Asking for a friend , there dog will not eat raw no matter what he gives or how he gives or how long and his dig is allergic to chicken ,beef and duck.

He wont eat most dry or wet foods either and only likes cooked meals so fish or lamb ect has to cooked however hes tried yora and he actually eats it and has no issues with it but is worried its not a healthy food?

For his cooked meals hes been working with a Dog nutritionist to make sure he gets everything he needs from his food but he was thinking of sticking with yora in the morning and then home cooked in the evening.

Anyone tried it or know if its healthy?

https://www.yorapetfoods.com/yora-insect-protein-adult-large-breed-dog-food

https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/  put it into this link and u can see where it fits on the list of foods and.more details about it

All About Dog Food rates it at 76%, I assume because it’s relatively high in potato and oats.

I’m not a nutrition expert but I’d prefer a food lower in carbs myself. There aren’t any “bad” ingredients and I wouldn’t call it unhealthy but I’d just prefer a higher protein content.

Bead in mind I have an active 4.5kg toy dog (when he’s not recovering from surgery that is) and his needs may not necessarily be relevant to a larger breed.

If he is paying for a nutritionist I would ask them for an opinion.
Also.dont assume just because they say its hypoallergenic that a dog could not react. 
Mine is allergic to oats along with hoast of other things . Fortunately I feed raw so it was easy to sort that bit
Approach any new food with caution

I just had a brief look and to be honest, I can't be happy to be feeding mine protein from insects, but then my sole hound now isn't allergic to anything that I'm aware of so I have no problem with a chicken or fish-based food provided it has no cereal and provided the chicken or fish is exactly that.  Again not because she reacts to cereal - just I prefer to avoid cereal..... probably harks back to my days with Bassets

Interesting tho.

His nutritionist advised doing a home cooked diet but with all the things hed need to keep it balanced its more expensive than raw.

She reccomended this https://edenpetfoods.com/products/dog-food/eden-semi-moist/eden-60-40-semi-moist-with-boar-and-pheasant.html

She advised against Yora

Eden is well recommended and seems to well received by most dogs .
It is one I would   consider if we couldn't do raw for.some reason

Home cooked isn't easy if it's done properly as the nutrition in food changes when cooked. Not something I would want to try at all.

Don't forget not all raw is the same either. I have various brands mine won't touch and consistency has a big effect on my dogs. The fine sloppy stuff they now won't touch at all. Might be worth your friend trying an array of different brands to see if he can get his dog back on raw?

Hes only ever just tried ready maded mince raw so could be worth trying chunks or more chunky mince.

I told him theres loads he could still feed other than fish and lamb such as pheasant, venison, boar, kangaroo ect

I'll be feeding raw and i like paleo ridge

The other one that is similar to paeloridge  is the dogs butcher. They both use the larger plates to grind the meat .
Many use small plates which leaves u with a pate type consistency
Sj is right consistency makes a lot of difference to some dogs .
If u can do diy using chunks and bone and offal there is a lot to choose from and u can cut the way your dog likes best. Veg being optional

The dog butcher, Thistle and cotswold are favourites here. Henleys was OK but found food getting stuck to the packaging not ideal. PR is another but I prefer as do they TDB and Thistle

I would want to know what the insects themselves are fed on....

I keep chickens and we can't feed them the mealworms you can buy for songbirds because mealworms shouldn't be fed to birds that lay eggs for human consumption. Why? Because the mealworms you buy to feed garden birds are usually from China and are fed all kinds of food waste which is not for human consumption, diseased and dying animals, euthanised animals etc etc.

So I'd want to know how the insects are raised....

Eek didn't know that it sounds awful .
Brooke picks up the odd ones thay drop off the feeders might have to watch that

I know it's gross. I'm not sure why it's seemingly ok to feed this to wildlife either?!! Or even to feed it to mealworms in the first place...

China isn't the only country to do this . There other countries that use such things in dog food both kibble and raw.