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    Text about the benefits of feeding real food to dogs, with a yellow banner at the top.
    Simple food project - bison package with ingredients and text highlighting benefits
    Dog food mix with labeled ingredients including green beans, dehydrated nuggets, freeze-dried nuggets, apples, and freeze-dried organ meat. Showcaes the Duck & Trout recipe for dogs.
    Samples For Dogs - Simple Food Project
    Samples For Dogs - Simple Food Project
    Samples For Dogs - Simple Food Project
    Dog food label with ingredients, guaranteed analysis, transitioning instructions, and calorie content on an orange and white background.
    Dog food label with ingredients, guaranteed analysis, transitioning instructions, and calorie content on an orange and white background.
    Dog food label with ingredients, guaranteed analysis, transitioning instructions, and calorie content on an orange and white background.
    Dog food label with ingredients, guaranteed analysis, transitioning instructions, and calorie content on an orange and white background.
    Dog food label with ingredients, guaranteed analysis, transitioning instructions, and calorie content on an orange and white background.
    Dog food label with ingredients, guaranteed analysis, transitioning instructions, and calorie content on an orange and white background.

    Samples for Dogs

    Our sample packs are a taste test—small boxes, big flavor.

    Each one includes 1 oz of freeze-dried raw food, made with real, whole meats and organic produce. No synthetics. No fillers. No rendered meals. Just real, whole food your four-legger can try before you commit to the bowl.

    Note: Sample packs aren’t full meals—they’re just enough to get tails wagging.

    Why Simple Food Project

    • Doctor bessent in a white coat sitting in a room with a lamp and flowers.
       

      Vet Built, Hands On

      35+ years of holistic veterinary care, and Dr. Bessent still walks the floor.

    • Raw chicken legs, a bowl of dog food, apples, carrots, spinach, and ground krill on a wooden cutting board.
       

      Carnivore-First Nutrition

      Meat. Organs. Bone. A dash of organic produce—no fillers, no synthetics needed.

    • Assorted food items including meat, vegetables, and fruits on a blue plate.
       

      Raw Made A Daily Reality

      Freeze-dried raw to protect nutrients. Pasteurized for safety. No fridge. No compromise.

    • Person wearing a black glove handling freeze dried nuggets on a tray in a kitchen setting
       

      Small-Batch Quality

      No co-packers, no shortcuts.

    • Block of salmon on a bed of ice
       

      Transparent Sourcing

      Grass-fed & pasture-raised meats. Organic produce. Wild-caught krill. Zero synthetics.

    • Dog looking at a hand holding pet food with simple food packages in the background.
       

      Fair Costs, No Compromises

      Feeding real whole food for 50% less than other freeze-dried and raw brands.

    What We Say Yes To

    Because your four-legger deserves the real deal.

    Vet-formulated & owned by Dr. Chris Bessent
    Independently owned — no venture capital
    Made in our GMP Wisconsin facilities
    Proudly rooted in Wisconsin
    Freeze-dried raw to lock in 97%+ nutrients
    Carnivore-balanced (70–80% meat for dogs, 80–90% for cats)
    Low-carb recipes with as few as 7% carbs from fresh fruits, seeds, veggies
    Minimalist recipes (as few as 10 ingredients, never more than 19)
    Whole-animal meats and organic produce
    Calcium from ground bone—no synthetic additives
    Rich in omegas from wild-caught krill (with unheard-of 1:1–1:2 Omega 6:3 ratios)
    Taurine from real meat—no synthetics needed
    Formulated using Food Energetics to support internal balance
    Medley-style nuggets: freeze-dried + air-dried for texture & taste
    Batch-logged & fully traceable (you can track each run)
    Every batch 3rd-party tested for quality & safety
    Low-temp pasteurization to kill pathogens without damaging nutrients
    Feeding thousands of dogs & cats since 2017
    Affordable pricing (as low as ~$3.21/day for a 30 lb dog), because all dogs (& cats) deserve real food
    A DIY raw diet, without the DIY (all the benefits of raw feeding without the prep, freezer space, or raw handling)
    A passion project run by pet-obsessed humans, nutrition nerds, and cat ladies

    What You’ll Never Find Here

    Because food shouldn’t come with fine print.

    No synthetic vitamins or minerals
    No rendered, powdered, or mystery meats
    No corn, soy, or wheat
    No grains or gluten
    No fillers or artificial preservatives
    No artificial flavors or dyes
    No carrageenan, gums, or thickeners
    No plasma, BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin
    No synthetic taurine — ours comes from real meat
    No tapioca or potato starch (no starchy fillers, period)
    No ingredient splitting (aka carb hiding)
    No extrusion, irradiation, or HPP
    No high-temp processing — nutrients don’t survive extreme heat
    No short shelf life — freeze-drying preserves food naturally
    No caramel coloring or food dyes
    No hidden carbs or cheap fillers disguised as “natural”
    No formulas from faceless labs — Dr. Bessent built it herself
    No skipped safety steps — every batch is pasteurized and tested
    No venture capital
    No co-packers or third-party processing — we make every batch ourselves
    No mystery behind the label — what’s in the bag is on the bag
    Raw chicken legs, a bowl of dog food, apples, carrots, spinach, and ground krill on a wooden cutting board.
    bowl of simple food project in a bowl with raw chicken and sweet potatoes on a wooden board.
    Raw chicken pieces, a bowl of simple food chicken and turkey, carrots, and other ingredients on a wooden board.
    Assorted bowls of simple food project recipes on a wooden board with a marble background

    About the Project

    Every pet deserves real food– whole, high-quality food that we believe helps all pets thrive. 

    What goes into recipes is every bit as important as what’s left out so, using nothing but whole foods, Dr. Bessent formulated limited-ingredient recipes. Then, using some rather cutting-edge spaceman technology, she freeze-dried them so that every benefit of raw, whole food was available for your pet.

    It’s real, whole food nutrition without compromising convenience, and that really makes the decision around how and what to feed your dog simple.

    It’s simple. it’s food as food should be.