Granola Girl Gone Wild

It is Week One of the Whole Pet Diet Experience. This week is all about Essential Fatty Acids. The chapter includes a recipe for an oil blend to balance Omega 3's and 6's in forms that are readily available to dogs and cats. We are essentially lubricating Lily's body: not only skin, coat, and nails but also heart, eyes, and other tissues. We are providing her immune system with an extra boost to fight off any bad guys. We are on a mission!!!


Last night was an experience. Armed with "Whole Pet Diet" I bee-lined for the nutritional corner of my local Henry's Market. I asked for wheat germ oil (out of stock) and barley juice powder. (What?? They make juice powder?? Stop and think about THAT for a moment!)


In short, I found things like kelp powder, spirulina, and chlorella. Nutritional yeast, lecithin granules. I found Things I Have Only Read About In Books. Mystical things, one and all. My wonderful little service dog in training has led me to the Temple of Nutrition.

Apparently I am the World's Worst Granola Girl. I survived 9 years in the wilds of Northern Idaho, following my dad's whims that ranged from "mildly back to nature" to "raving survivalist."

I could identify keifer long before I knew about cake mixes; we canned fruits and veggies for the long, cold winter ... I have read whole food nutritional articles for as long as I can remember. But I had never before experienced the thrill of The Nutritional Yeast Aisle.

Folks, when 'they' say that pets are good for you, just believe them.