FF Pate with cheddar

[Janet and Izzy (GA)]

Petsmart had new pate with cheddar cheese. Beef, chicken, tuna or salmon. Is cheddar high in carbs?

 

[Wendy&Tiggy(GA)]

I think dairy can spike some cats blood sugar. I wouldnt risk it.

Wendy

 

[KPassa]

I think these also use cornstarch, unlike the other FF Classics, which could be a source of carbs.

 

[Janet and Izzy (GA)]

Thanks. I bought one of each flavor. I guess I will toss them into the hypo pile.

 

[Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)]

Given the tiny amount of cheese in a can, I think the carb concern is minimal. What I don't understand is "why"? Why do pet food companies feel the need to screw with what works? Why add cheese, or veggies? They are trying to appeal to human taste preferences. Because "Florentine" sounds special on a menu, let's add spinach to cat food! Because you see lots of lions on the Nat Geo channel sitting around munching garden greens at the oasis, right?

Here's the nutrition data on cheddar cheese:

http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/food/cheddar-cheese/carbohydrate

Bob likes them. But it is a concern that the "with cheddar cheese" flavors are replacing the "classics" on the store shelves here. Fewer classic flavors each week for the past few weeks. Hope Purina isn't discontinuing some of them. nailbite_smile

 

[Janet and Izzy (GA)]

I don't think they are discontinuing anything. They were just some new flavors.

 

[Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)]

Maybe it's just a "shelf space" issue at the grocery store. Each brand gets "X" feet of space on the shelves, so they must have just not ordered some flavors when they got the "plus cheese" flavors in. Wish they'd ditched some of the grilled and gravy styles and left the classics alone.

 

[Janet and Izzy (GA)]

yes it is totally shelf space. I work for a pet food company and I know they pay for the square feet they have product on, which is why when things don't sell they get removed. I have some product at one store that is't at another, because of that