Portly pets dig their treats. It’s not just the treat they love, but the pagentry that surrounds getting it — the click of the pantry door, the sweet sound of their owner’s voice declaring what a good dog they are, the slight pause of the treat just shy of their awating tounge. But owner beware, a few treats here and there add up and can be the source of your pets added baggage. When a medium-size dog is allotted 500 calories a day, just a few 50 calorie treats a day really makes an impact on his waistline!
Our doctors want you to know that dogs can love low calorie treats, too. A green bean or a baby carrot are just a few calories a piece. And an ice cube is free! Just make sure the show remains the same. After all, it’s your love and attention that they really crave most of all.
Just check out the calorie count of some of the most popular treats that we give our dogs:
Fast Food Treats
McDonald’s Hamburger 260 calories
McDonald’s Cheeseburger 310 calories
1 McDonald’s Chicken Nugget 42 calories
Sonic Vanilla Ice Cream Cone 180 calories
MilkBones
Small Biscuit 20 calories
Medium Biscuit 40 calories
Large Biscuit 115 calories
Extra Large Biscuit 225 calories
Grillin’ Bites 30 calories
Alpo
Liver Snaps 13 calories
Al’s Grill Treats 35 calories
Purina
Beggin’ Strips 30 calories
Busy Bone – Dental Bone Large 600 calories
Busy Bone – Dental Bone Small 309 calories
Cheweez Chew Strips 60 calories
Cheweez Rolls Small with Meaty Middles 171 calories
Cheweez Rolls Large with Meaty Middles 211 calories
TBonz 42 calories
Purina One
Adult Biscuits 33 calories
Large Breed Biscuits 84 calories
Healthy Weight Biscuites 26 calories
Pedigree
DentaBones Small 105 calories
DentaBones Medium 188 calories
DentaBones Large 300 calories
Jumbone small 270 calories
Jumbone regular 560 calories
MarrowBone 39 calories
Scooby Snacks
Zoinks Bone 22 calories
Burger 22 calories
Drumsticks 19 calories
Cheese Wedge 18 calories
Mystery Machine 45 calories
French Fry 9 calories
Meaty Bones
Small 27 calories
Medium 60 calories
Large 93 calories
Misc.
PupPeroni 24 calories
Snausages 25 calories
Jerky Treats 21 calories