March 8–15, 2001

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Holy Granola

From the people who brought you the diet guidebook Moses Wasn’t Fat comes a product for the Biblical enthusiast on the go — the Bible Bar. Logia, a company based in Orlando, FL, focuses on "Biblical Nutrition," claiming that God drops frequent health tips throughout the holy book. Starting with Adam and Eve, Logia’s website claims that God teaches eating the natural products of the earth, and then quickly warns that "eating improperly will cost them their lives." God is
even stricter than Robert C. Atkins, apparently.

Bible Bars are made from seven ingredients listed as "good" foods in Deuteronomy — wheat, barley, raisins, honey, figs, pomegranates and olive oil — with only six grams of fat per bar. With a sweet, berry-tinged taste and a chewy consistency, Bible Bars were met around our office with mixed reviews (but no utter blasphemy).

As of now you’ll only find Bible Bars in specialized health food stores or religious bookstores, but we may very soon be seeing them in the local Acme or watching a new diet war on Oprah: Jenny Craig versus the Almighty.

Whose side do you want to be on?

—Debra Auspitz

$2 at Garland of Letters, 527 South St., or www.logia.net.