Mon, May-03-04, 11:46
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Senior Member
Posts: 227
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 298.2/216.5/150
BF:definately....
Progress: 55%
Location: Greensboro, NC
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I know some churches only have communion about 4 times a year. Since you say it is grape juice and not wine, I wonder if you are in one of those congregations? (Many that do weekly communion use real wine). If it's just once a quarter, I doubt that there is any serious problem, even if it does bring you above your "nominal" carb count for the day.
Even if it's a weekly thing, though, if it really concerns you I'd just take a truely symbolic amount: basically, let the food touch your lips, but not really eat much. That's what I've done at ritual meals when I felt that the food being offered was not something I could handle.
I know someone makes communion wafers that are wheat free -- but I have NO idea what they use instead, so I have no idea if they are also low-carb!
(I once listened to a group of very serious vegetarians debate whether they could take communion . . .)
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