Milk Thistle, Burdock Root, Marigold Flowers, Rosehips.), Salmon Oil, Mannan Oligosaccharides 0.13% Fructooligosaccharides 0.08%, Carrots, Apples, Joint Care Mix (Glucosamine 175mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 175mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125mg/kg), Cranberries, Spinach
40% Freshly Prepared Organic Chicken, Organic Rice, Organic Barley, Organic Oats, Organic Rice Protein, Organic Whole Peas (3.5%), Organic Whole Lentils (3.5%), Gravy, Minerals, Organic Botanicals & Herbs 1% (Alfalfa, Turmeric, Cleavers, Golden Rod, Nettles, Seaweed, Dandelion Root, Celery Seeds, Milk Thistle, Burdock Root, Marigold Flowers, Rosehips), Prebiotics (Mannan Oligosaccharides 2g/kg, Fructooligosaccharides 0.1g/kg), Organic Carrots (0.1%), Organic Broccoli (0.04%), Organic Spinach (0.04%), Organic Parsnip (0.04%), Organic Honey.
As you can see, the protein content is rather low, and the carbs are quite high. Not good for the money.
Lily's Kitchen was acquired by Nestle (yes, the chocolate company), and have suffered serious a serious watering down of the brand and ingredients.
A premium brand should give you value for money. There are much better options for the money. Don't get fooled!