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Stella & Chewy's Lil' Bites Savory Stews Chicken & Duck Dinner in Broth Wet Dog Food
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Stella & Chewy's Lil' Bites Savory Stews, Chicken & Duck Dinner in Broth
Shredded chicken and duck in broth, in a small-breed cup. Two things the name doesn't tell you.
Three species, not two
There is salmon oil at position thirteen. And it isn't just this recipe... every single Lil' Bites Savory Stews recipe contains salmon oil, including the plain Chicken, the Chicken & Turkey and the Beef & Chicken.
So a cup labelled Chicken & Duck contains chicken, duck and salmon, and nothing on the front says so.
If you're avoiding fish, buy from Stella's Shredrs line instead. Their Shredrs Chicken & Duck is the same base recipe with no salmon oil at all. We stock it.
Duck is third, behind the chicken broth
Cage-free chicken, chicken broth, cage-free duck. Ingredients run in descending order by weight, so there is more chicken broth in this than duck.
This is a chicken food with duck in it. The duck is real, but if you're buying it for the duck, particularly as a step away from chicken, this isn't that. If chicken is what you're avoiding, this is the wrong cup.
Lil' Bites is Shredrs plus two ingredients
The two lists match item for item in the same order, with exactly two additions here: turmeric and salmon oil, inserted after the taurine. 964 kcal/kg against 963 for the Shredrs twin, and the same guaranteed analysis.
So the real differences are the container, those two ingredients, and who Stella says it's for. Stella does not state anywhere that the pieces are smaller in Lil' Bites, despite the name. If piece size is why you're buying it, ask us and we'll open one.
Where it sits on calories
All twelve of Stella's wet dog recipes print the same guaranteed analysis, so calories are the only real differentiator:
| Lil' Bites recipe | kcal/cup |
|---|---|
| Chicken & Chicken Liver | 75 |
| Chicken & Duck | 74 |
| Beef & Chicken | 71 |
| Chicken | 69 |
| Chicken & Salmon | 69 |
| Chicken & Turkey | 62 |
Second-richest in the line, which makes it one of the more economical to feed... about 19% fewer cups than the turkey version for the same calories.
10% protein is not what it looks like
This is 83% moisture. Take the water out and the 10% protein becomes roughly 59% on a dry-matter basis, higher than any Stella kibble. The arithmetic is 10 divided by 17.
What it costs to actually feed this
Stella's chart says a 16-20 lb dog needs 6½ to 7½ cups a day as a complete meal. That means a 12-cup pack lasts under two days.
For most people that makes this a topper rather than a diet. Worth noting that Stella's page for this product offers no topper guidance at all, where their Shredrs pages explicitly say "meal or topper." If you want to use it that way, use a fraction of the chart amount and take those calories off the food underneath.
Full ingredient list
Cage-Free Chicken, Chicken Broth, Cage-Free Duck, Tapioca, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Tricalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Turmeric, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Zinc Oxide, Magnesium Sulfate, Reduced Iron, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Niacin Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide, Beta-Carotene, Folic Acid.
Reproduced exactly as Stella & Chewy's publishes it. Free from grains, legumes, potatoes, carrageenan, wheat, meat by-products, soy, and artificial colors, preservatives and flavors.
Guaranteed analysis
- Crude Protein (min) ... 10%
- Crude Fat (min) ... 2%
- Crude Fiber (max) ... 2%
- Moisture (max) ... 83%
Calorie content
74 kcal per cup ... 964 kcal/kg
Feeding guidelines
Stella's instruction is to feed adult dogs 3 cups per 6 lbs of body weight per day.
| Your dog's weight | Cups per day |
|---|---|
| 1-5 lb | 1 - 2½ |
| 6-10 lb | 3 - 4½ |
| 11-15 lb | 4½ - 6 |
| 16-20 lb | 6½ - 7½ |
| 21-25 lb | 7½ - 9 |
| 26-30 lb | 9 - 10 |
| Over 30 lb | 10, plus ½ cup per additional 2-3 lb |
Stella adds that puppies may need up to twice the adult amount. Keep fresh water available and refrigerate what you don't use.
Size
2.7 oz cup, sold as 12 individual cups. Stella notes the cups are recyclable.
On the label statement
Stella describes this as complete and balanced and formulated for small breed dogs, but publishes no AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement and names no life stage on their page. We checked twice. Ask us and we'll read it off the cup, particularly if this is going to be your dog's only food.
How much to feed, and what it costs per day
Enter your dog's weight to see how much to feed, and add the price to see the real daily cost.
| Size | In it | Days it lasts | Cost per day |
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