Grain-free dog food for every stage of your dog's life
Grain-free at ESSENTIAL FOODS isn't about leaving something out – it's a deliberate choice of ingredients. When you choose grain-free dog food, the meal is built on a recipe free from grains, with fresh, human-grade ingredients and a generous proportion of fresh and dried meat or fish, combined with vegetables such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, field beans, chickpeas and peas, along with fruit, berries and herbs that lend natural flavour and nourishment. This collection brings together 66 products across meals, PÂTÉ, meal boxes and treats, so you can create an everyday routine where main meal and reward follow the very same principle. Everything is prepared in Our finest British Heritage Kitchens to recipes in which carefully selected local and regional delicacies carry the flavour.
You can taste the difference in the bowl. Free-range British chicken, grass-fed British lamb, Scottish salmon, free-range venison and free-range British farmhouse duck appear throughout the ranges, paired with kelp, spirulina, cranberries, goji berries and probiotics. If you're unsure which grain-free meal suits your dog's breed, age and activity level, the ESSENTIAL FOODS nutrition advisers are on hand by phone, chat and email to help you get it right from the very start.
How to choose the best grain-free food for your dog
The best grain-free dog food is the one that matches your dog's life stage and daily life. A puppy needs a different nutritional profile from an active adult dog, and a senior dog has needs all of its own in the golden years. So begin with the life stage, then consider your dog's digestion and preferences. Some dogs thrive on poultry, others on fish, and others again on venison or lamb. You'll find the full range of dog meals gathered in one place, and if the priority is avoiding particular ingredients, it's worth exploring the allergy-friendly range.
If your dog has a sensitive stomach, it's usually wise to make the change gradually over the course of a week, keeping an eye on stools, coat and energy levels along the way. Do also pay attention to portion size, as grain-free meals with a high content of fresh ingredients are both flavourful and richly nourishing. If you're not certain whether the weight is where it should be, the article on a healthy weight for your dog offers a simple way to assess it at home.
Grain-free puppy food and the finest of beginnings
Grain-free puppy food is about giving a rapidly growing body precisely the nourishment it needs, without unnecessary fillers. The BEGINNING range was created for the finest of beginnings, with luxurious grain-free puppy meals composed of fresh produce, human-grade ingredients and carefully selected local and regional delicacies. The result is a grain-free puppy food where the flavour comes from the meat, the fish and the vegetables that genuinely belong in the recipe.
Those first months shape a great deal – digestion, coat and habits around the bowl alike. That's why ESSENTIAL FOODS has gathered all its guidance on feeding, portions and transitions in the Puppy Universe, while the range itself can be found under puppy and junior. As your puppy grows, the move to adult meals happens calmly and without departing from the grain-free path.
Grain-free dog food, PÂTÉ and treats of the same calibre
Grain-free feeding doesn't end with the main meal. This collection also includes PÂTÉ, which works beautifully as a meal in its own right or as a topping when appetites need tempting, as well as meal boxes such as THE EXPLORER BOX and THE MIXED MEALS BOX, where you put together your dog's own favourites. If you'd like to explore different textures and ways of serving, the PÂTÉ range is a natural extension of the grain-free meals.
The rewards meet exactly the same standard. The FINEST range offers, among others, FINEST SALMON & PARSLEY SMALL SAUSAGES with 60% salmon and FINEST BEEF & HERB SQUARES with 60% beef, while FARM & FIELDS TINY CRACKERS and LAKE & SEA TINY CRACKERS are both made with 80% freshly prepared ingredients and are ideal for training. And when a snack needs to last a little longer, there are natural delicacies with a good, long chewing time that also give the jaw muscles a proper workout. In short, your dog's entire day can stay grain-free, from the morning meal to that last reward before bedtime.
