I sometimes use can food as a topper, vet told me to stop unless I buy blue buffalo canned...according to him, most of the canned stuff has a lot of junk in it. Blue Buffalo canned is 2 dollars a can but I only top her morning feed and with a quarter of a can for it lasts for 4 days. I still have 4 cans of the other stuff and its going in my good will bag for some other dog owner to use...(I am a bad girl but some don’t care what they feed their dogs) probably due to ignorance and not stupidy...they don’t know any better. I didn’t for a long time either.. GG
Well, I think it’s fine to donate your other food. Times are tough and it’s nice to include dog food in donations. Most dogs can take Pedigree, etc., and the donation is much appreciated, I’d bet.
I hear you about only using the food you are confident with. After trial and error (and the help of a nice worker at Pet Smart who showed me what to look for in the labels)...I know my dog can eat Taste of the Wild dry foods (which are very good, nutrionally) and weekly I go look for “toppers” that have whole, pure ingredients: no by products, etc. It took me a while to know what to look for, but very often, VERY good food is on sale for $1.25-.50, about $1 off. Low fat yogurt is also a good, inexpensive topper, if your dog can handle milk products.