Sunday, November 27, 2011

Manna Organics Bread Review and Giveaway

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Manna Organics company contacted me a few weeks ago because they wanted to do a giveaway on my blog. They kindly sent me 4 loaves of their artisan, all natural bread to try. I was quite impressed with their tasty, moist, dense and sweet sprouted breads and their pleasantly sour, dense Bavarian sourdough bread.





From left: Cinnamon Date, Fig Fennel Flax, and Carrot Raisin

All of these beautiful sprouted Manna Breads were super moist, dense, rich, sweet and delicious. The dried fruits made these breads quite sweet without added sugars. I would never guess that these breads were made without added sugar, salt, yeast or oil, since they tasted pretty much like sweet cakes. I served them as a breakfast treat and after dinner dessert. The Fig, Fennel and Flax bread had a slight hint of licorice and a pretty, crunchy seeds topping. I liked the addition of poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds for extra health benefits. The Carrot Raisin bread tasted almost like a carrot cake, minus the icing.

There are 9 flavors of sprouted Manna Breads: Banana Walnut Hemp, Carrot Raisin, Cinnamon Date, Fig Fennel Flax, Fruit & Nut, Millet Rice, Multigrain, Sunseeed, Whole Rye – and 3 flavors of Bavarian Sourdough Breads: Bavarian Whole Rye Sourdough, Sunny Sourdough and Multigrain Flax Sourdough.
Frozen Manna Organics breads are sold in most Whole Foods Markets and quality independent health food stores nationwide and in Canada. They are also available online on Manna Organics website.




I enjoyed the Bavarian Style Sourdough very much! That was probably my favorite of all (that and the Carrot Raisin). It reminded me of German Rye bread that I buy at Whole Foods often. The slices are thin, but the density and great taste is just perfect. It only has a few ingredients: Whole rye flour, filtered water, sea salt, caraway seeds, fennel seeds and coriander seeds. Despite the fennel seeds, this bread does not taste like licorice at all which is a big plus.


I made an after Thanksgiving sandwich with this bread, leftover Tofurky roast and cranberry sauce. Yummy!



I enjoyed it toasted with vegan butter and Marmite.


And I enjoyed it with vegan butter and red currant jam.



Do you want to try 4 Manna Organics breads for free? Manna Organics has generously offered to give 4 loaves of bread to one giveaway winner. The winner can pick the flavors :-) They will ship 4 loaves directly to the winner. This giveaway is only open to continental USA addresses only.


You have several ways to enter this giveaway. I will pick one random comment on December 9th, Friday evening. If you want extra entries, you have to leave a comment for each entry option to count, if you leave one big comment with everything in it, it will only count as one entry. The more comments, the better the chances are to win.

Mandatory entry:

# Leave a comment telling me which Manna Organics bread would you like to try the most.

Extra entries:

# Become a follower (member) of this blog and leave a comment that you did or that you already were a follower

# Follow me on Twitter and leave a comment that you did with your Twitter name

# Follow Manna Organics on Twitter and leave a comment that you did with your Twitter name

# Tweet about this giveaway and leave me a comment that you did (1 tweet per day is allowed). Include @CzechVegan and @MannaOrganics in the tweets.

# Like Manna Organics on Facebook and leave a comment that you did

# Mention this giveaway, with the link, in a blog post, and leave a link to the post in a comment

# For extra 5 entries-make any recipe from Czech Vegan blog, and blog about it. Leave 5 separate comments for the entries.

Good luck!


88 comments:

  1. I would love to try the sunny sourdough. I adore sourdough bread, and I if I won ... I would have a hard time sharing ;)

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  2. I am following you on Twitter, and have been for awhile. @MarissaRath

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  3. I follow Manna Organics on Twitter. @motherbeck

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  4. I am also following @MannaOrganics -- my twitter name is @MarissaRath

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  5. Tweeted about this giveaway! -- @MarissaRath

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  6. I liked Manna Organics on Facebook. :)

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  7. They all sound absolutely amazing, but I'd be most excited about the Carrot Raisin :-)

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  8. I follow Manna Organics on Twitter (and my twitter name is VeggieNextDoor)

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  9. AND last but not least... I like Manna Organics on FB :-)

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  10. I would love the multigrain flax sourdough! Sounds like heaven!

