I thought grains (like brown rice) would be ok. The recipe I was going by from the book I got said 50% grain, 25% meat, 25% veggies. But, then, I went to yahoo and typed "grain for dogs" and all that came up was negative information about it. So, I'm really not sure now if I should start Finn off eating grains. Ugh. I'm going to talk to my vet and find out more. As an advocate for feeding your dog grains, can you educate me a little more on why they're beneficial or direct me to a site that will educate me? I'd really appreciate it. Just tryin' to do the right thing!