Kayla Bundy Builds 500,000-Follower Audience Around Biblical Eating and Diet Coaching
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Updated · The New York Times · May 13
Kayla Bundy Builds 500,000-Follower Audience Around Biblical Eating and Diet Coaching
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 13
Kayla Bundy, a 27-year-old Christian creator living in Bali, promotes a “biblical eating” regimen to more than 500,000 TikTok followers and sells coaching sessions tied to the diet.
Her approach centers on foods she says are mentioned in the Bible—bone broth, raw milk, sardines, authentic sourdough and locally sourced ingredients—and she credits cutting refined sugar with improving her skin, hair and depression.
Bundy says she has followed the diet for 8 years, framing food as part of a spiritual battle and a way to align religious values with daily health choices.
That niche is gaining visibility as the Make America Healthy Again movement pushes raw dairy access, tougher limits on ultraprocessed foods and stricter definitions of healthy eating, while GLP-1 users seek higher-protein options.
When ancient scripture meets modern wellness, is 'biblical eating' a path to health or a risky, faith-washed fad?
With followers drinking raw milk against FDA warnings, where does faith in food end and public health risk begin?
As the FDA cracks down on chemicals, could ancient diets offer a genuine solution to our modern food crisis?