NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS
Nutrition Conversation Tips
NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS
Tips and tools for effective nutrition conversations with case scenario examples.
Nutrition Conversation Tips, Ingredients in Pet Food
Engaging Clients With Concerns About Ingredients
Clients often have questions about pet food ingredients. The first step in answering is learning what prompted these questions. A nutrition assessment is an essential tool used to find an answer that suits the client and the pet.
- Your client is concerned about ingredients in her pet’s foods. How do you address these concerns?
Related Tools and Content:
Components of Nutritional Assessment
Nutritional assessment uses an iterative process to make specific diet recommendations tailored to individual dogs and cats.
Nutritional Assessment Is an Iterative Process: Screening Evaluation
Assessing a patient’s nutritional status is a recurring process that entails more than taking a diet history.
Nutritional Assessment Is an Iterative Process: Extended Evaluation
An extended nutritional evaluation is important for pets at risk for nutrition-related problems.
Taking a Good Diet History
The only way to know what each patient really eats is to ask ꟷ and document the information in the medical record.
Considerations for Feeding Gluten-Free Diets to Pets
Following the human nutrition trend, gluten-free foods are becoming increasingly popular for pets.
Grains Are a Rich Source of Nutrients for Pets
Grains are a valuable source of nutrients in pet food.
To Share With Pet Owner:
Screening Diet History Form
This short, screening diet history form is a practical, easy-to-use document that can help clients provide important information about their pets’ diets.
Gluten in Pet Food
Gluten-free diets are increasingly popular in human nutrition and this in turn can influence pet food decisions. What exactly is gluten and why is it found in pet food?
Grains in Pet Foods
Grains provide valuable nutrients, but pet owners may believe that grains are “fillers” or that they may be a source of food allergies.
By-Products
By-products are a safe and nutritious ingredient, but pet owners may perceive that pet foods containing by-products are low-quality.
Alternative Proteins in Pet Food
Alternative proteins, which are generally considered protein sources other than the traditional animal sources such as beef and chicken, are increasingly being utilized in both human and pet food. What are examples of alternative proteins, and why are they used in pet food?