food for underweight puppy

The weight will come naturally, you don't want her gaining too fast - so don't overfeed even though the urge might be there to make up for her being deprived before. She will gain weight on a good food with regular meals. But to answer your question Nutro MAX is not a good food, although it is certainly not the worst either.

Chicken Meal, Corn Gluten Meal corn is a controversial ingredient in dog food, some people believe in it some don't, Wheat Flour same with wheat, and it can be an allergen for some dogs, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E) generally a generic term like poultry should be avoided, you want this to be a specific fat, like chicken, Ground Rice another grain, though better than corn or wheat, Rice Bran another grain, a food should have more meat than grain, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed) this is an unnecessary ingredient, it is generally included as an artifical stool hardener, Whole Wheat another grain, Lamb Meal, Natural Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Brewers Dried Yeast another controversial ingredient, can be an allergen, Lecithin, Choline Chloride, Dried Buttermilk, Dried Egg Product leftover from human egg processing, can include undeveloped eggs, shells, and other tissues unfit for human consumption, Dried Kelp (source of Iodine), Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Sulfate, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Iron Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Copper Oxide, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity) read about this herehttp://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=menadione, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.

www.dogfoodproject.com is an excellent resource for learning about food ingredients and composition and it will help you to decipher labels so you know what you are getting for your money.

http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=ingr-wiz gives short, straightforward descriptions of most all of the common ingredients in dog food.

Thank you for adopting a rescue, she will probably gain weight naturally now that she will be have your TLC.  Here is a link that you can check for the top foods to feed. [linkhttp://www.dogaware.com]www.dogaware.com[/link]  If and when you decide on a new food, please switch her over gradually so she doesn't get an upset stomach.  Good luck!