While the grain vs. no grain controversy divides many who simply want the best for their dogs, N-R-G's research supports the value of both feeding protocols and finds evidence that balanced whole foods diets, with or with out grain are key to good health in the canine.

Dogs by definition are opportunistic omnivores.  Which means, they will eat what they can when they can to survive.  In the not so modern world, the Thailand Dingo dog and its' direct descendent the wild Australian Dingo dog illustrate that opportunity is often the key factor in the diet choice.  The Thailand Dingos are domesticated village dogs that roam freely with chickens and pigs, yet thrive on a diet that is 80% rice and bananas.  Thier Australian descendants roam the outback and eat a diet of 80% raw meat.

NRG has done extensive blood testing to monitor glucose levels of canines fed diets formulated with different energy sources.  Canines fed NRG canine diets with naked oats as one of the energy sources, had a glucose curve that was more desirable (consistent and maintained) than canine fed with fat used as primary energy source.  These findings formed the basis for the 10 years of research that have been dedicated to the development of N-R-G's foundation Vitality formula.  Blood glucose curves of dogs fed diets manufactured from processed grain were not as consistent or maintained as he result from diets containing whole grains.

Realizing that all diets are not for all dogs and that every dog is an individual led N-R-G to further investigate the relationship between diet and blood sugar levels.  It is possible to duplicate the desirable glucose curves in our grain-less MAXIM diet.  By including whole fruits and vegetables as a carbohydrate source and balancing the diet to the requirement of All life stages, a consistent and maintained glucose curve is produced.

The research into blood glucose levels of canines fed N-R-G balanced whole food ingredient diets have helped N-R-G develop the all life stages formulations we have today.