Best Dog Food Subscription Services Compared
This page is educational reference material for preparing questions. A licensed veterinarian examines the animal, makes the diagnosis, and sets the treatment.
Comparing dog food subscription services including Farmer's Dog, Ollie, PetPlate, and Nom Nom. Covers pricing, ingredients, and convenience.
Detailed Comparison
| The Farmer's Dog | Ollie | Nom Nom and PetPlate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Gently cooked food, portioned and shipped on a schedule | Gently cooked recipes, portioned and shipped | Fresh cooked meals shipped on a schedule. Nom Nom publishes that veterinary nutritionists develop its recipes. PetPlate sells gently cooked meals. |
| Use it for | A dog who will eat a cooked diet and a kitchen with room to keep it cold | The same situation: a complete cooked diet instead of a measured kibble | The same situation. Read each company's nutritional adequacy statement for the life stage. |
| Check before you buy | Fridge or freezer space, and a transition of several days from the current food | The same storage and a slow transition | A diagnosed disease. These menus do not replace a therapeutic diet a veterinarian has already prescribed. |
These services replace scooping kibble with a shipped, portioned cooked diet. They suit a dog who eats the food. Read the nutritional adequacy statement on the plan you are buying, and change foods over several days.
Which option is the best value?
Value is a complete diet the dog eats, delivered before you run out. The subscription is a poor value when half the packs go in the trash.
Can I switch later?
You can cancel. Feed what you still have, and change to the next diet over several days. A therapeutic diet from the veterinarian is a separate decision.