The Honest Kitchen Human Grade Wholemade™ Dehydrated Dog Food, Whole Grain Beef and Oat, 10 lb (makes 40lbs)

We have been feeding our dogs Honest Kitchen dehydrated food for quite some time now and it's great when you have dogs who have to take regular medication and can't be coaxed into swallowing pills (no matter what you try to hide them in). You can crush pills or pierce capsules and pour the liquid into this food, add water, stir and wait 3 minutes and the dogs eat it up. I find my dogs like the beef and fish flavors the best, and yes, it looks like oatmeal when it is ready. I top it with some kibble so they have the crunch as well as the stew. It's nice that you know every ingredient that is in your dog's food and that it is humanely and sustainably sourced. My dogs love it and get barky when the box is opened. Also, you don't have to deal with all the cans that come with wet food!

I have 3 chihuahuas and have tried so many dif foods for them. 2 of them gt bored with the same flavor all the time and 1 thts not picky is 12yrs old so i wanted one tht was good quality, lots of dif flavors, easy to eat (small dogs=small teefs and lots of teefs taken by dentist), and affordable. This brand checks all the boxes. We also use Stella&Chewy and Ziwi(this ones expensive!) The variety has been a game changer. I have had to tweek amounts cuz its easy to feed thm too much. I call it their doggie oatmeal cuz basically it is. We also get the harder crunchy food but i usually smash it up some for them. *One problem i did encounter is my oldest guy Gary ended up with extreme constipation cuz this food does have a higher carb count. It was not pleasant. An enima was performed cuz xrays just showed he was extremely backed up. Again I have small 7&8lb dogs. Anyways it was a rough few days. After tht I used more water with the mix and added a bit of freeze dried beef or chkn frm Stew&Chew also would alternate between this doggie oatmeal and Stew&Chew digestive food. Now we are good. Lessons were learned. Also another game changer was adding a green lipid mussel supplement mixed in once a day. Not only is everything moving out on time but he has so much more energy than he ever has. This lil 12yr old chihuahua named Gary gets major zoomies. He runs out of gas quick but he used to get pulled muscles or hip pains if he played too much…not anymore. Also another thing tht changed is his sinuses. He would gt sinus infections maybe 2-3 times a yr and now none since the shift. My other 2 dogs are very young but one guy Carl is part Italian Greyhound so he has long skinny legs and both is knees pop out every day. His elbows pop like crazy too. Hes a rescue n whn we got him 2yrs ago he had no hair on his chest and got rashes on his nose all the time n extremely skinny. Hes still skinny but now he has chest hair its very thin but thts the iggy in him. His knees ache less. And he gets very zoomy too. Our baby Birdie is just 2 but shes a chipom so I know i have to watch her diet cuz heart issues n diabetes run in her dna. Long review with extra stuff thrown in but I wanted to explain why we love this brand. (Along with others) Trying to find the right food has been difficult. Vets always recommend Hills or Royal Canine n they arent terrible but the nutrition in those blows my mind cuz it has corn n other fillers. Our dogs would gt so bored with those they would rather eat the grass they peed or starve than eat anymore of tht kibble. So in Conclusion….this brand is amazing! Affordable for our small 3 chihuahuas and I think its gonna help them live long healthy n happy lives!

I have a dog who is allergic to chicken and pea protein and I have had a hard time finding a dog food she can eat. I tried making her food but because she's a larger dog she was going through it too fast so I tried Honest Kitchen. She loves it. It has all the nutrients she needs and the box lasts me a month and a half. It's such a time saver.

