Welcoming Homemade Dog Food from NomNomNow
Like most pet owners, I want the best for my dogs. I want them to be healthy and happy. Of course, while there are some amazing benefits to a raw diet, this is not something I am able to do with small children in the house. So judge me if you want to, but this busy mom and business owner gives her dogs a combination of high-quality kibble and fresh cooked dog food.
I wish I could say that I always have fresh food for my dogs. With two businesses and three children, however, life gets pretty busy. So I was very intrigued to learn more about NomNomNow.
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Hmmmm. Fresh, healthy dog food with all natural ingredients, delivered to my door? Yes please! Β I received a 30-day trial and monetary compensation in exchange for a NomNomNow review.
What is NomNomNow?
NomNomNow is a premium dog food company that provides gently cooked dog food containing all natural ingredients delivered to your door. Each of the 5 recipes are veterinarian-formulated by Dr. Justin Shmalberg, one of the top nutritionists for pets in the US.
What I liked best about the ingredients? Each is human-grade and fresh, never frozen. The company was created in 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area and all ingredients are sourced from the United States.
Registration
Signing up at NomNomNow was very easy and took only a few minutes. I answered a few questions about my, dog Gonzo, and then clicked the link at the bottom to add Beau. I was also able to choose where I would like my delivery placed for convenience when it arrived.
After entering my credit card information I promptly received an email confirmation welcoming me to the pack and providing the delivery date. Shortly thereafter, I received a follow up email detailing how to transition my dogs to their fresh dog food.
Meals are set up to auto deliver either every week or every month depending on which subscription you choose. Β Your credit card will be charged accordingly but you may cancel or change your order within an allotted time frame. If you have ever done Blue Apron or Hello Fresh for humans, it is the same premise.
*I should note that orders for the following week close at 12PM PST on Thursdays. This is because the food is cooked fresh to order and prepared by hand. This is truly homemade, real dog food.Β
Fresh Cooked Recipes
I really liked that I had the option to rotate recipes when completing my dogβs profiles, because of the 5 options I think they all sound delicious and nutritious for my dogs.
Both my dogs are at their ideal weight, but both are rescue dogs and have sensitive stomachs. Neither dog can have grain. I was able to choose a different recipe for each dog to try.
Gonzoβs Choice
Heartland Beef Mash
Ground beef: Protein, vitamins & minerals for strong bones
Potatoes: Energy producing & potassium packed
Carrots: Vitamin A – and more – for keeping eyes healthy
Peas: Fiber, Vitamin A, C, K & B6, and minerals galore
Egg: Exactly the protein, calcium, iron & zinc dogs need
NomNomNutrient Mix**: Expertly formulated nutrition blend
Fish oil: Omega Fatty Acids for a healthy coat
Gonzo also has been showing some worrying symptoms lately. Twice in the last month heβs been injured while wrestling with Beau, and the vet is starting to suspect early arthritis. Thus he needs an anti-inflammatory diet. The beef is a wonderful cooling food and is nicely supplemented by the fish oil for those important Omega-3s.
Beauβs Choice
Porkalicious Potluck
Pork: Protein, Vitamin B6 & minerals
Potatoes: Energy producing & potassium packed
Kale: A superfood for your dogβs diet
Green beans: Fiber, Vitamins A, C, K & minerals galore
Zucchini: Vitamins B6, C & K, magnesium & potassium
Mushrooms: Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper & Manganese
NomNomNutrient Mix**: Expertly formulated nutrition blend
Fish oil: Omega Fatty Acids for a healthy coat
Beau is an adventurous eater, and will put anything in his mouth. Iβve seen him eat stink bugs even. So I thought adding something new to his diet like fresh kale and mushrooms would be fun. He loves trying new things.
Now we just have to wait a week for our first delivery!
Delivery
Based in Northern California, NomNomNow provides free weekly delivery to the western United States. Currently, national shipping is in the beta stages. I live on the east coast (hello New Jersey!) so I will be receiving four weeks of fresh meals in one delivery, for 2 dogs. At 14 meals per week (x 2 dogs) that ends up including 112 meals in one delivery- yikes!
