The next MAHA eating trend — according to the Bible
A growing number of Christian influencers on TikTok and Instagram are embracing “biblical eating,” a lifestyle focused on foods mentioned in the Bible which acts as a bridge between faith and nutrition. Some follow biblical-era ingredients closely, while others simply stick to whole, homemade foods — warning that processed foods harm both the body and soul.
“Sin entered into the world through food, and Satan doesn’t stop there. Food, for me, is really like a weapon of how I can fight back,” Kayla Bundy, a 27-year-old Christian content creator raised in Michigan who now lives in Bali, told The New York Times.
The trend has gained traction alongside the MAHA movement championed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which promotes raw dairy products, limits ultraprocessed foods and pushes narrower definitions of healthy eating. Biblical eating has also appealed to some GLP-1 users seeking high-protein, whole-food diets, according to the outlet.
Bundy said the approach, which has followed for eight years, includes eating foods like raw milk, sardines, sourdough bread and locally sourced ingredients. On TikTok, where she has over 500,000 followers, Bundy said the diet improved her skin, hair and depression, and she sells coaching sessions starting at about $700 per month. Bundy has openly admitted she lacks formal nutrition credentials, the Times reports.
Others are blending scripture with more conventional nutrition advice. Abbie Stasior, a 31-year-old Christian dietitian in Nashville, often starts with standard guidance like the importance of breakfast, then points to biblical passages such as Jesus eating bread and fish as an example of a balanced meal.
“He’s got carbs and protein,” she told the NYT.
In Georgia, stay-at-home mother Annalies Xaviera says her Facebook audience has surged from a few thousand to more than 300,000 as she posts biblical eating tips and sells a digital cookbook.
Xaviera describes her approach as focused on whole, home-cooked foods, though she still uses some processed items like pasta. She also encourages followers to reflect before eating. “When you’re in a craving, have you ever thought to stop and pray?” she told the Times.
A few years ago, the actor Chris Pratt talked about completing a Daniel fast when he was on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” In January, as part of his partnership with the prayer app Hallow, he posted a video encouraging his followers to use the app to participate in a fast and prayer challenge. The bean-heavy fast had made him quite gassy, he said with a laugh. Other celebrities, including Mark Wahlberg and Patricia Heaton, have been part of similar efforts with the app.
While “biblical eating” has seen a renewed surge on social media, the idea has been around in various forms for years. Books like “The Eden Diet” by Rita M. Hancock in 2008 and Jordan Rubin’s “The Maker’s Diet” in 2004 promoted Bible-based nutrition plans. Rubin’s 2025 book, “The Biblio Diet,” co-authored with Josh Axe, a supporter of the MAHA movement, continues that tradition by blending faith-based ideas with modern wellness trends.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...76854.html
Actually, according to gospels, Jesus was a fat guy who overate, was a drunk and not only did he never wash his dirty hands before eating, he also didn't allow apostles to wash their hands as well. I guess these Bible eaters ignore these verses.
Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
Mark 7:2 They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating.
I guess they also don't eat their own children although that is on the Biblical menu.
Deuteronomy 28:53 And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you
A growing number of Christian influencers on TikTok and Instagram are embracing “biblical eating,” a lifestyle focused on foods mentioned in the Bible which acts as a bridge between faith and nutrition. Some follow biblical-era ingredients closely, while others simply stick to whole, homemade foods — warning that processed foods harm both the body and soul.
“Sin entered into the world through food, and Satan doesn’t stop there. Food, for me, is really like a weapon of how I can fight back,” Kayla Bundy, a 27-year-old Christian content creator raised in Michigan who now lives in Bali, told The New York Times.
The trend has gained traction alongside the MAHA movement championed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which promotes raw dairy products, limits ultraprocessed foods and pushes narrower definitions of healthy eating. Biblical eating has also appealed to some GLP-1 users seeking high-protein, whole-food diets, according to the outlet.
Bundy said the approach, which has followed for eight years, includes eating foods like raw milk, sardines, sourdough bread and locally sourced ingredients. On TikTok, where she has over 500,000 followers, Bundy said the diet improved her skin, hair and depression, and she sells coaching sessions starting at about $700 per month. Bundy has openly admitted she lacks formal nutrition credentials, the Times reports.
Others are blending scripture with more conventional nutrition advice. Abbie Stasior, a 31-year-old Christian dietitian in Nashville, often starts with standard guidance like the importance of breakfast, then points to biblical passages such as Jesus eating bread and fish as an example of a balanced meal.
“He’s got carbs and protein,” she told the NYT.
In Georgia, stay-at-home mother Annalies Xaviera says her Facebook audience has surged from a few thousand to more than 300,000 as she posts biblical eating tips and sells a digital cookbook.
Xaviera describes her approach as focused on whole, home-cooked foods, though she still uses some processed items like pasta. She also encourages followers to reflect before eating. “When you’re in a craving, have you ever thought to stop and pray?” she told the Times.
A few years ago, the actor Chris Pratt talked about completing a Daniel fast when he was on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” In January, as part of his partnership with the prayer app Hallow, he posted a video encouraging his followers to use the app to participate in a fast and prayer challenge. The bean-heavy fast had made him quite gassy, he said with a laugh. Other celebrities, including Mark Wahlberg and Patricia Heaton, have been part of similar efforts with the app.
While “biblical eating” has seen a renewed surge on social media, the idea has been around in various forms for years. Books like “The Eden Diet” by Rita M. Hancock in 2008 and Jordan Rubin’s “The Maker’s Diet” in 2004 promoted Bible-based nutrition plans. Rubin’s 2025 book, “The Biblio Diet,” co-authored with Josh Axe, a supporter of the MAHA movement, continues that tradition by blending faith-based ideas with modern wellness trends.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...76854.html
Actually, according to gospels, Jesus was a fat guy who overate, was a drunk and not only did he never wash his dirty hands before eating, he also didn't allow apostles to wash their hands as well. I guess these Bible eaters ignore these verses.
Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
Mark 7:2 They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating.
I guess they also don't eat their own children although that is on the Biblical menu.
Deuteronomy 28:53 And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
