Hello! How’s your Friday going?! I really wanted to go out for lunch, but Ben and I are going out for dinner so I made myself rustle up something in the kitchen (random Indian frozen meal, veggies, Vita and handful of chips).
No pics of lunch because it was boring, but I do want to share my
Five Friday Favorites for the week:
1. Night lights! Specifically, night lights that remind me what I want for a midnight snack.Wonder if this comes in Cinnamon Toast Crunch? (Thanks to Claire for sharing this via thefancy.com.)
2. The Food Pyramid or a convenient version of it…
3. Kittens. Although, I kind of feel like this one looks possessed.
4. Water weight. Yesterday I weighed 155, today 152. I love when this happens because it reminds me the scale is NOT the best/only measure of progress. (I weigh in periodically because my pants will always be the same size so I can’t tell with jeans. Plus, I only own stretchy kinds.)
5. Dessert! Not even 5 minutes after I finished lunch knock at the door delivered dessert! Manna Organics sent me two samples of their sweet breads and two of their regular ones.
I immediately opened up the Banana Walnut Hemp to dig in! At first I was a little thrown off by the brown things – are those figs? No – they are big, chewy pieces of banana! Delicious.
I also tried a piece of the Carrot Raisin (I don’t even try to pretend to have willpower). It is very doughy and packed with raisins.
I explained to the company rep that my readers love carbs almost as much as I do and then offered to give you four loaves too! One Winner (must be in the continental US) will receive 4 loaves of Manna Organics bread.
To Enter: Leave a comment with your preference – Banana Bread or Carrot Raisin?
Also, please check out their Facebook Page for recipes and contests and follow them on twitter @MannaOrganics
*Contest ends Sunday 11/13/2011 at 6pmPST
Totally a carrot fan! YUM!!
Carrot Raisin! I love raisins!!!
Carrot raisin!! That sounds amazing!!
Both! How could I choose?
Carrot raisin sounds perfect for fall!
Thank you for admitting on the water weight!! I can swing up to five pounds in a day! It’s crazy. Happy I’m not hte only camel.
mmm banana bread
Carrott raisin!!!! I have a strange obsession with raisins… and food in general.
A hard decision! I think I’d like the banana more, but I’m a huge fan of carrot.
I hope you’re having a good race!
I love the carrot raisin!! I’ve had these breads before and they are delish!
Carrot Raisin all the way! 🙂
I think I’d like carrot raisin better, but really there is no such thing as a bread I wouldn’t like 🙂
banana walnut
Ooh… definitely carrot.
Yum!! Banana all the way.
I’d go with the carrot raisin. I like bananas, but banana flavored foods are a little overrated imo.
Carrot Raisin….ohhhh yeah!
THe banana walnut! it sound sooo good!
Carrot bread mmmmmmmmmm!
Banana nut!!!!
Carrot Raisin sounds delish!
Carrot raisin!
No contest…banana….uhhh no wait….carrot….banana…carrot…banana…;)
NANNER!!!!
Very tough choice. Probably the most daunting decision of the day. I’ll go carrot
Those both sound YUM, but the the banana sounds especially YUM!
yumm looks so good! banana bread for sure!
GIMME SOME BANANA BREAD BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carrot raisin for sure!!
Carrot Raisin! 🙂
Oh that is so hard!! I guess if I had to pick I would go with carrot raisin.
Probably, I have no chance… but carrot raisin
I’d love to try carrot raisin! xoxo!
Banana Bread! Yummy! 🙂
Whoa. I know it’s prob not always good to comment on weight and stuff, but you look like you weigh less than 150 in all your pics. You must be pretty tall, spreads it all out 🙂
Banana bread carrot raisin chocolate peanut butter…yeah, that’s right.
Banana Bread! In fact, I made some awesome Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread this afternoon.
Banana bread!! That stuff is amaazzing!
Banana all the way !! Sounds ahhhmazing 🙂
Banana bread for me!
I withhold judgment until sampling both, possibly several times, but I lean towards banana
Without a doubt, carrot. Those Raisins! Yummmmmmmm!
carrot raisin, please. 🙂
Banana bread! Yum.
carrot raisin! YUM.
no question about it – my heart belongs to carrot raisin!
Carrot raisin!!! I’ve never tried it before =)
I’m a banana bread fan all the way!
I’ve never tried these. I’d definitely like to try the carrot raisin.
Thanks for the opportunity to try to win some.
ooooh banana or raisin, hard to pick. I would love to try carrot raisin, I’m always looking for a good sprout bread. I love the pizza slice next to the food pyramid, very cleaver
Carrot raisin 😀
Banana Bread
Banana bread! Yum!
Banana bread for sure!!
Mmmm, banana bread!
Banana sounds great with peanut butter!
For me I would love the Carrot Raisin, buy my kids would probably go more for the Banana!! 🙂
I would love both but I think I would prefer carrot raisin. Sounds delicious!
The carrot raisin sounds amazing! But I’m always a fan of banana!!
Carrot Raisin for sure! Unless I only have Banana in front of me. In which case banana FTW! 🙂
Yummy banana bread!!!
I love banana bread!!!
Tough call, but I think I’d buck the majority and choose the carrot raisin. YUM!
Definitely the banana bread!
oooohhh! Banana bread without question or hesitation! Love me some bananas 🙂
Carrot raisin!
Definitely banana bread.
love some banana bread
no question about it, banana bread!
banana bread!! yummy
I absolutely LOOOOVVVVEEEEE banana bread!!!…and banana pancakes,and banana nut muffins, and banana soft serve, and just plain bananas!
Banana bread is delicious, always!
Banana bread all the way!
Carrot raisin sounds awesome!
Carrot raison! Ooooh- heaven! 🙂
pshaw…decisions are for amateurs. One slice of each, please 😀
Tough decision! But I’m going to go with carrot raisin because it reminds me of my favorite cake – carrot cake!
Carrot raisin is my choice, although both sound and look delicious.
gah, i’d almost always say banana, but with a walnut allergy, carrot!
Carrot Raisin all the way! yum!
That’s a toughie but i’m going to have to go with banana bread!
Both look great, but since I’ve mastered how to make banana bread on my own (although not with huge yummy bits of banana — gotta try that), I would love to try the carrot raisin!
banana bread nom nom nom! 😀
Well, since I eat a banana everyday of course I’d go with banana bread. Yummy and good for you!
def banana bread!
banana bread! yum!!!
I’m kind of obsessed with Manna’s cinnamon date bread, but would love to try the banana walnut!
carrot raisin- so unique and it looks delish!
Carrot!
Oh definitely carrot raisin!
Banana Bread!
Banana bread all the way!
Carrot Raisin – yum!
Tough choice! I loooooove banana bread. But, I think I’d like to give the Carrot Raisin a try. 😀 Both sounds super yummy.
Carrot Raisin. It sounds like carrot cake bread! And I LOOOOVE carrot cake.
BTW – My jeans are always the same size whether I’m 20 lbs heavier or lighter. And they are all stretchy too!
Banana bread all the way.
Banana all the way!
Going to throw caution to the wind and go carrot raisan.
Hmmm, I’d have to go with banana walnut hemp! Both sound good though!
Carrot Rasin sounds delicous!
Carrot raisin sounds yummy.
BANANA! I have a sick obsession with all things banana. It’s 6:30 AM and I woke up to have a banana (and stalk your blog) and will now go back to sleep and dream of banana bread-bread. Yum yum.
Banana hands down!
Carrot raisin sounds good. I will be checking out their retail locations.
banana bread for sure
Banana bread is the best!
banana bread x 100000!
Carrot raisin bread!
Banana bread!
Carrot raisin!
Carrot raisin! Looks yummy!
Banana!!!! Please and thank you, of course.
Banana Bread all the way!
both look amazing! I would want to try the carrott raisin though.. looks delicious!!!
Oooh …banana bread please!
Thanks!
I love banana! Especially with chocolate and peanut butter!
BANANANANANANAANA………. i need some carbs in my life… i am struggling with allowing myself to eat carbs so this would be a great little push….they both look yummmmyyy
tough choice, but I think I’d go with carrot raisin cuz it looks good
They both sound delicious but I’m going to have to say carrot raisin.
Banana bread! Easy one
Banana bread….hands down!!!
I would like to try both, but the carrot raisin sounds yummy!
oh yum def banana bread!!
Carrot Raisin 🙂
carrot raisin-does it come with cream cheese frosting?
