PEANUT BUTTER - We aren't talking about the kind with the big squirrel on the front. You know the one with all the added sugar, salt and other ingredients. The peanut butter we use is just ground up peanuts - nothing more. Peanuts are a great source of protein, good fats including omega-6, previously mentioned with flax (think shiny coat), soluble fibre and oodles of minerals including zinc, magnesium copper and iron; important for the production of red blood cells.
EGGS - A fantastic source of protein and fat. The yolk contains most of the fat and nutrients such as vitamin E, biotin and lutein. Lutein is important is good eye health. Biotin is important for healthy skin and coat, and also helps the animals metabolize the other nutrients. Even the eggshell provides and excellent source of calcium.
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