ill be honest, i always though Iams was a bit too expensive for my budget, but i was given a bag for our cat dora ( a siamese ) who is almost 12 and seriously overweight, i must add that dora is very picky about her cat food...she went crazy for this brand...and is actually not meowing when her dish is empty, so i am taking that as a good thing....some things are just worth that extra bit of money