For the past few months I've been extensively researching for a better food for my 3 small dogs, one is a schnauzer and the other two, yorkies since the the regular dry store bought kibble hadn't been doing my little ones any favors, especially in the weight department. After giving up trying to find something better at the big box stores, I figured I'd have better luck on Amazon. I came across this product while looking at the Sojos brand of freeze dry dog food and figured I'd try this one first since it's cheaper and would probably be better for weight loss and maintenance. One thing I always check is the ingredients and the nutrition panel when comparing different brands and flavors. With this particular food, I noticed that the ingredients on the list were fantastic with all of them free of nasty, harmful GMOs, and many of them being organic which is what I feed the human members of my family. Also worth mentioning, the ingredients are also human grade which is very reassuring so you know it's higher quality and doesn't contain questionable chemicals or ingredients like euthanized shelter animals (crude protein in many cheap-o brands of dog food, seriously. Look it up, it's a real and tragic thing folks). On to the nutrition; If you have a puppy or active dog, this is probably not the best formula, and this company has many to choose from. I would say it's best suited for the less active mature/senior dogs like mine. That said, since they have been eating this food, they've actually had more energy and want to play much more than they used to! The fat content in this particular food is very low in comparison to most other dog foods, the protein content is mostly from the beef and comes in at a moderate, but healthy percentage for omnivores (which I'm sure you know that dogs are omnis and not carnivores such as cats). Dogs absolutely need protein, however, too much protein can burden the liver. This formula also includes a nice panel of vitamins and minerals added in addition to the naturally occurring nutrients from the food's wholesome ingredients. Out of the bag, it's a super green powdery texture with small pieces of what appears to be fruit, oats and veggies. I have to say the first time I measured it out and examined it, I was concerned, especially when I added the hot water. However, once reconstituted and cooled, the product has a lovely thick texture and smell, which is easy for my dogs to eat and digest. For the preparation; Super easy! I just use a large Pyrex jug, fill it will purified water, microwave for a couple minutes then add in the correct amount of measured dry food from the package (which is a plastic resealable bag in a snug cardboard box). I let the food sit to fully absorb the liquid and to cool down, then feed to my anxiously waiting fur babies who are ready to gobble every last drop!! Tip; I personally like to add in some organic Turmeric into the hot water and create a lovely tea base full of antioxidants before adding in the dry mix to add more health promoting benefits. Using hot water creates a much better texture/reconstitution than if you were to add cold or cool water. The best part besides the fact my dogs love the taste and don't waste, feeding time is easy, much more controlled since I am using this to help my dogs achieve a healthier weight, and this seems to last a long time. And, since the box is smaller, it is easier to store than a large bag of dry kibble, or many, many cans of moist dog food. So far the improvements I have seen in all three dogs has been: more energy, weight control/management, better health as per vet checkup since the last. They overall seem to be happier and, as long as this product stays on Amazons subscribe and save program which makes it more cost effective, I'll continue to purchase because the quality I get from this is far better that's what seems to be out there, as for right now. Hope this helps!

This brand/ product is such good food option for your dogs. I cook for my dog but when we travel I switch to using this because it is fast and easy to bring along. All you have to do is add water and it rehydrates the food. The ingredients also are much better than kibble. Highly recommend.

It's quite expensive, but my dog seems to love it. He's healthy and happy. He eats a pound and a half of beef and a 1/4 pound of this dehydrated food every day. If they keep raising the price, I'm going to have to start a GoFundMe campaign.

So the pros, this is easy peasy fresh/canned food alternative. It's the canned food without the can. It's the fresh food without the meal prep and cooking! It's a hybrid and the best of both worlds, all you need to do is just add water! That being said... (oh and 40lbs of dog food in a 10lb box that I can actually carry up 3 flights of stairs... YES please!!) the cons... I don't think this is good for big dogs or a lot of dogs. This can get real expensive, real fast and to be honest... I have never measured... BUT I don't think it makes 40lbs of food... what I mean by that is.... 40lbs of dog food (dried kibble) takes me X amount of weeks to go through... this box that supposedly makes 40lbs of dog food... did NOT last me that same amount of time. I was going through this stuff MUCH quicker than I ever was my dry kibble. My dogs LOVED it! That's good. I DON'T think I was overfeeding them.. WHY? bc none of them gained weight! They stayed the same... So... that leads me to think.. again.. this doesn't make exactly 40lbs of dog food equivalent. This is good for little dogs or not that many dogs OR for people who have a lot of $$ and no budget for dog food. Would I recommend, yes for those folks I just listed above otherwise, no. Would I repurchase? I have and off and on will but will use this as a supplement NOT for the entire source of their food. But quality is amazing and the dogs love it! It's fresher than canned food and kibble and it takes the work out of cooking for your dog.

So my pup had a really uncommon medical emergency happen to her. She had intussusception ( which is basically the intestines telescope fold into eachother and it’s hard to diagnose since it doesn’t really show well on radiographs or ultrasounds) Which if not caught in time, most dogs only have about 3-7day survival. Starfire had a really bad case of it and ended up going into an emergency surgery after no one was finding anything on rad’s or ultrasound so I had a specialist take a look as time was ticking and she was getting worse each day. She became lethargic, pale and was leaking bloOd. She was rushed into surgery. So her small colon was taken out and her cecum. It was questionable she would survive. She had a fight in her though so her vet and me worked on finding a perfect very low fat and very high fiber diet. As now we were facing the issues of chronic diarrhea which can also be harmful. I spent days of research and finally came across this brand. The beef formula was exactly what she needed! It was expected for her to have chronic diarrhea with her disability now but within a 1.5months of being on this diet she started finally forming normal stools again! Her 3 vets were actually shocked! I’ve never seen her get so excited for feedings either! She literally started doing this once we made the switch! She’s thriving and recovering well! This food literally helped save my baby girl! Also it’s super easy to prep! I got a food container and make a couple days worth and it stores in the fridge and doesn’t smell weird or anything. I do notice once it goes in the fridge it gets more firm so I splash a little water on it before giving it- you don’t gotta do this it’s all on your dogs preference but I do it so she gets some extra hydration in her. Besides this food saving my girl, it’s actually really healthy! It’s all good stuff in there and not a bunch of unnecessary stuff. Just don’t get the grain free one. Dogs are meant to eat grains unless medically restricted from a licensed veterinarian. Hope my story sheds light on how great of a food this is!