Nom Nom is a freshly made dog food subscription service. Sign up, choose your dog food and delivery rate, and you can have dog food delivered to your door. It offers the benefits of feeding a raw, freshly made diet, combined with the benefits of regular delivery. However, it can be expensive, and some dogs simply don’t like or get along with the food Nom Nom offers.

Below, we have listed seven alternatives to Nom Nom dog food so that you can find a service that suits you and a food that suits your dog.

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The 7 Nom Nom Dog Food Alternatives

1. Open Farm Rustic Beef Stew vs. Nom Nom Beef Mash

Open Farm was set up by pet owners looking for nutritious and healthy food to feed their dogs. While searching, they were presented with limited options, leading them to establish Open Farm, which uses traceable, ethical ingredients. The animals are treated fairly before being sent for slaughter.

Open Farm is predominantly a subscription service, but they also sell their food with one-off purchase options. Subscriptions are convenient because they ensure your food is delivered when you need it, but we don’t all have the same requirements every month or week. One-off purchases enable you to keep up with your dog’s food requirements, and they can also be used to try the food out and ensure your dog enjoys it.

When it comes to the food on offer, Open Farm provides a broader range than most similar services. They offer dry kibble and wet food, all made using ethical and sustainable ingredients, and they also provide freeze-dried raw food, treats, additions, and supplements.

Although Open Farm has a good selection and variety of food, food types, and ingredients, you might still struggle if your dog has a particular allergy or specific dietary requirements.

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2. Ollie Dog Food Fresh Turkey vs. Nom Nom Turkey Fare Dog Food

Ollie Dog Food offers human-grade ingredients that are formulated for your canine companion. They provide a choice of beef, chicken, lamb, or turkey, and, as well as providing full meal solutions, they also offer food toppers.

Food toppers are a great way of introducing high-quality and high-quality ingredients to your dog’s diet without spending a fortune. Ensure you get decent quality kibble, and adding an Ollie topper will make the food more appealing and improve the nutritional value of every meal you serve. Ollie is a subscription-only service, and food is delivered frozen, so it needs thawing for 24 hours before serving: the best option is to take a meal out when you feed dinner and let it thaw until the next dinner time. It’s an easy habit to get into and much easier than sourcing, chopping, and preparing the food yourself.

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3. The Farmer’s Dog Chicken Recipe vs. Nom Nom Chicken Cuisine Dog Food

The Farmer’s Dog is another company set up by dog owners to provide high-quality food that meets nutritional requirements and is convenient for owners. Unlike Open Farm, however, they only offer a subscription service, so there is no one-off purchase option.

The food is very high quality and is delivered as frozen food. You’ll need to store the food in your freezer and remove a pack the day before feeding. While this can be a little inconvenient, it isn’t too difficult to get in the habit of removing a pack at mealtime, ready for the next day, and it is still a lot more convenient than cooking fresh meals for your dog every single mealtime. It also means that The Farmer’s Dog has been able to make food that is completely free from preservatives and doesn’t contain any filler ingredients.

Food is portioned before it’s delivered, which enhances convenience because you don’t have to break packs down or portion it yourself, and the packaging is recycled and recyclable. The food is expensive, even compared to other subscription services, and although the options are varied, only four are available.

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4. Spot & Tango Turkey + Quinoa vs. Nom Nom Turkey Fare Dog Food

Spot & Tango’s food is a little different from other fresh alternatives. While it is made using high-quality ingredients that are ethically sourced, the company also makes what they call UnKibble.

UnKibble has the same benefits that dog kibble has to offer. It is shelf-stable, so it doesn’t have to be frozen, and it will last longer than a few days before it is ruined. Not only does this save you freezer space, but it is more convenient. They offer six recipes, so you should be able to find something that your dog loves, and the food is made in the USA.

However, despite basically being a kibble, the food is expensive, and while the auto-shipping service can be adjusted as and when required, delivery options are only monthly in some parts of the country. Thankfully, the food will keep for a month or longer, but it means that you have to have a lot of the food delivered at once: weekly or fortnightly shipping would be a more convenient option if it were available.

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5. PetPlate Barkin’ Beef vs. Nom Nom Beef Mash

PetPlate’s founder, Renaldo Webb, was featured on Shark Tank, and while he didn’t get an investment that day, the company has done well since. It produces and delivers six different fresh food recipes. The food is frozen, and you will need a lot of freezer space because the company uses large plastic tubs for delivery. The food is also delivered in large, uneasily disposed of shipping containers.

