Ellen K. > wrote:
>What I am thinking to try next is to come up with a recipe that will still
>count as bread for the purposes discussed in the thread about eating bread
>on the sabbath, but have the same BG effect as the low-carb tortillas. I
>need to get clearer on a few technical issues such as what percentage of
>such a recipe has to be FLOUR from one of the five specified grains, e.g.
>would "oat fiber" (anybody know if this is the same as oat bran???) count
>the same as oat flour, etc. I think if oat fiber counts the same as oat
>flour I could create something that would meet both my religious and health
>needs.

I don't know how else to say this. If your religion even suggests that you
compromise your health for a mere ritual, I suggest you consider another
religion. Whether or not you eat bread before pronouncing a sabbath blessing
will neither make you a better person nor ensure your standing with Hashem.

Orlando