NomNomNow uses a third-party delivery service. Β FedEx arrived on my doorstep exactly when expected, and I received a follow up email from NomNomNow letting me know my packages were delivered. The items were well-insulated in their boxes. The individual meals still cold, albeit a little wet from condensation.
With 112 freshly cooked meals and ice packs, the boxes were a bit heavy. Thankfully I work with horses and have achieved some muscle over the years. Gonzo and Beau helped to make sure the delivery was on par with their high standards.
So what can I do to keep these individually-portioned meals fresh? While NomNomNow does not freeze their meals, I will. I plan on keeping the first weekβs meals in my refrigerator and freezing the rest to defrost as needed. Luckily, NomNomNow provided some advice for this in their extremely thorough follow up material.
Honestly, it’s a lot of food to store. I had to do a lot of rearranging of my freezer to make this happen and it took up the entire bottom section. Here’s hoping my power doesn’t go out at any point within the next month.Β It would be a lot easier to have weekly deliveries. But is it worth it? Stay tuned and find out when we provide a full review after 30 days.
A picture speaks a thousand words, but how about an opening video before you go?Β
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0 Comments
nichole
We’ve been seeing Nom Nom Now all over social media these days! Sounds like a great service, and I love the convenience of it. Glad you guys are doing well with their food.
Heather Wallace
NomNomNow is incredibly convenient! The service could not be easier.
Kamira Gayle
Well looks like Gonzo and Bo approve. They are so cute by the way. Love the video. I just heard about NomNomNow today. Nice to see another introduction to this company and their product. I think many dog owners would love the convenience and quality. Will share with others as well.
Heather Wallace
Appreciate the share, Kamira! Gonzo and Beau enjoyed making the video too. It was hard to hold them back from inspecting the delivery, so I didn’t. They are loving their meals from NomNomNow.
DashKitten
Natural food is the way to go for cat a dn dogs if they can be convinced it is tasty. Our cats are not all fans of raw but we have a wider range of ages and sizes than most. Several like prepared meals like this (which look well prepared and fabulously well packaged for transit!).
I suspect dogs will welcome this with massive enthusiasm!
Heather Wallace
Too right, Marjorie. I don’t feed my dogs raw but Gonzo has a taste for wild rabbit (eek) so I’m sure he would like it. Homemade, gently-cooked dog food is a healthy alternative that I can feel safe feeding my animals with small children in the house.
Debbie Bailey
What a great way to up your dog’s nutrition without a lot of extra time and effort, especially for busy moms and families. Looks like your dogs approve!
Heather Wallace
Oh boy do they approve! I try my best to home cook for them often but this takes all the guesswork out of it for nutrients and calories.
Happy-Go-Doodle
Thanks for sharing such a thorough introduction to NomNomNow! Changing dog foods is such a big decision. It will be fun to follow along and learn how your pups enjoy their new fresh food diet!
Heather Wallace
Thank you so much. I do not change my dog food lightly, as they have very sensitive stomachs. NomNomNow was just too intriguing not to try, and we have not been disappointed.
fashionbeyondforty
Isn’t it the BEST!!! We recently started our pups on NomNomNow and we all LOVE it! It is SO fresh and just such good wholesome food! I mean I almost tasted it myself!
So happy with the delivery too!
Heather Wallace
We love it too! The amount of drool that comes out of Beau’s mouth at dinner is a little embarrassing, though. I love that the food is recognizable as green beans, mushrooms, etc. and not just a pile of mush. So I know it hasn’t been overcooked.
fashionbeyondforty
hahaha!!! I can visualize that – how funny but you are so correct! The food is just so good and REAL! Not mush!!
Heather Wallace
So true, but now of course Gonzo and Beau think all human food should be theirs!
Sweet Purrfections
Great introduction to the Nom Nom Now food. If I were providing fresh food for dogs, this looks like something I’d want to feed them.
Heather Wallace
Thank you so much, Paula. I was very excited to learn about NomNomNow at BlogPaws this year and am very happy with their homemade dog food service.
Carleen
We just started NomNomNow last week. So far my corgi loves it! She was going nuts when I unpacked the box, so it obviously smells super good!
Heather Wallace
Yes, we had the same! Gonzo was even licking the ice pack. The boys were very helpful and started chewing on the box- they couldn’t wait!
Lola The Rescued Cat
I had heard about this food for the first time not long ago. I sounds very convenient, and Gonzo and Bo seem to approve!
Heather Wallace
It could not be more convenient or tasty! All indications are that Gonzo and Beau are in love.
Jana Rade
It’s making ME hungry! π I’m very happy to see more and more good, healthy food choices for dogs. This one does look and sounds great.
Heather Wallace
Too funny! Yes, I love that we are spending more time thinking about healthy options for our pets. I see so many pets with health problems and cancers that I feel proper nutrition can help stave off. After all, we are what we eat and it is the same for our pets.
Shelby @ For The Love of Paws
Absolutely LOVE that everyone is sharing this food. π We love it as well. So convenient and easy for you to feed your dog better quality foods.
Heather Wallace
Human grade food all the way makes a difference, right? Why should our dogs receive lesser quality. For centuries our pets received scraps from tables (not that I recommend that). It wasn’t until the past century that dog kibble was made due to the lack of meat available during the world wars.
Irene McHugh
112 meals! Wow! That’s like some champion level of refrigerator and freezer Tetris or something! And the picture of Gonzo and Beau supervising meal unpacking is priceless. I am impressed by what lengths some smaller companies are willing to go to provide better and healthier food options for our pups. I look forward to reading how the month of meals turns out.
Heather Wallace
Can’t wait to update you. There was a fun puzzle situation in the house to store these meals safely, but NomNomNow informed me that I needed to have the space to store the meals so I was well prepared. For smaller breed dogs with lesser portions the storage wouldn’t be as significant obviously.
Stephanie
This service is very interesting and I’m excited to see what you think at the end of the 30 days! Thank you for the great introduction.
Heather Wallace
You are so welcome, thank you for reading. We are loving this service!
Shayla
These seem like a great way to improve your dogs nutritional intake with healthy safe items! Great idea, and easy access!
Heather Wallace
So true. The portions are perfect for my dog’s weight and activity and the clean up could not be easier.
mykidhaspawsblog
I love the picture of Beau and his barking approval…so cute! Rooney would have totally chewed through the box like Gonzo did. Sometimes when we order from Chewy.com, he will try to destroy the box to get to what’s inside before I have a chance to open it. I really like that Nom Nom Now provides transition meals so that your dog’s stomachs are able to get used to the new recipes. I look forward to your review in 1 month!
Heather Wallace
Thank you! Beau is not very subtle to say the least. The transition meals made everything so much easier and I didn’t have to think about anything. My dog’s handled the change beautifully.
Marion Williams
I would like to give you a special thanks! Fresh dog food is very import for our dog. It is really a high-quality kibble and fresh cooked dog food. My dog like this type of food. Sometimes I also try to make this type of foods for my dog. Itβs our responsibility to ensure the proper nutrition and diet for our dog. I will follow your steps to make this food. God bless friend!
Ruth Mandelbaum
It is good to see that there are healthier dog food options entering the market place. If you are looking for the best of the best however you really should be checking out Evermore Food for dogs. The main difference is in the quality of the ingredients and in the sourcing. If you do your research you will find that this is true. Evermore uses only antibiotic free chicken, grass fed beef, lamb from New Zealand, Cage free eggs and an array of mostly organic ingredients. There is no need for a “custom nutrient blend” to be added as the nutrients come directly from the food. The two women who run this company have been doing this for seven years so the formulas are well tested. They even ate the food themselves (or dishes made from the ingredients in the food) for an entire month back in March 2011) This can also be delivered to your door . You should check this out at http://www.evermorepetfood.com
Susan Friedland-Smith
I’m just now seeing this post. Were these the guys on Shark Tank? I thought it was an incredible idea for a business.
Heather Wallace
You know, I don’t know? It’s a relatively new company and the product is amazing.