I eat dog food on a regular basis to save money, my flatmates keep asking why I have it when I don’t even have a dog
A MAN has confessed to eating dog food on a regular basis in the hopes to save himself money.
The university student admitted to eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner because he has run out of money.
The anonymous man took to Reddit to explain he was dared to eat a bowl and realised he had a taste for it.
He said: "Since I'm broke, I have resorted to eating dog food. I only eat the dry dog food, I have never tried the wet ones."
However, his bizarre diet hasn't gone unnoticed by his flatemates who have questioned why he has so many bags of dog food when he doesn't own a dog.
He said: "When one of my other friends visited my room and saw heaps of dog food, he asked me why.
"I told him it's for me and he just said 'what the f***".
But now the anonymous man is questioning just how healthy it is to replace human food for dog food.
Users were stunned by the man's confession, and many questioned how cost affective eating dog food was.
One wrote: "Inexpensive dog food is loaded with filler ingredients that are barely digestible. Basically you will poop more and not get the nutrients you're expecting.
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"It also is not subject to the same regulations as human food. It will often contain ground up animal parts like chicken beaks, bones and feather.
Expensive dog food, made with quality ingredients, would not have these issues. But then that kind of defeats the purpose of saving money.
"There are ways to eat human food very frugally. Rice and beans can go a long, long way and are going to taste a lot better than dog food and give you a more balanced diet. It's probably even cheaper than eating puppy chow, not sure. Learn to cook!"
Another user added: "Pet food is not subject to the same health and safety standards or quality control as human food so I wouldn't recommend you continue doing this.
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Healthline warned: "Dog food isn't designed for the unique nutrition needs of humans, though it is made from ingredients that are technically safe for humans to eat.
"Thus, it's not inherently toxic for humans and may be safe in an emergency situation. However, eating dog food may increase your risk of developing foodborne illness."