On 9/5/2010 4:35 PM, Ellen K. wrote:
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> "W. Baker" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ellen K. > wrote:
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>> : > Then try 1/2 slice of rye bread or equivalent carbs in rye
>> crackers plus
>> : > the fat/protein and see what happens.
>>
>> : Just want to be sure I understand what you're suggesting, add
>> approximately
>> : 10 g grain-based carbs to the green veggie & cheese?
>>
>> a single Wasa cracker, weither fiber or light is about 6 grams net carbs.
>> some of the others are heavier in weight so higher in carbs and calories.
>> Also check out ryevita.
>>
>> Wendy
>
> I think I will be better off using the rye matzo, not least because now
> if it works I will have a use for all the halves left over from the
> Shabbos meals. (The psak I got was to eat the Ashkenazi version of a
> kezayis, which is half a machine matzo, and consider the other food in
> the meal to be aggregated with it to get up to the amount needed to be
> able to wash with a brocho and bentsh afterwards. Sephardim and
> Lubavitch hold a kezayis is a whole machine matzo.) Another reason is
> that it doesn't set off further carb cravings.

The word "Kezayis" means like an olive, so the piece should be the size
of an olive. As far as I know, neither the Ashkenazim nor the Sephardim
require one to eat anything that would be bad for their health. I think
this is a shaila for a personal rabbi who understands your medical needs.

Just my opinion.

So paskins rav Janet :-)

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Janet Wilder
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