Lily’s Kitchen are adopting an eco-friendly approach to dog food.
Given the increasing awareness around climate change and how it’s affecting animals around the world, Lily’s Kitchen strive to make their dog food with the environment in mind.
This core value already makes the company stand out in comparison to a lot of traditional companies within the dog food delivery market.
If you’re tired of feeding your dog brands that you regularly see on supermarket shelves, you may want to consider using a service where your dog’s grub is delivered directly to your door.
Lily’s Kitchen are a UK-based company that have a Border Terrier to thank.
Website: www.lilyskitchen.co.uk
In this article, we’re going to take a close look at Lily’s Kitchen, their recipes, delivery and packaging, as well as customer reviews.
Editor's note: The content on this website is meant to be informative in nature, but it should not be taken as veterinary, medical or professional advice. The content of our articles does not constitute veterinary advice. It’s always best to speak with your vet or a certified pet nutritionist before making any changes to your pet's diet or feeding routine.
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Lily’s Kitchen – The Basics
Lily’s Kitchen (Photo: Lily’s Kitchen)
Lily the Border Terrier played a big part in the creation of Lily’s Kitchen. In need of a balanced and healthy diet without additives and nasties in her dog food, Lily’s owner Henrietta got her thinking cap on.
The result was a set of unique recipes using natural, wholesome ingredients to feed dogs across England, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Lily’s Kitchen write on their website that they want to provide dog owners with a healthy options for their pets, providing peace of mind that there’s no nasties in their meals.
Lily is the chief taste tester – of course. Presumably nothing gets past this little Border Terrier if it isn’t up to her tail-wagging standards.
Lily’s Kitchen explain online that they’re driven by a desire to create proper food with tailored nutrition, ensuring they do so responsibly with the environment in mind and creating a unique bond between pet owner and dog.
Lily’s Kitchen have meals that are suitable for young puppies, adults and senior dogs. So although their meals aren’t tailormade, they do have a versatile range.
How Lily’s Kitchen Works
Unlike a lot of dog food delivery companies that I’ve previously reviewed, Lily’s Kitchen don’t customise their meals for your dog. So you won’t need to worry about entering details about your pup.
So if you’re not tech savvy or you don’t want to share details online, you might consider this a perk of their service.
As we mentioned above, Lily’s Kitchen offer a wide range of meals to accommodate dogs of all ages: young puppy, adult dogs and senior canines.
Not only that, they’ve given consideration to dogs with potential allergies. You can select recipes depending on whether you want beef, chicken, duck, goose, lamb, fish, pheasant, pork, turkey, venison and wild boar, They’ve also got an option for a single protein diet if that’s what you’re after.
You can also select a grain free, pea free, sweet potato free or organic diet. They’ve really thought of everything when it comes to providing dog owners with a versatile list of options.
Once you’ve selected your recipe of choice, you can organise delivery direct to your doorstep. Hopefully this will save you the hassle of a trip to the pet store.
Ingredients
Lily’s Kitchen (Photo: Lily’s Kitchen)
Lily’s Kitchen make a big deal of using proper meat and natural ingredients.
Their website explains that the meat and the fish used in their recipes is carefully and responsibly sourced from trusted producers and expert suppliers. They emphasise that there’s no meat meal, bone meal or rendered meat.
They go on to explain that they use muscle meat and organ meat due to the vital nutrients found in these samples, such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
You can have peace of mind knowing that Lily’s Kitchen’s recipes are formulated with the help of vets. They proudly claim online that over 250 vet practices stock their food, which they consider an endorsement of their dog meals.
Meal Preparation
Unlike other dog food delivery companies who customise their meals to your dog, you won’t have pre portioned packets or trays when you receive your Lily’s Kitchen order.
Depending on whether you’ve ordered dry food or wet food, you’ll need to follow their guidelines to ensure you put down the right portion for your canine companion.
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Lily’s Kitchen recommend slowly introducing their food over a week or so to take care of your dog’s digestive system.
Their feeding guidelines will also help dog owners who want to combine dry and wet food.
Price And Delivery
Lily’s Kitchen provide premium food for dogs, so you should expect to pay a little more than traditional dog food. To their credit, they’ve got a section on their website that explains why their dog food is a little more pricey.
They outline online that the cost and range of fine ingredients used in their food is reflected in the price. Lily’s Kitchen add that organic ingredients can cost up to 20 times more than non-organic food.
Lily’s Kitchen’s website adds that they hope pets eating “nutritionally balanced meals filled with natural goodness are much more likely to be healthier and happier.”
Given Lily’s Kitchen consider themselves an eco-friendly company, you won’t be surprised to learn they use aluminium trays and tins that can be recycled for their wet food and compostable materials for dry food packaging.
They deliver to the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
What Are Customers Saying?
Lily’s Kitchen have an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 5 on Trustpilot. However, they get 4.5 stars out of 5 on Feefo.com.
Hazel is a satisfied, long-time customer.
I have used Lily’s Kitchen for a long time. I like the choice of flavours they have in dog food. My dog loves the food.
Bridget revealed that her Border Collie mix relishes her Lily’s Kitchen meals.
Lily’s Kitchen have a good website where it’s possible to change subscriptions easily, and buy direct too. The products have lovely ecological packaging and the delivery is well communicated and prompt. My pooch, Beth loves the products, if she’s not keen, or fancies a change, she turns her nose up, and there’s no reasoning or persuasion can change her mind. I swap the choice of food around to keep her happy which is easy to do. Lamb Hotpot, Campfire Stew and Sunday Dinner are never refused!
Dell was satisfied with his experience ordering from Lily’s Kitchen.
Puppy likes the food. Both dried and wet. I like that it has a high meat content. Would like there to be more flavours available at puppy level but I am going to try her on some of the adult flavours in between. The order was delivered quickly with no fuss. All round good experience.
Any Negatives?
Lily’s Kitchen is a great option for dog parents – but isn’t tailormade with your pup in mind.
If you want to delve deeper into those pockets to get dog food that’s different to traditional brands, you may want to secure maximum value by ordering meals that have been designed with your pet specifically in mind.
Some dog food delivery companies will create meals based upon your dog’s details such as breed, age, size, activity level, body type and allergies (if relevant).
Is This The Best Dog Food Delivery Service?
If you don’t want to go for a dog food delivery company that provide customised meals, Lily’s Kitchen is a good alternative.
Personally, I prefer to go for companies that will create and portion dog food based upon key information about my pet.
But if you go for Lily’s Kitchen, you’ll be ordering food that is ethically and responsibly created.
You can see our updated dog food delivery guide via the link below:
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Anything Else To Consider?
If you do decide to change your dog’s meals, you should do so gradually.
It may be a good idea to speak to your local vet to find out more about the best way to transition your dog onto their new grub.
Alternatively, ask the company for detailed guidelines to help you make the switch.
Lily’s Kitchen Conclusion – Our Final Thoughts
Lily’s Kitchen (Photo: Lily’s Kitchen)
So there we have it, we’ve come to the end of our Lily’s Kitchen review.
We like their eco-friendly approach to creating and producing dog meals for British and Irish pups.
They’ve got a great range of variety for dog owners, whether you’ve got a puppy, adult dog, senior canine or pooch with allergies.
Lily’s Kitchen are a decent option for dog parents who want to ditch traditional brands found in big supermarkets.
