yes, Eden, that's right, cooking (and freezing for that matter) destroys some of the good stuff, but that's why you add to the mix, yes.

PS Since I use human grade meat for the cats, I handle it like I handle food I am going to eat. My husband says "I always know when you made cat food because the kitchen is always much cleaner when you are done."

When I first started feeding the cats raw food, they left the bits of bone in their dishes. I was very disturbed by this (because they need bones, too!) eventually they got used to it and now they eat it all.