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  11. ... and I follow you on Twitter! @VeganTriangle

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  12. I tweeted about the giveaway: http://twitter.com/#!/VeganTriangle/status/141545226463485952

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  13. Followed @MannaOrganics on Twitter too

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  14. WANT!!! The sprouted rye looks especially good, but they ALL look amazing :) I've never tried Manna.

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  15. I would like the carrot raisin bread.

    Debra Moore

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  16. I would like to try the cinnamon date. I follow your blog - this is one of the best vegan blogs around.

    Debra Moore

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  17. I follow you on Twitter (@EatingKale)

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  18. Mmm I wanna try the Millet Rice Sprouted bread

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  19. Tweeted:

    https://twitter.com/#!/EatingKale/status/141550352657940480

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  20. I follow you on twitter @coniecone

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  21. I liked Manna Organics on FB (as Eating Kale)

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  22. I follow Manna Organics on twitter

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  23. Tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/coniecone/status/141551373811585025

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  24. I loved the sourdough too! Delicious. I have 1 more slice that I am holding out for.

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  25. I mentioned it on my blog!

    http://eatingkale.blogspot.com/2011/11/carrot-ginger-soup.html

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  26. I would like to try Carrot Raisin Sprouted Bread.



    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  27. I follow Manna Organics on Twitter - Janetfaye

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  28. I like Manna Organics on FB - Janet Fri

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  29. I would have to say that I would want to try Bavarian Rye Sourdough Bread, simply because I love sourdough breads in general.

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  30. I am already following you on twitter. my username is @southnpurpleveg

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  31. I'd like the fig fennel flax!

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  32. I follow you on twitter. I am @butterjessfly

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  33. I also follow Manna on twitter. @butterjessfly

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  34. SOURDOUGH!! It's been ages since I had a sourdough bread. :)

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  35. I want ot try cinnamon date!

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  36. i follow you on twitter!

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  37. i follow them on twitter!

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  38. i like them on facebook!

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  39. Fig Fennel Flax sounds superdelicious...I'd love to try it! Thank you!

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  40. I've been dying to try this bread! The banana walnut hemp sounds delicious. I'm a sucker for anything banana flavored!

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  41. I follow your blog! Or am subscribed or whatever. Haha

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  42. I follow you on twitter ! (hiphiplarae)

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  43. I already follow them on twitter! (hiphiplarae)

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  44. Tweet:
    https://twitter.com/#!/Janetfaye/status/141850463447433216

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  45. Everything looks amazing - I realllllly want to try that Carrot Raisin!

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  46. I tweeted about the giveaway yesterday! @MarissaRath

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  47. Oh, and I tweeted again TODAY! @MarissaRath

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  48. I'd like to try the sunseed.

    lovelydomesticdiva (at) gmail (dot) com

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  49. I follow on gfc

    lovelydomesticdiva (at) gmail (dot) com

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  50. Yum! I've got to try that Bavarian sourdough

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  51. I follow you on Twitter - @almostveganchef

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  52. I follow Manna on Twitter - @almostveganchef

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  53. I am following Manna Organics on twitter.

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  54. I would love to try them all! They look divine!

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  55. I would love to try the Bavarian sourdough!

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  56. I'd like to try the sunseed.

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  57. Tweet:
    https://twitter.com/#!/Janetfaye/status/143353289684164608

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  58. Tweet:
    https://twitter.com/#!/Janetfaye/status/143903191954767873

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  59. I'd like the Bavarian Style Sourdough.

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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  60. I follow via google friend connect

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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  61. I’m a Manna Organics twitter follower (LuckyDuckyToo)
    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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  62. I'd love to try their Banana Walnut Hemp Sprouted Bread.
    Dana Beeman: danabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com

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  63. Following publicly via GFC as of now. :)
    Dana Beeman: danabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com

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  64. @hazelfinn follows @CzechVegan on Twitter.
    Dana Beeman: danabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com

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  65. @hazelfinn follows @MannaOrganics on Twitter.
    Dana Beeman: danabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com

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  66. Tweeted Giveaway; http://twitter.com/#!/hazelfinn/status/144655612393955328
    Dana Beeman: danabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com

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  67. Mmm This bread sounds so delicious! I don't think I have ever tried it before but would love to try it! The Multigrain Flax Sourdough sounds like it would be right up my alley. Where do you find these in Whole Foods Market? Frozen aisle? I have also posted this link to my blog at http://genkikitty.wordpress.com/.

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