[Avodah] More on What are the Bracha Rishona and Bracha Acharona on a Granola Bar?

[Yitzchok Levine]

 From today's Hakhel Bulletin:

Special Note Two:  Several readers inquired about 
the Bracha Achrona on the Nature Valley granola 
bar discussed yesterday.  Once again, the 
difficulty in the proper Brocha Achrona to make 
on a granola bar revolves around what the proper 
Bracha Achrona is on toasted whole grains, which 
is a relatively unique consumable.  Tosfos leaves 
the matter in doubt, and suggests that perhaps 
even a new and previously unknown Bracha, Al 
Ha’adama Ve’al Pri Ha’adama (similar to the after 
Brocha on certain fruits of Al Haeitz Ve’al Pri 
Haeitz) should be recited.  Because of this 
doubt, it is most preferable that toasted whole 
grain products only be consumed in the course of 
a bread meal, in which a HaMotzi has already been 
made.  The second best alternative is not to 
consume the Shiur of toasted whole grains which 
would require a Brocha Achrona within the 
appropriate time span of Kidei Achilas Pras.  It 
is for this reason that the OU suggested that one 
eat less than 1½ granola bars every five 
minutes-- i.e, so that the minimum Shiur is not 
consumed and no Brocha Achrona is required.  In 
the “worst case scenario”, where one has 
definitely consumed a Shiur of toasted whole 
grains (two whole granola bars) within two 
minutes (definitely within the time span of Kidei 
Achilas Pras), then one has no choice but to not 
follow Tosfos’ opinion, and recite a Borei 
Nefashos.  With this explanation we will repeat 
the conclusion presented by the OU with the hope 
that our readers now better understand this 
conclusion and its rationale:  If a person 
consumed 2 granola bars in less than 2 minutes, 
he has no choice [i.e., he cannot comply with 
Tosfos’ conclusion], and he must recite a Borei 
Nefashos.  Ideally, one should eat the granola 
bars after having washed on a meal containing bread.
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