At Lily's Kitchen our natural pet food is made with real meat, organic grains, organic vegetables, organic fruit and herbs. We don't use any 'derivatives' or 'pomace' (the indigestible part of fruit and veg, like pips and stalks) - just pure whole foods. We don't use any colourings, flavourings, sweeteners or artificial preservatives.
Your pet is only as healthy as the food she eats. If they are fed food made from indigestible proteins and high in carbohydrates then they will never feel satisfied or be nourished after a meal. Not only this, your pet may well be open to all sorts of ailments and illnesses.
Our Holistic principles mean we only use the best quality raw materials to reflect the natural diet of dogs and cats.
Good food equals good health.
We prepare and cook our pet foods in small, but state-of-the-art kitchens in the depths of the countryside. This way we can keep total control of the quality of ingredients in each and every tin, tray or bag.
Dogs and cats love the taste of natural organic food, they benefit from the purity of the ingredients necessary for a long, healthy life. Organic ingredients do not contain any chemicals - no growth hormones, no artificial colours, no antibiotics, no chemical fertilisers or pesticides, no GMOs. Every single ingredient must be approved by our organic certifying agency. The fact that your dog will not be eating all these pesticides will help ensure his or her long term health as well as daily health and vitality - healthy skin, coat and eyes. Our food is also highly digestible, meaning your pet will feel very satisfied after a meal.
Only certified organic ingredients go through the kind of rigorous certification process which takes pet food safety to a level where you can trust that what you are feeding your pet is safe. Products that claim to be 'natural' or 'real' or using 'human grade ingredients' have not been subjected to an independent third party assessment conducted by an organic certifying body. All our food has been through TWO certifying bodies - BAHNM (British Assocation of Holistic Nutrition and Medicine) and OF&G (Organic Farmers and Growers).
The kitchens where Lily's Kitchen Organic natural pet food is made must also be certified organic. This means that everything has a good scrub down before our food is prepared and cooked to ensure no non-organic traces of food get into our recipes.
We wanted to make sure that all the ingredients in our foods were perfectly balanced, so we got together with BAHNM to create a list of ingredients. We looked at which ones work well together and what proportion of each to put in. Holistic is about treating the 'whole' - treating the cause not the symptoms. Holistic is defined as relating to the Quality and Appropriateness of ingredients in pet foods:
Ingredients derived from plant or animal sources
- in their most natural form.
Ingredients made substantially from raw materials that are biologically appropriate for the species that can be optimally and easily assimilated by the body.
BAHNM - British Association of Holistic Nutrition and Medicine have been involved throughout our production and certify all our foods.
'BAHNM believes that nutrients should be supplied from whole unadulterated raw materials - meats, cereals, vegetables and herbs in order that they can be properly optimised by the body. It should mirror the evolved requirements of the animal. Foods from other sources such as unsuitable by-products, too much carbohydrate and chemical additives can lead to sub-optimal nutrition and often chronic poor health. This may not happen in the short term but it is a reasonable assumption there are consequences for not adhering to the principles of natural nutrition.'
Find out more about the Holistic approach at www.bahnm.org.uk
