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I am a dog who is always hungry. I always need my favourite foods / food like meat and fish, but raw meat is the best.

Should I use favourite food / foods in that sentence?
 

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Use the plural to refer to the different types of food.
 

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By the way, there shouldn't be a space before and after the slash.
 

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I am a dog who is always hungry. I always regularly need my favourite foods/food like meat and fish, but raw meat is the best.

Should I use favourite "food" or "foods" in that sentence?
 

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I am still confused about it.
I should choose favorite foods, am I right?

I am a dog who is always hungry. I regularly need my favourite foods like meat and fish, but raw meat is the best.

Is it correct?
 

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It's pretty good now, but slightly odd because of the position of regulary. It would be more natural if regularly came after fish.

Personally I don't like the slash /. It's not a word and it's ambiguous. It's better to use "and" or "or" and avoid / in your writing.
 
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