
November Protein of the Month: Non-GMO Turkey
We, at Marty’s Meals, are very proud to have earned non-GMO certification on 6 of our balanced recipes (all dog and cat chicken and turkey recipes). Marty’s Meals is currently one of only three fresh made dog food manufacturers in the U.S. to have earned this certification for fresh made dog and cat food. https://www.nongmoproject.org/find-non-gmo/verified-products/?brand_id=12116 A lot has been written about GMOs lately […]
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October Protein of the Month – Venison
Marty’s Meals uses Grass-Fed Venison sourced from family farms in New Zealand. New Zealand Venison is rich in iron and low in fat, making it an ideal meat to include as part of a leaner balanced diet. Venison is packed with many nutrients required for good health such as iron, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, copper and a number of B vitamins […]
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September Protein of the Month – Duck
Since Duck, is the most “cooling” protein in our selection, we have chosen the duck recipe for September’s feature of the month, as we ease out of the hot summer days. Marty’s Meals uses whole ground, vegetable fed, pasture raised ducks in our raw and gently cooked duck recipes. Duck is a great protein source with many nutritional benefits for […]
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August Protein of the Month: Free Range Wild Boar
Marty’s Meals sustainably sources wild boar from the southwest United States for our raw and gently cooked recipes. Unlike the domestic pig, wild boar are not prone to illness or disease, running free in a natural environment. Wild boar meat is similar to pork, but there are a few differences worth noting. As a game meat, wild boar meat is […]
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Marty’s Loves Cats, Too
… And yet. The word most often associated with cats and food must be “finicky.” Cats are obligate carnivores: they have evolved to eat prey, meaning almost exclusively fresh meat. But they have a remarkable gift for not eating unfamiliar foods. We have created transition diets to make the switch easier. […]
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Fresh Food and More Play: Remedies for the Obesity Epidemic
We at Marty’s Meals believe that the foundation of good health is a healthy, fresh, natural diet, whether raw or gently cooked. But that’s not all our dogs and cats require. Like ours, their bodies are made to move. There is an obesity epidemic in dogs and cats: in 2018, 56% of dogs were overweight. “Dogs and cats with excess […]
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Marty’s Meals Sustainable Sourcing & Business Practices
“We’re sort of ‘triple bottom line plus,” says Marty’s Meals founder/owner Sandy Bosben, about her business, “because we add a fourth dimension – pets – to the goal of responsibility to the planet and to people, while still making a profit.” Since the business’ launch in 2010, Sandy has been intent on making Marty’s Meals a case study in how […]
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FDA’s Dire Warnings Create a Laughingstock by Dr. Becker
Not long ago I ran across a headline in a pet food industry journal that gave me a chuckle. It read, “More Americans consider raw pet diets amid safety issues: Sales of raw pet food have increased sharply”.1 I’m smiling because it seems the best efforts of the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the […]
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Marty’s Meals adds Ziploc® recycling for customers, making product packaging 100% recyclable or compostable
Marty’s Meals is doubling down on 4 years of business growth with a new store in Boulder, CO, and an expanded commitment to triple bottom line business practices by accepting Ziploc® bag recycling at both the Santa Fe and Boulder locations. “We’re sort of ‘triple bottom line plus,” says Marty’s Meals founder/owner Sandy Bosben, about her business, “because we add […]
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Raw Food And Dental Health
By Dana Scott http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/raw-food-and-dental-health/ Recently, a blog post appeared in the Kansas Daily Mail about Hill’s pet food. The reporter was given a tour of the Hill’s veterinary facility where a large pack of mostly beagles was a part of the Hill’s feeding trials. Here’s an interesting excerpt from the piece: “The dogs have yearly dental cleanings and any other […]
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