Limited Ingredient, Reserve Sweet Potato & Bison, 12 lb

Our girl was tested and is allergic to many, many other dog food ingredients. We were advised to buy bison with sweet potato. We believe this formulation is healthy and it is definitely palatable. All visiting guest dogs enjoy this formula too. She’s 10+ and is very healthy.

My dogs love the taste and it always smells fresh coming from Amazon. My pets have allergies so this is the best food I’ve found for good digestion.

My dogs love this. They’re littermates and have food allergies and food sensitivities. I’ve bought just about every Limited Ingredient dog food there is. Natural Balance is a reliable brand. I keep coming back to it. My dogs enjoy it and it doesn’t hurt their stomachs at all (a problem with some other brands). My only issue is it gives them stinky breath. I brush my dogs teeth daily. They’ve always had normal healthy dog breath. When they eat this food - it’s kind of fishy and stinky, hot breath. I guess it’s the particular kind of fish oil they add in. It’s the 8th ingredient in a long list of ingredients so that means there’s a decent amount of it in there. Anyways, I deal with the breath because this is a food I can trust for my dogs dietary needs - just thought I’d mention the drawback.The kibble is a larger circular kibble, usually light brown in color. It does have a fishy, kibble scent when scooping it into the dog bowls. There’s usually a ton of crumbs in Natural Balance bags - more than other brands - doesn’t matter to me or my dogs - but it can be messy when serving it. And like I said - my dogs really like it (to be fair - they’ve never been picky - but they really go after their meals so I know they enjoy this). As far as Sweet Potato being the first ingredient - well, that’s the case with most Limited Ingredient food these days. I definitely recommend this. My dogs do very well on it.

My girl is allergic to everything so having a limited ingredient dog food has been like night and day for us! I've even stopped her allergy shots because now I know what I'm feeding her has none of her allergy triggering food in it

The kibble is very hard.

From the start, we tried many "Big Name Brand" & "Healthy Varieties", only to see our 11lb Rat Terrier Mugzie, reject pretty much everything. We've tried em all.My wife hand cooked much of our dog's food from liver & chicken, canned green beans. She loves Watermelon, broccoli crowns, cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots... Eventually (Mugzie is now over 4 years old) my Sister that rescued a few tea cup Yorkies, turned us on to whatever it was (expensive) that she fed her dog's. Mugzie would eat it, and keep it down, but she preferred Mom's cooking...We ran low on our gifted food, and on a whim, I tried Natural Balance, Limited Ingredient, Sweet Potato & Bison Recipe...This was a game changer. I poured some in her bowl, and hand fed her a single piece. At first she didn't know what to think of it, and let it fall from her mouth. We repeated this step a few times, until finally she bit into it, chewed it up, and immediately went to her bowl and ate a fair portion. I was surprised. It's been almost a week. Mugzies appetite has been heathy, and because we walk every day, I've paid attention, and her stools are as normal and regular as ever, like there was no change in diet at all...Thank You Natural Balance...I highly recommend trying the 4 lbs bag (as we did) at first, to limit any loss. That said, right from the get go, this was a hit for our Mugzie, one of the world's most finicky eaters...

Natural Balance Limited Ingredient formula has been a game-changer for my dog's allergies, with its grain-free, single-protein recipes like duck and potato delivering shiny coat and itch-free skin. Digestion improved dramatically—no more scratching or tummy troubles—thanks to high-quality, limited ingredients that avoid common irritants. My pup devours it dry or mixed with wet food, and switching flavors keeps meals exciting without upset. As someone who champions store brands for efficacy and affordability, this premium yet accessible option earns top marks for nutrition and palatability in adult dogs.

My dog who has problems with loose stools and occasional pancreatitis is doing very well on this. The fat content is on the lower side and my dog really gobbles this up. His stools have also firmed up.