Dear Janis and group:
   I have often wondered about the Manna bread.  Is it truly raw?  Does
anyone know what temperature it is heated at?  It is very convenient,
yummy, and comes in several flavors.  I've stayed away from it though,not
knowing it's history.

..; I tend to find the Manna multi-grain bread
>tasty enough and more convenient than making my own.  It's usually in
>health food stores and is made from sprouted grains pressed together and heated at
>a very low temperature. I didn't know about the nuts not being bioavailable enough!
>That surprises me if the nuts are raw.  Maybe he doesn't distinguish between raw and
>roasted nuts; can you let me know?  or maybe someone else has some
>information about this.

   I've deleted the post where the nutrients in nuts are listed as not
being bioavailable.  I disagree, and have referenced several books to
coorborate this claim.  Whoever posted this info, what was the source again?
   In the CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOODS AND NUTRITION (excellent resource),
it says: In addition to the minerals listed in Food Compostition Table...,
nuts are also good sources of 1) chromium, a micromineral which renders
insulin more effective in promoting the passage of nutrients into cells; 2)
manganese, an element required for growth of bones and other connective
tissues, insulin action, blood clotting, and enzyme actions in many aspects
of metabolism; and 3) selenium, which is present in an enzyme that
detoxifies dangerous peroxides formed during metabolism.  In general, nuts
contain about 7 times the amounts of these minerals present in the other
types of fresh, and minimally processed natural foods.
   ... In general, the nutritive value of nuts are sufficient to enable
people to live healthfully on them, provided that 12 - 14 oz are consumed
(IMO- that is a lot,when nuts are considered by many to be a transitional
food from a cooked to a raw diet) daily, plus some fruits and veges to
supply the missing vitamin A and C.

   Anyway, not a mention in Michael Murray's The Healing Power of Foods, or
Jean Carper's The Food Pharmacy of this bioavailable issue.
   Nuts are high in fat, so I contest the 2nd paragraph in the quote above,
but it was interesting.

Lisa Walford
http://www.walford.com