The Dog Bowl Pet Supply and BARF Raw Food Blog

In this ever changing environment and world of developing technology, do you ever wonder where the production of "food" categorically falls into?

New developments in computers, internet, cell phones, music, etc... It seems every day brings new and exciting things to help improve our lives and keep us in touch. But what about our food? The average consumer doesn't give food sources a second thought, much less the technology it takes to stock those grocery store shelves!

With the onset of the economic crunch now is the time to step back and think about what we are spending our hard earned money on; and ultimately, the industry and production we are supporting. When we start thinking about spending money to purchase things of "value" we notice that these items ultimately are perishable, fresh items, or "real food". We came up with the conclusion that when you mix technology and real food the result is high profit, more chemicals and less real food.

Next time you go shopping in the grocery store we want you to think about a few things:

• Is the food item a produced item or is it fresh? (i.e. produced item would be Cheetos, a fresh item would be carrots, etc)


• Isn't it common sense that the best things for you are fresh foods? So why is that section only taking up 1/4 or less of the grocery store retail space?


• What percentage of your cart items contain preservatives to extend shelf life? (This question pertains to deli and raw meat items as well, i.e. chicken broth is a preservative and a chemical.)


• Are the items from local vendors or are they imported items?


• How many grocery bags do you think that store gives out in the time it takes you to shop?


• What is that store's impact on the community and the environment? Are they a local store or is this a big chain or conglomerate that doesn't give back to your town or city?

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment