Nom Nom vs Ollie Dog Food: Which Delivery Service Is Best?

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This review will compare two major dog food delivery services, Ollie Dog Food and Nom Nom, to help you decide which is best.

Both brands offer real, nutritionally dense food that can do wonders for your pet’s health, energy levels, and digestion. Feeding your dog a diet of real food may even reduce or prevent trips to the vet down the road.

But which brand is right for you? We’ll compare them category-by-category to help you decide.

In this comparison:

• Nom Nom vs Ollie Dog Food: At a glance
• Which is better for you (by category)
• Nom Nom vs Farmer’s Dog vs Ollie

Nom Nom vs Ollie Dog Food: At a glance

Price	Starts at $3 a day	Starts at $2 a day
Shipping	Free shipping on orders over $30	Free
Promo discount	20% off your first order (40% off with our link)	50% off first order; First responders and medical staff get a 50% discount off their first three boxes.
Protein options	Beef, Chicken, Pork & Turkey	Beef, Chicken, Turkey & Lamb
Sourcing	Their premium-quality proteins and vegetables are sourced from trusted U.S. growers and suppliers.	Chicken and beef from high-quality, human-grade farms in the US. Lamb comes from free-range farms in the U.S. and Australia. Produce, seeds and oils are sourced from U.S. farms
Other products?	Yes; Probiotics for dogs and cats and a gut-health testing kit	Yes; Ollie telehealth service free with subscriptions and a baked dry food option
Partial Plans?	Yes. You can choose between full or half portions.	Discontinued, but offers a mixed baked/fresh plan
Recipes crafted by veterinary nutritionists?	Yes	Yes
Accreditation	AAFCO certified for all life stages	USDA kitchen and meats, AAFCO certified for all life stages
Money-back guarantee?	Yes, for your first 30 days of food.	Yes. If your dog isn’t satisfied, Ollie will give a full refund for the initial box.
Cancel at any time?	Yes	Yes
Giving back	If you have adopted through a partner shelter, Nom Nom offers a $50 donation to the shelter or rescue in your name.	Ollie donates 1% of its proceeds to rescue organizations and shelters. They also regularly donate meals to rescue shelters.

Ollie vs Nom Nom: Which is best for you?

Below we’ll compare these brands in a variety of categories. We’ve assigned each category a point value based on its relevance to most pet owners. Click a category to jump to that section.

• Wet food options (2 points)
• Ingredient quality (2 points)
• Other products (1 point)
• Allergies & sensitivities (1 point)
• Customizability & supplemental meal plans (1 point)
• Price (2 points)
• Discounts (1 point)
• Portioning (1 point)
• Packaging, sustainability & storage (1 point)
• Shipping (1 point)

Freshly cooked wet food options

Currently, both Ollie and Nom Nom offer 4 different protein options, some grain-free and some grain-inclusive. 

For those pet owners who are concerned about the FDA’s warning about the potential correlation of grain-free diets and taurine deficiency with heart disease, they may be happy to know that Ollie adds rice and oats to several of their recipes and Nom Nom adds brown rice to their turkey and lamb meal and taurine to all of their recipes.

Both choices have added essential vitamins and minerals to the recipes to ensure they are nutritionally balanced for the health of your pet.

Nom Nom’s recipe selections

Most Nom Nom meals begin with whole meat followed by plants, oils, and a few other ingredients. The Turkey & Chicken Cookout’s first ingredient is sweet potato rather than whole meat, but since it includes two separate forms of meat, its protein content is in line with the other recipes. Some of the recipes contain eggs, but there are no organ meats in any of the recipes. Nom Nom maintains a minimum of 6% to 9% crude protein in their recipes, with lamb containing the least and turkey containing the most.

Nom Nom’s recipes are simple, using about 5 major high-quality ingredients per meal, plus their nutrient blend, which balances each recipe’s vitamins and nutrients. Currently, only the turkey and the lamb recipes contain grain (rice), but they steer clear of the additives many other grain-free foods include.

Nom Nom ingredients:

• Beef Mash: Beef, potatoes, eggs, carrots, peas, fish oil…
• Chicken Cuisine: Chicken, sweet potatoes, yellow squash, spinach, fish oil…
• Pork Potluck: Pork, potatoes, green beans, yellow squash, mushrooms, kale, fish oil…
• Turkey Fare: Turkey, eggs, brown rice, carrots, spinach, fish oil…
• Turkey & Chicken Cookout: Sweet potato, turkey, chicken, kale, eggs…
• Lamb Pilaf: Lamb, rice, eggs, carrots, peas…

>> See Nom Nom’s full recipes…

Ollie’s recipe selections

Ollie creates five tasty recipes with whole meat as the number one ingredient, followed by produce, organ meat, and starches or grains. Ollie also adds a few more healthy ingredients, such as chia seeds, fish oils, and blueberries, to their recipes for added vitamins and antioxidants. The nutritional balance is completed with added vitamins and minerals. All of Ollie’s meal options have a minimum crude protein ranging between 8% and 10% and vary in caloric density. These meals meet the AAFCO feeding standards for All Life Stages.

Ollie ingredients:

• Beef: Beef, carrots, beef kidneys, potatoes, peas, sweet potatoes, beef livers, chickpeas, spinach…
• Chicken: Chicken, rice, carrots, chicken livers, peas, potatoes, spinach, cranberries…
• Turkey: Turkey, butternut squash, turkey livers, oats, lentils, spinach, blueberries, kale…
• Lamb: Lamb, butternut squash, lamb liver, chickpeas, kale, rice, cranberries, green beans, potatoes…
• Pork: Pork, pork livers, butternut squash, rice, sweet potatoes, oats, peas, carrots, spinach, apples…

>> See Ollie’s full recipes…

Winner: Tie (+1 point each)

All of the meal options are great choices, and they are so similar. Ollie has slightly higher protein levels and includes organ meat. The best option for you will depend upon your dog’s specific needs.

Ingredient quality

As you can see in the image above, Nom Nom’s food includes visible, identifiable ingredients. Ollie looks like a mash with little bits of visible ingredients. Take this into consideration when you decide which food you think is best, but trust us when we say we believe both companies do an excellent job of sourcing their ingredients.

Both Ollie and Nom Nom have a serious commitment to high-quality food. You can’t go wrong with either of these choices. Both companies deliver freshly prepared meals that are formulated by veterinary nutritionists to be nutritionally balanced. They are made with premium meats and veggies, so you should feel great about giving either a try.

Both companies cook their ingredients separately over low heat to preserve as many nutrients as possible. They are minimally processed with no artificial flavors, preservatives, fillers, meat meals, or other animal by-products—just good quality whole foods. Once the food is cooked, it’s quickly packed and ready for shipping, so you get fresh dog food that was prepared just a few days prior. 

Ollie sources their USDA beef and hormone-free chicken from farms in the U.S., and their premium, pasture-raised lamb comes from free-range farms in the US and Australia. Ollie told us that more than 60% of its recipes are composed of meat; the rest of the food is made of healthy starches, fruits, veggies, seeds, and oils and are carefully sourced from U.S. farms.

(*Update: Since the time of our original Ollie review, their recipes have been slightly modified. Organ meat has been moved from the #2 position, to lower on the ingredient list. This being said, we’re not clear on whether their meals still contain 60% meat with less organ meat. But, we are confident that the meals are still a nutritious option.)

Each recipe is carefully prepared in their New York USDA-certified kitchen, which has the same food prep standards as human food. Ollie has an independent food testing laboratory test each batch for calorie and nutritional content to ensure the food meets AAFCO standards.

We recently saw Ollie claim that their calories are more nutrient-rich than competitors. Upon reaching out to Ollie for further explanation, they stated that they source many of the nutrients from organ meat, which are rich in vitamins and minerals. For example, they source thiamine (Vitamin B) from beef liver rather than adding it in as a vitamin supplement.

Ollie stated, “Due to this, the calories in our food are denser because the nutrients themselves are coming from the ingredients in the recipe, as opposed to using nutrient mixes like our competitors.” They likened this to $10 worth of grilled chicken providing 20g of protein, versus a $10 protein shake providing 20g of protein. Obtaining nutrition from the most natural source sounds like the best option to us.

Nom Nom only uses premium-quality proteins and vegetables and sources their food from trusted and reliable U.S. growers and suppliers. They prepare all their meals in small, made-to-order batches in their own Nashville and San Francisco kitchens where they inspect their ingredients and rigorously test them. Whenever possible, their food is sustainably sourced and Nom Nom does their best to ensure zero food waste in their facilities.

Nom Nom doesn’t include organ meat, as Ollie does, relying on the whole meat included in each recipe to deliver the bulk of the meal’s protein.

Winner: Tie (+1 point each)

When you put them to the vision test, Nom Nom wins, hands down. You can actually see whole pieces of carrots, potatoes, and peas, so you know what your dog is eating.

However, we know that larger, visible pieces also may mean they are easier to avoid by picky eaters. And Ollie’s poorer appearance may simply be the result of it being more finely chopped than Nom Nom. We also love Ollie’s approach to sourcing nutrients in their most natural form, such as organ meat. You’ll need to decide which you find more compelling—the appearance or the sourcing.

Other products

Nom Nom

Nom Nom offers five treats. Two are single-ingredient, USDA-certified jerky snacks (chicken and beef). These healthy treats are a great way to reward your pup without all of the chemical preservatives and fillers found in most treats. They also offer single-ingredient Sweet Potato Chews. Nom Nom’s other two treats are Beef & Blueberry Wafers and Chicken and Cranberry Wafers. These include real meat, fruit, and chickpeas for added protein.

They also offer two probiotic supplements: one for owners who’d like a boost for their dog’s immune and digestive system, and another for dogs who have some GI issues and need rebalancing. You can learn more about these probiotics in our full Nom Nom Dog Food review.

Ollie

Ollie offers several additional products.

Treats

Ollie offers three jerky treats: Chicken and Apple Jerky Strips, Beef & Sweet Potato Jerky Strips, and Salmon and Coconut Jerky Strips. They also offer a dental chew treat.

Supplements

Ollie offers four supplements: Hip & Joint Chews, Probiotic Chews, Calming Chews, and Skin & Coat Chews.

Baked dry food

Additionally, Ollie offers a line of high-quality baked dry food. It uses the same premium ingredients as their fresh food, but it is gently baked at low temperatures to make it shelf-stable while preserving nutritional value. Like Ollie’s fresh food, this baked food is also free of unwanted preservatives, artificial ingredients, and fillers, such as soy, wheat, or corn. We don’t think the baked food is as good as their fresh food, but it is an interesting option if you need to travel with your dog or are short on freezer space.

Ollie’s baked food is available in either beef or chicken. Like the fresh food, the baked recipes meet the AAFCO nutritional standards for All Life Stages, which means it’s great for puppies, seniors, and all dogs in between.

Telehealth app

With an Ollie subscription, you also gain access to remote health screenings that cover key areas such as weight, digestion, dental health, and skin and coat condition. These screenings are done by uploading photos of your dog through the Ollie app, where you’ll receive personalized insights from experts to help your dog stay on track with their health goals.

Beyond health monitoring, the Ollie app also simplifies subscription management. You can easily update your dog’s recipes, adjust delivery dates, and receive notifications when your order is on its way.

Winner: Ollie (1 point)

Ollie offers a full spectrum of products that complement their fresh food, whereas Nom Nom only offers probiotics.

Allergies & sensitivities

Both Ollie and Nom Nom use the information you provide in the dog’s profile—such as your dog’s age, breed, body type, and activity level—to choose the optimal recipes for your pup. Nom Nom, however, does not factor in whether or not the dog has been neutered as Ollie does. 

While both companies ask if your dog has health issues or allergies, Ollie is more thorough in finding out exactly what health issues your dog has and what your dog is allergic to before recommending certain recipes. 

Nom Nom, on the other hand, asks if your dog has health issues or allergies to narrow its recommendations, but recommends recipes before knowing the specific allergens.

Winner: Ollie (1 point)

Ollie makes it easier to specify your pet’s allergies early in the sign-up process, and it doesn’t make recipe recommendations until after learning about your pet’s issues. However, neither brand does as much as Just Food For Dogs in supporting dogs with acute issues that require specific diets. You can learn more about it in our comparison of Nom Nom vs Just Food For Dogs.

Customizability & supplemental meal plans

Mixing recipes

Ollie has a top-notch customer service team who will reach out within a few days of sending your first shipment to discuss how your dog is adjusting to the new food. If you should notice something concerning, like unwanted weight loss or gain, the care team can adjust the meal portions and recipes appropriately. The company also allows you to mix meal options in each shipment free of charge.

When it comes to mixing up your dog’s recipes, Nom Nom allows two recipes in small orders and up to four recipes in large orders. 

Supplemental meal plans

Supplemental meal plans are a great way for you to upgrade your dog’s nutrition on a budget. You can mix freshly made food with your dog’s current diet to balance cost and quality.

Currently, only Nom Nom offers supplemental meal plans, a half portion that will save you around 42%.

Ollie replaced their supplemental plan with their Mixed plan. The Mixed plan consists of a 50/50 mix of Ollie’s baked and freshly made food.

Winner: Ollie (+1 point)

Both companies have supplemental plans, but Ollie’s includes their own baked food, whereas with Nom Nom, you can choose your own dry food. So, it depends if you want to choose your own kibble or use Ollie’s premium kibble.

Price

For both companies, the price per day is going to completely depend on how much food your dog needs, the recipes you choose, and the type of plan you choose. This is determined by your dog’s size, breed, age, and activity level. Here’s the cost breakdown:

Ollie used to be cheaper, but with newer, complementary products, prices have gone up. Depending on the meal plan you choose, Ollie prices range from $2 to $3 a day for smaller dogs to close to $10+ a day for large dogs. Even with this price increase and added bonuses, it still competes well with Nom Nom prices, and in some cases, can be cheaper.

We found that Ollie’s pricing varied slightly depending on which recipe was chosen. For example, the turkey recipe appeared to be more expensive than some of the other meal options. The beef recipe is a bit less expensive. Prices in the table below only contain wet food prices, but if you choose the mixed meal plan, your Ollie price will be lower than a full fresh food meal plan.

Nom Nom prices range from $3 a day for small dogs to $11+ a day for large dogs. They offer half-portions (to supplement your dog’s current food) that will save you about 42%; what was $78.62 will now cost you $42 per week for our Afghan Hound. We found that Nom Nom is slightly more expensive when choosing meals like Lamb and Beef.

When you compare Nom Nom vs Ollie prices, the cost is similar for small dogs and medium-sized dogs. But you may save more with Ollie for a large-sized dog. Since prices fluctuate depending on the size of the dog and the meal plan, it’s a good idea to get your own free quote from each brand to see which prices and options you like. 

If you are interested in Ollie Baked food or Ollie’s Mixed Plan (a combination of fresh and baked), see our guide How Much is Ollie Dog Food? for further pricing information.

	Nom Nom price	Ollie Dog price
6-lb. Yorkie male	$3.21 day / $22.47 week	$3.14 day / $21.98 week
25-lb. Pembroke Welsh Corgi male	$6 day / $42 week	$6 day / $42 week
60-lb. Afghan Hound male	$11.23 / $78.62 week	$9.85 day / $69 week

>> Learn more: How Much Does Nom Nom Dog Food Cost?

Winner: Ollie (2 points )

While small and medium-sized dogs cost about the same between the brands, Ollie is less expensive for large dogs. Prices change depending on the recipes, however, so be sure to check your price on both services. This can be done before you commit to payment or enter any card information.

Discounts

We work with brands to try to get our readers substantial discounts, so you can try out our recommendations without spending as much. Currently, you’re able to get 50% off your first purchase with Ollie and 40% off with Nom Nom.

Winner: Ollie (1 point)

Ollie offers a slightly larger intro discount to our readers.

Portioning

With both Ollie and Nom Nom, portions are carefully calculated by a vet nutritionist to determine the optimal calorie count necessary for each dog, based on their unique specifications. If you notice your dog is experiencing unwanted weight loss or gain, both companies encourage you to reach out to them so they can adjust the portions accordingly.

Both Ollie and Nom Nom food packs are small, which makes them easy to store in the refrigerator or freezer. Ollie packs one day’s worth of food (or two meals) into one food pack, and you use the scoop they send to measure out each meal. No meticulous measuring is necessary—just open the pack and scoop out half of the food into your dog’s bowl.

At Nom Nom, small dogs may get two meals out of one bag, but meals are typically individually portioned, giving the company a slight edge over Ollie in this category.

However, Ollie makes storing the leftovers easy with the reusable food container they send with your first box.

For the first seven days, Nom Nom creates transition meals (half-portions) so the dog can slowly adjust to the new food. If your dog is already used to freshly made food, you have the option of skipping transition meals.

Winner: Nom Nom (+1 point)

Both companies make correct portioning simple and easy, although Nom Nom has a slight edge when it comes to medium and large dogs since each meal is individually portioned.

Packaging, sustainability & storage

Both Ollie and Nom Nom have done a great job of making their shipping process effective and sustainable. The food arrives quickly in well-insulated cardboard boxes and is vacuum-sealed in plastic packaging without the use of preservatives or chemicals.

The recyclable shipping boxes are packed with enough dry ice to keep the food cold until you get home on delivery day. Both brands should arrive fully frozen, giving you plenty of time to receive and store it. The food will store well in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer unopened for up to 6 months. If frozen, thaw the amount needed in the fridge 24 hours in advance.

