Authority/Blue Buffalo/Pro Plan...That Bad??

[Heaterfan15]

Over the last month I have tried many foods on my cats, Goldie is VERY picky (just my luck just like me). Smokey will eat everything, and is a little overweight.

So I have to pretty much go by what Goldie will eat. They each get 1/2 - 1 can of wet food per day. Dry food is for in between, and not fed exclusively. BTW I did try the healthier stuff and they both looked at me like I was nuts. They also don't like the really bad ones like Iams, FF, Friskies, Whiskas.

Are these really that bad?

Authority Chicken Canned Food
Chicken Formula
Ingredients: Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Ocean Fish, Brewers Rice, Egg Products, Guar Gum, Salt, Brewers Dried Yeast, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E, A, D3, B12 Supplements, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Taurine. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 10.0%, Crude Fat (min) 6.5%, Crude Fiber (max) 0.8%, Moisture (max) 78.0%, Ash (max) 1.9%, Magnesium (max) 0.025%, Taurine (min) 0.07%, Omega-6 Fatty Acids* (min) 0.85%, Omega-3 Fatty Acids* (min) 0.15%.

Authority Dry Weight Management
Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Corn, Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg Product, Dried Cellulose, Animal Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Canola Oil, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2 Polyphosphate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamin Mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Corn Oil, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, L-Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols.

Guaranteed Analysis:
• Crude Protein (min) 34.0%
• Crude Fat (min) 8.0%; (max) 11.5%
• Crude Fiber (max) 4.0%
• Moisture (max) 10.0%
• Ash (max) 7.0%
• Calcium (min) 1.0%
• Phosphorus (min) 0.9%
• Magnesium (max) 0.1%
• Zinc (min) 150 mg/kg
• Selenium (min) 0.2 mg/kg
• Vitamin E (min) 300 IU/kg
• Taurine (min) 0.15%
• Omega-6 Fatty Acids* (min) 3.0%
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids* (min) 0.35%
• L-Carnitine* (min) 100 mg/kg
* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profile.
Calorie Content:
Metabolizable Energy – 3430 kcal/kg (calculated)


Blue Buffalo Spa Select Lite
Ingredients:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Whole Ground Barley, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Salmon Meal, Whole Potatoes, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Chicken Flavor, Fish Meal, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Lysine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Salmon Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Black Malted Barley, Dried Chicory Root, Rice Bran, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min.) 28.0%
Crude Fat (min.) 9.0%
Crude Fiber (max.) 8.5%
Moisture (max.) 10.0%
Ash (max.) 7.0%
Magnesium (max.) 0.1%
Taurine (min.) 0.15%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* (min.) 0.15%
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* (min.) 2.0%
* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.
Caloric Data (ME):
kcal/kg = 3,185 (calculated)
kcal/cup = 458 calories (as fed)

Purina Pro Plan Weight Managament Dry Food

Chicken, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, soy protein concentrate, wheat flour, fish meal, dried egg product, soy protein isolate, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), soybean meal, animal liver flavor, salt, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, phosphoric acid, potassium chloride, choline chloride, calcium carbonate, Vitamin E supplement, taurine, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
P-4620

[sugarcatmom]

The Authority canned isn't so bad, but I wouldn't touch any of those dry foods with a 50 ft pole. What happens if you don't feed any dry at all? Kibble is the number one cause of weight gain in cats, but "lite" or diet kibbles are the absolute worst because they have even more grains and carbohydrates, which is what makes cats fat in the first place. Here is a good read on the best way to feed felines with a weight problem: http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm