Mannaplanet

Our Story

I’m an artist that’s had no professional training in cake decorating or other culinary skills. I changed my diet and lifestyle in 1971 while in Sarasota at Ringling School of Art and since then I’ve been altering recipes by substituting healthy ingredients for processed, bleached and health robbing ones. The world of superfoods and adaptogenic herbs and foods opened a new page in my “recipe book” of upgrades. Understanding the immune system and the way our bodies respond to our environments has inspired me to use the most immune modulating and health enhancing ingredients possible at the same time retaining the good taste that is so important. Since the buzz is all about the endocannabinoid system and how it affects health, I continue to research and be amazed at how our bodies adapt. Many of the cannabinoids and terpenes found in h**p can also be found in foods that we know and love all over the world. These foods tend to contribute to health, peace of mind and the motivation to move forward in life. I use ingredients like essential oils and essences from plants that research has shown to affect mood and help bring the body into homeostasis. There’s a wide gap between a commercial form of chocolate candy and my handmade, superfood rich creations. What’s sad is that because they often taste like candy, some people just won’t get the message and think it’ll make them gain weight or that it’s something to be shunned. These creations are made for those who do get it...those who have looked into what the ingredients are all about. Activating the endocannabinoid system will help the body balance and self correct. These treats can be a small part of a transforming lifestyle of fresh plant foods as well as the “news feed” that comes into our eyes and consciousness everyday. Love is repeatedly the answer and the same chemicals we make in our brains when falling in love are also found in the cacao bean. Then consider that it’s about 10 times more when the cacao is not roasted but kept raw. I hope people learn to value raw cacao and realize the amazing gift we have in it. I use the original strain of cacao from wild jungle grown trees. This is so much better than cultivated hybrids that feed most of the world’s chocolate cravings.

To purchase my treats you must contact me directly or find them at The BLOCK off Biltmore downtown, corner of Eagle & Market or in the cooler at West Village Market on Haywood Rd. in West Asheville. Both locations are open LATE!

Brynda Bechtold 828-683-9504 (home) 828-231-1376 (cell) mannaplanet@gmail.com