Mix it Up: A Guide to Nutritious and Delicious Pet Meal Mix-Ins for a Balanced Diet

Eating the same thing every day can be boring, and picky pet eaters may just refuse to eat. Transform your pet’s diet into a canine cuisine or a feline feast using the whole meat, vital organs, and bones found in Vital Essentials.

Freeze-Dried Toppers

Want to turn traditional kibble into a feast fit for your pet? Vital Essentials freeze-dried grain-free Meal Toppers for dogs and cats are a great way to start! Available in Beef, Turkey, and Chicken, Toppers can be served as a meal, a supplement, or as a Meal Topper. Sprinkle on top of traditional kibble to entice picky eaters or mix with water to create a gravy to pour over your pet’s food. Toppers allow you to incorporate the benefits of raw food into your pet’s everyday diet. What pet wouldn’t be enticed by real meat, locally sourced from America’s heartland, with a perfect blend of fresh, wholesome organs and bones?

Freeze-Dried Mini Nibs

Your pet will be grateful when you add some variety to their diet using Vital Essentials grain-free freeze-dried Mini Nibs. These crunchy, bite-size, nutritious Mini Nibs are available in Beef, Chicken, Duck, Rabbit, Salmon, and Turkey for dogs or in Chicken, Duck, Rabbit, and Turkey for cats, allowing a variety of choices for finicky canines or felines. Mini Nibs can be fed as is for a complete meal, added on top of traditional kibble to entice picky eaters, or mixed in with your pet’s food as an extra meaty protein boost high in amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. There is no need to add water, as the Mini Nibs texture is perfect for pets that love a good crunch! Mini Nibs can also help support your pet’s oral health. The single source, whole meat found in Mini Nibs will satisfy your pet’s natural dietary cravings and have them begging for more!

Freeze-Dried Mini Patties

We’re positive your pet will love Vital Essentials grain-free freeze-dried Mini Patties. Mini Patties are low-carb and high-protein and come in Beef, Chicken, Duck, Rabbit, Salmon, and Turkey for dogs, and Chicken, Duck, Rabbit, and Turkey for cats, offering a variety of protein sources to satisfy your pet’s needs. Mini Patties can be fed as is for a complete and balanced diet, or add water to create a soft, juicy meal similar to canned pet food. For added variety, the dry or moistened patties can be mixed into traditional kibble to incorporate real meat, protein, and essential nutrients into your pet’s diet. With Vital Essentials Mini Patties, your pet will be whining and dining in no time.

Beef Tripe

Your pet will give Vital Essentials Beef Tripe four paws up! Tripe is the unprocessed stomach of a ruminating (grazing) animal and is considered a superfood for your pet. Tripe contains beneficial probiotics, calcium, and active digestive enzymes that help increase metabolism, improve digestion and boost your pet’s immune system. Vital Essentials Beef Tripe is available in freeze-dried Nibblets or Treats and frozen Patties which allows for a variety of ways to incorporate Tripe into your pet’s diet. Tripe can be added to raw diets or used as a supplement for traditional pet food. The essential fatty acids in Tripe, Omega-3, and Omega-6, have been shown to help control inflammation, improve your pet’s mood and promote healthy skin and coat. Beef Tripe is so good, it will be puppy love at first bite!

Whether feeding as a complete meal or as an add-on to traditional kibble, there are plenty of different ways to incorporate the benefits of real meat into your pet’s diet. Using Vital Essentials to craft a canine cuisine or forge a feline feast, your pet will be on its way to the best nutrition.

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