Banana bread (always)! Thanks for the giveaway 😀
Yum Carrot Raisin bread!
ooh, tough one. i’ll have to go with carrot raisin, though. vegetables are healthy, right? 🙂
That carrot raisin bread looks AMAZING!
Carrot raisin FTW!
Happy weekend 🙂
Banana bread!
Banana bread! I look forward to over ripe banana’s!
Banana all the way. That bread looks amazing!
Banana, but really bread in general is just plain awesome!
1. banana bread
2. glad you liked the lamp!
3. i drenched my lunch in sriracha today.
I’ve heard about that bread…always seen it in the freezer aisle of whole foods. Carrot raisin looks amazing!! 🙂
Banana Bread… sounds soooooo good!
Banana Bread…YUMTASTIC!
Carrot raisin sounds delish. Bread is my favorite!
Carrot raisin sounds delicious
Definitely banana! Yuuum.
Oooh tough choice. Carrot raisin, I think? Are they vegan?
Carrot Raisin fo sho!!!
Definitely Banana Bread!
Banana Walnut!
Both sound great but Banana Bread would be my choice!
a tie, they are both great
carrot raisin!!!!!!!
Going to have to go with banana on this one! Yum!
Carrot raisin!
Banana! …but only because I don’t like raisins.
Banana bread
Carrot raisin with a smear of cream cheese frosting
Definitely the banana walnut!
Banana Bread all the way!!!
carrot raisin! yum!
Banana Bread sounds so amazing right now!!
Why, oh why do I have to choose???!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-D
I’m going to go with carrot raisin. Banana bread is a favorite, but I am tempted by the carrot. or maybe the raisin.
mmm carrot raisin sounds delightful
Carrot raisin, please 🙂 Yum!
Im usually a banana bread person but I have been craving carrot cake/muffins recently so I’d have to go carrot-raisin!
Ooh, those look good! Carrot raisin sounds too interesting not to try.
this is a tough choice! think i’d go carrot raisin 🙂
Banana! Just made banana cupcakes a couple of weeks ago, too. 🙂
Banana bread!
Breadddddd. Yum.
I would go crazy for those banana chunks in the bread…ahhh delish!
Carrot raisin (although I wouldn’t turn down a piece of banana bread). The carrots make me feel like I am eating my veggies so it is obviously healthier 🙂
Banana bread all the way!
Carrot Raisin, yummy!!!! I eat my share of banana bread, so the other is new and interesting.
Id love the carrot raisin!!!! Delish!!!!
See, I’ve always HATED bananas, but loved banana bread!! But that carrot raisin looks irresistible!!! So I’d have to choose the carrot 😉
Carrot Raisin :). Banana bread has always kinda gagged me out… I don’t know why.
if forced to choose between the too I’d go with the carrot raisin…similar to scrumptious carrot cake.
Just made banana bread so im thinking carrot raisin!
Both! But I’d choose carrot raisin only because I have banana nut muffins in the oven right now.
Carrot raisin! I’m a sucker for carrot cake! 🙂
Carrot raisin hands down!!
The carrot rasin looks amazing. Plus I could eat the whole loaf myself because my husband doesn’t like rasins 🙂
Yum!!!!!!!!!! I want both!!!!!!! But if I had to choose, I’d choose carrot raisin I think.
Carrot raisin duh!! That’s a no brainer!
Hands down, the banana bread! I had banana cake last night, and WOW – i want this bread now, too! 🙂
Banana bread – it would seem a better vehicle for the copious amounts of peanut butter I consume.
I would love to try the carrot raisin!!
the banana-yum!
I’ve always wanted try manna bread. Looks amazing! I’d love to try Banana Bread. 🙂
That banana bread looks amazing!!!
banana bread!
Carrot raisin, please!
Banana for sure
Both of them sound really good, but I had a carrot muffin this morning and it was amazing so im gonna go with carrot raisin! 🙂
Yum – I would love to try the Banana Bread!
Banana bread, please!
Carrot Raisin.. with cream cheese frosting please!
Banana bread all the way!! 😀
DEFINITELY banana!! Yummers! runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com
Nanner bread.
I love carrots but I’m not a raisin fan…….so I’m going to have to go with the Banana Bread!
Banana Bread! Although, they both sound really good!
banana!!
So tough, but I think Banana bread.. yum!
Hmmm tough one…. Right now banana sounds better!
Carrot raisin sounds great!
they both sound delicious but I would have to choose the banana bread!!!
Yum, banana bread please 🙂
I definitely prefer banana bread! And I love the polish on your toes, they look beautiful!
I’ve tried the carrot raisin and it’s phenomenal!! But in general, I usually prefer banana.
carrot raisin!… for the vegetables…
OMG that banana bread looks so yummy!
Definitely banana bread!
banana bread all the way, though my preferred term of endearment for the good stuff is ‘banana loaf.’ don’t ask.
Both? But if I must choose, then banana
I’d have to go with banana bread!
Tough choice, but I’m going to say banana bread.
I’d have to go with the carrot raisin.
THe banana bread looks so good. THat would be my choice.
no brainer.. banana bread!
BANANA!
Definitely banana bread!
both sound delicious, but i think i’m leaning towards the carrot raisin!
BANANA BREAD!
The banana bread sounds HEAVENLY!!!
Banana all the way!
Both sound awesome but I think I’d go for the carrot raisin first!
Banana for sure! If I only had one food to eat for the rest of my life, I think it would be banana bread. Love.
I really really really want that banana bread. It looks so good.
mmmmm Carrot Raisin
The raisin and carrot one sounds absolutely delicious! I would definitely enjoy eating that!
I love banana bread, but hate bananas!
hmmmm…..I think I would enjoy the carrot raisin better….maybe. 🙂
Carrot raisin! Thanks for the great site and the contest!!
oh thats tricky!
i’m gonna say… Carrot Raisin because I make mean banna bread 🙂
Carrot raisin for me. I love raisins
The scale totally fluctuates SO much!! I weigh myself too and sometimes I can be up and down as much as like 4 pounds.
I’d looove the banana bread, yum!
mmm I’m definitely going for the banana…looks like a delicious variation of a Clif Bar. YUM!
Mmmm looks good! Banana bread wins for sure!
Banana Bread!
mmm! Banana Bread! Heaven. in. my. mouth. 🙂
Ooooooohh!! I hope I win the carrot/raisin one! I LOVE me some carbs!
Banana Bread all the way!
yum! id love to try the carrot raisin
I would love to try the carrot raisin!
banana bread… for sure!
Oooh Banana Bread please!!
i love walnut but i love carrots too!
carrot raisin, if i had to choose! they both sound crazy good though!
Banana bread for sure. I love anything sweeter. Bananas are the best!
Banana Bread all the way!!!!!!!!! Do they have Pumpkin spice or apple cinnamon? The bread looks nice and dense , I bet it tastes great hot with butter 🙂
Totally carrot raisin! Which reminds me I forgot to get carrots at the store. Dang it!
Banana bread, all the way.
Banana walnut. They both look so good, though.
I hate water weight. so distorting!
That is an incredibly difficult choice to make! But…carrot raisin.
Tough choice but I think I’d go with banana bread!
Banana bread please! There are few things on this earth that I won’t eat, and sadly raisins are one of them. I fully believe that they will kill me. 😉
Definitely carrot raisin–fo’ sho!
Carrot raisin for sure. No contest.
Banana Bread.. FOR SURE!
carrot raisin!
That banana bread looks soooo yummy!!
Banana Bread! Although I think I would be tempted by the carrot raisin too… tough decision! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
wow that is like sophie’s choice! i have to go for carrot raisin as of this moment
Yum, carrot raisin sounds delicious! 🙂
I’m currently obsessed with carrots, so I’d say carrot raisin!
Carrot raisin, because it reminds me of carrot cake! I will eat it covered in cream cheese frosting…that’s still healthy, right?
carrot raisin – yum!
Tough question, I think banana, it sounds better with peanut butter than carrot raisin!
banana bread!!
Banana bread!!!
I would go for the carrot raisin one first but they both sound delicious!
Hi Monica! I just discovered your site and LOVE IT b/c you seem very energetic and crazy like me! Well – tough choice but usually I am preferential to making banana bread b/c I eat considerably more ‘nanas (for running) than carrots and even made a fantastic peanut butter cup banana bread for a recent work bake-off BUT I love carrot cake and have never tried carrot bread! Yum! I’m planning to run my first half-marathon next spring and penciling in a few 5k & 10ks before then (per your video advice). Wish me luck!
Banana Bread pleaseeee! 🙂