Brochos Confusion

a. Granola Bars. Granola, or roasted kernels of grain, may be manufactured into different products by various processes. As a result, special care must be taken as to the appropriate brocha rishona and brocha achrona. The final opinion of the sefer V’zos HaBrocha (Rav Aleksander Mandelbaum, Shlita) and the sefer The Halachos of Brochos (Rav Pinchos Bodner, Shlita) is that the appropriate brocha rishona on Granola Bars is borei pri ha’adoma (only if the whole grains adhere to each other as a result of the cooking process, would the appropriate brocha be borei minei mezonos). As for the brocha achrona, the sefer The Halachos of Brochos states, “There is, however, uncertainty among the Rishonim, as to which brocha achrona is most appropriate for roasted grain products. The Shulchan Aruch suggests, therefore, that a yorei shomayim should try to avoid having to make a brocha achrona on such products either by only eating them during the course of a bread meal or by eating less than a k’zayis within k’dei achilas praas.” We urge you to ask your Rav for a final p’sak on the brocha achrona.