Good points! I agree that growing bigger or fatter is not desirable, but keeping the nutritional value high is the key.

My thoughts are more along the lines of lightly cooked foods (vegetables and meat) as being more nutritious, not those that are over cooked and/or over processed.

Lightly cooked meats and vegetables which have more vitamins and minerals in them and are easier to digest since the cooking helps break them down should be a factor in a healthy diet. Anything that is over cooked would of course lose nutritional value. This should apply to human and dog food, as far as being a good thing, in adding some lightly cooked meats/vegs to a dog’s normal diet, whether the dog is fed raw or kibble.

Some vegetables don’t need any cooking and should be eaten raw, but others give more benefit from a light cooking process.

Here’s another article about raw and cooked foods –

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...-are-healthier