This is a subscription-only service, and while you can pause and skip deliveries, the service is quite rigid in its delivery dates, and these can’t be changed as freely as you might like. You will need to have a fair amount of the food delivered in one go.

Also, while there is a decent selection of recipes available, the service only considers sensitivities and allergies: there are no special foods for special dietary requirements. One good feature we like is that you can add organic treats and supplemental cookies to your order to be sure of getting the same high-quality ingredients in everything you give your dog.

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6. We Feed Raw Chicken Patty vs. Nom Nom Chicken Cuisine

We Feed Raw is a subscription and bulk order raw dog food service selling complete meal plan boxes, meat patties, bones, and organic treats.

You don’t have to sign up for a subscription, although you do get free shipping with a subscription, so it might be worth considering. The food is quite expensive, but there are many different recipes to choose from to ensure your dog is happy with the food you serve. Food is delivered frozen and needs thawing before use, but the boxes and other shipping materials are eco-friendly and biodegradable.

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7. A Pup Above Porky’s Luau vs. Nom Nom Pork Potluck

A Pup Above’s food is a little different from the food offered by the other subscription services on our list. Rather than being raw food, it is slow-cooked food. This means that the feed can be stored safely on the shelf rather than having to be frozen, and it can be handled more safely, too. Slow cooking also preserves more nutrients than cooking at higher temperatures, such as when creating kibble.

However, it isn’t the same as a raw food diet. It is made from high-quality, human-grade ingredients, but some of the nutritional value of the ingredients is lost even during the slow cooking process. There are four recipes and a sampler pack available. Two recipes are grain-free and the other two are grain-inclusive so you can choose the option that fits your dog’s requirements.

Buyer’s Guide: Choosing the Best Nom Nom Dog Food Alternatives

Nom Nom is a raw food subscription service that offers a more convenient alternative to preparing raw food meals for your dog at home. Food is delivered directly to your door at a schedule that suits you. It is stored frozen and then thawed, ready for mealtimes. While you do have to take some care when handling the raw food, it is easier than cutting and serving raw meat yourself. Below, we look at some of the benefits of this diet and subscription services, as well as those instances when they might not be suitable for you or your dog.

What Is a Raw Food Diet?

A raw food diet also referred to as prey food, aims to mimic the diet that dogs would eat in the wild. This means that it consists of meat and animal products, as well as some vegetables and other ingredients, but, crucially, the food is not processed or cooked before serving. It is typically frozen before shipping, so it will keep for a few days.

Benefits of a Commercial Raw Food Diet

Is a Raw Food Diet Suitable for All Dogs and Owners?

Raw food diets are not considered suitable for all dogs. They tend to be very high in protein, so dogs with kidney problems or liver failure should avoid them. In fact, many of the subscription services and raw food options available do take allergies and sensitivities into account but do not accommodate special dietary requirements, so if your vet has told you that your dog needs a low-protein diet or a specific amount of fiber in their diet, it may be best to avoid raw food and carefully choose an appropriate kibble or canned food.

Raw food can be very expensive, and while we all want the best for our dogs, this high cost might make it prohibitive for some owners.

There’s also the question of space. Some subscription services deliver enough food for two weeks, and they package the food in quite large containers, which means that it takes up a lot of space in the freezer, so do consider whether you have the room to keep food.

What to Look for With Your Subscription

Subscription services are meant to offer convenience. You sign up, choose the food, customize the subscription according to your requirements, and sit back and wait for the food to be delivered. However, not all subscription services can be customized, and some have specific delivery schedules. Look for those that offer customized delivery dates and times or, at least, that allows you to pause or skip deliveries to ensure you get the amount of food you need when you need it.

You may also want to find a service that offers treats and supplements, as well as raw food because this means that these items should be made of equally high-standard ingredients, and they will be delivered with your food parcels.

Conclusion

Raw food subscription services can be beneficial if you are sure you want to feed a raw diet, don’t want the hassle of preparing raw meals at home, and do want the food delivered on a regular schedule. Nom Nom is one option, but there are others, and more options continue to hit the market.

Above, we have listed seven Nom Nom dog food alternatives, and we believe Open Farm to be number one because of the quality of ingredients and the flexibility of the service offered.

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