Quote Originally Posted by Dalebert View Post
A 347 I honestly don't think this is a simple one. Be prepared to make a new thread. That said, by my reading of the life cleric ability, the answer is "no". It would arguably apply if you allow the life cleric to administer the berry, i.e. hand feed it. By RAW, they have to eat it themselves so the life cleric is not healing them with a spell. He's providing a means for them to heal themselves.
R347
Sage Advice says "Yes", but this also would imply that the level 6 Life Cleric feature would also heal the Life Cleric whenever someone ate one of the Goodberries.

RAW, Dalebert is right. The spell conjures something, not heals someone. The healing is a side effect of the conjured item when it's eaten, but the casting itself doesn't actually heal anything (where something like Cure Wounds/Healing Word does). To compound on this fact, the Life Cleric features state "When you cast a spell", and no healing is done at the time of casting.