I was more or less asked this question in another discussion
http://www.wrongplanet.net/postxf236959-0-30.html
and thought that I would make a poll, to see what other people's opinions might be.
http://brands.nabisco.com/Snackwells/
SnackWell's motto is "Be bad. Snack well." Which is utter nonsense, but slick enough to seduce a lot of my fat compatriots into stuffing themselves with garbage that they've been tricked into thinking that it is somehow good for them.
Nabisco touts is ironically-named SnackWell products as "deliciously indulgent, perfectly portioned treats. They let you be bad, and still be good." Utter nonsense.
Here are the ingredients for SnackWell's Devil's Food Cookies
Ingredients List wrote:
Sugar, Enriched Flour, [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, (Vitamin B1) Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Glycerin, Emulsifiers [(Adds A Trivial Amount of Fat) Soy Lecithin, Mono - and Diglycerides], Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate), Gelatin, Cornstarch, Modified Corn Starch, Chocolate (Adds A Trivial Amount of Fat), Salt, Potassium Sorbate Added to Preserve Freshness, Artificial Flavor.
For dog food, let us assume a high-quality, gourmet dog food. My esteemed sparring partner in the other discussion suggested Troll Hundefor from Norway.
http://www.troll-hundefor.no/public.aspx?pageid=33949English ingredients lists:
http://www.albaracing.net/TROLL%20dog%20food.htmTroll Elite Ingredients wrote:
TROLL ELITE is designed to meet the nutritional and energy demands of dogs with normal to middle high activity.
Ingredients: Wheat, Rice, Chicken Meal, Norwegian Fish Meal, Chicken Fat, Meat Meal, Corn, Natural Chicken Flavour, Minerals, Brewers Dried Yeast and Vitamins
Negotiable Energy : 14.100 kJ / 3.400 kcal/kg dry food.
Nutrient: Protein: 23.0 %
Fat: 11.0 %
Fibre: 2.0 %
Water: 10.0 %
Minerals: 7.0 % (Calcium 1.5%, Phosphor : 1.2%)
Vitamins and minerals included during the production; Vitamin A 13.000 IE, Vitamin D 1.040 IE, Vitamin E 63 mg, Copper sulphate 5,2 mg.
TROLL ELITE contains all the necessary vitamins and minerals that your dog needs for an entirely diet. The fat is stabilised with approved anti oxides and the essential fat acids from Omega-3 and Omega-6 have been important when choosing the ingredients we use. The food have no artificial smell, colour or taste substance.
For the sake of discussion, let's assume that you are quite peckish, that you can heat the product on a stove or in a microwave oven, that you can spread it over bread if you wish, and that you can add standard condiments (such as catsup, mustard, relish, etc.).
Your choice is dog food, that has all of those yummy nutritional ingredients, or the SnackWell concoction.
What do you choose?