Blessings Before Eating Food

Blessings Before Eating Food
Birhot Hanehenin

Before eating cooked or baked foods (excluding bread) made from any of the 5 grains (wheat, barley, spelt, oats, and rye) and before eating rice, recite:

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who creates various types of food.Halacha ↗️ 

Before eating fruits that grow on trees, recite:

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who creates the fruit of the tree.Halacha ↗️ 

Before eating fruits or vegetables that grow on the ground, recite:

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who creates the fruit of the ground.Halacha ↗️ 

Before drinking wine, recite:

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine.Halacha ↗️ 

Before eating bread, recite:

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who brings forth bread from the earth.Halacha ↗️ 

Before eating foods that do not grow neither from the ground nor on trees (e.g., meat, fish, milk products, eggs), and before drinking all beverages except wine, recite:

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, by Whose word everything came to be.Halacha ↗️ 

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