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Ellen K. Ellen K. is offline
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Default adding 5 gm grain carbs to breakfast -> spike to 176

My religion does not require me to compromise my health, on the contrary.
Saving a life takes precedence over all other requirements.

Please also see my post to Janet in this thread.

"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
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> 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