Both Ollie and Nom Nom pack their meals in slim packages, which are about the size of two or three stacked smartphones, depending on the size of your dog. They both have easy-peel seals.

In your first Ollie order, you’ll get the food, an instruction booklet, a perfect-portion serving scoop, and a branded, reusable, plastic food dish along with a sealable lid, so leftovers don’t go to waste.

Ollie states that all of their packaging is recyclable or compostable, like the biodegradable insulated liner made from recycled jute.

With our first Nom Nom order, we got the food, a transition and feed guide, and a small packet of “flavor flakes” made of dried beef liver and bonito fish to help even the pickiest eaters, and a sample of the treats. We are unsure if they still offer flavor flakes or treat samples in your first box.

To reduce their carbon footprint, Nom Nom boxes, meal packs, and premium insulating liners are all either recyclable or made from recycled materials and are designed to keep your pet’s meals safe in transit.

If you are ordering food for multiple dogs, Nom Nom food packs are not individually labeled by name but are labeled with the number of grams in each pack. You can then reference each dog’s personalized amount in the feeding instructions within each box or locate them in your Nom Nom account.

Winner: Ollie (+1 point)

Both companies are forward-thinking when it comes to reusing and recycling. However, Ollie’s scoop and resealable container is convenient for storing open food packets that your dog hasn’t finished yet. We use ours every day!

Shipping

Both companies offer free shipping and flexibility in adjusting how often you want food delivered and where you want it sent, which is really helpful when traveling. In fact, both will ship your food to you anywhere within the continental U.S. Initially, you’ll be shipped two weeks’ worth of food, but subsequent deliveries can be adjusted in your account settings. 

Ollie ships its food on a regular schedule according to your meal plan, and you can expect to get it on the same day of the week. That date may change, however, if there is a major holiday or when there’s inclement weather. In the case that your shipment schedule changes, Ollie will contact you.

Ollie allows you to switch a recipe, pause or skip a delivery, and change the delivery address and schedule up to 6 weeks at a time, but this needs to be done before your order is processed. The card on your account is charged on a regular schedule in accordance with your shipments.

After the initial two-week trial period, Nom Nom automatically sets a biweekly shipping and billing schedule, although you have the option to change the shipping to every week or every 4 weeks if you prefer. If you have a small dog, like my 6-lb. Yorkie, they will default to shipping every four weeks.

You can change the delivery location if you’re traveling or adjust the shipping schedule if you are going to run out of food (although this shouldn’t happen). When your food leaves the Nom Nom kitchen, you’ll receive tracking information to keep you informed when it arrives. 

Winner: Nom Nom (+1 point)

Although both offer great delivery options, Nom Nom takes it a step further and offers weekly delivery, which is helpful for those who have little freezer space. They also send tracking information with each order.

Overall winner

	13 total points
Nom Nom	4
Ollie	9

Based on our 13-point scale, Ollie won with 9 points and Nom Nom came out with 4 points. However, both Ollie and Nom Nom set out to create high-quality, nutritious dog food, and that’s exactly what you’ll find with both of these companies. You can’t go wrong with either of these choices.

But beyond this most important factor, you’ll have to look at all the details to determine what’s most important to you.

Overall, Ollie appears to be the same or cheaper than Nom Nom. This is usually the biggest factor for pet owners when choosing a fresh food. Additionally, you have access to their baked food, supplements, health screenings, and treats. We love the fact that Ollie tries to source most of the essential vitamins and minerals in their natural state—that’s pretty important to us. 

However, Nom Nom has some aspects that Ollie currently does not offer, such as weekly deliveries, targeted probiotics, and one more meal option. If you want to dig deeper into either service, you can learn more in our Ollie Dog Food review or our Nom Nom Dog Food review.

Nom Nom vs Farmer’s Dog vs Ollie

The Farmer’s Dog is another premium dog food delivery service that offers high-quality, human-grade dog food. One hundred percent of The Farmer’s Dog packaging is biodegradable or recyclable, and the brand offers a ton of shipping flexibility, making it one of the most sustainable options available. We also like that each one of their food packs comes personalized with your dog’s name and feeding instructions, which is really helpful if you have more than one dog.

Unlike Nom Nom and Ollie, none of The Farmer’s Dog recipes have grain, which is a benefit if your vet has told you your dog requires a grain-free diet.

You can learn more information about this service in our The Farmer’s Dog review or our Nom Nom vs Farmer’s Dog and Ollie vs Farmer’s Dog comparison guides.

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