Compositions and methods for providing a health benefit to a growing animal

A method for providing a health benefit to a growing animal, the method comprising administering to the growing animal a food composition, wherein the food composition is administered in an amount to provide:

• from about 10 mg/day to about 3000 mg/day docosahexaenoic acid (DHA),
• from about 10 mg/day to about 3000 mg/day eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA),
• from about 50 mg/day to about 2000 mg/day taurine,
• from about 50 mg/day to about 2000 mg/day choline,
• from about 0.1 mg/day to about 50 mg/day thiamine,
• from about 0.1 mg/day to about 50 mg/day riboflavin,
• from about 0.1 mg/day to about 100 mg/day pantothenic acid,
• from about 0.1 mg/day to about 250 mg/day niacin,
• from about 0.1 mg/day to about 50 mg/day pyridoxine,
• from about 0.1 μg/day to about 1000 μg/day vitamin B12, and
• from about 0.01 mg/day to about 15 mg/day folic acid;
• wherein the health benefit is selected from the group consisting of enhanced brain and cognitive development, increased trainability, increased episodic learning, increased episodic memory, reduced spherical aberration of the eye, enhanced photopic vision, and combinations thereof,
• wherein the food composition consists of protein, carbohydrate, fat, the DHA, the EPA, the taurine, the choline, the thiamine, the riboflavin, the pantothenic acid, the niacin, the pyridoxine, the vitamin B12, the folic acid, and optionally an additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of a mineral, a probiotic, a prebiotic, a salt, a palatant, a colorant, an emulsifier, a preservative, an amino acid, an enzyme, a coenzyme, an additional vitamin, moisture, and combinations thereof,
• wherein the protein is one or more of corn gluten meal, wheat gluten, cottonseed, or an animal protein.