I'm back with a dumb question

[Valinerya]

Hey all,

I'm back, and gearing up to give it another go. Yay for me!

A quick question... I'm Catholic, and twice per week I need to eat a little wafer for the Eucharist. How do I count the carbs for that? It's not something I can just not eat, as it holds a great importance to me.

[mygarden]

Ask the priest, after mass, if you can have an extra one and weigh it when you get home. They are made from wheat flour and water. The smaller ones may weigh 3-5 grams maybe more. These are 100% ALL CARBS. So, you count them as net carbs.

I hope that WHEAT isn't one of your trigger foods. And uh...how do you count the sip of wine?

[Valinerya]

We don't sip the wine at the regular Mass, just the little wafer.

I'll see if I can get an extra one, but that may be a little tricky. If I count 5 grams of carbs though, that should be safe.

Thank you for your help!

[mizski]

Originally Posted by Valinerya

A quick question... I'm Catholic, and twice per week I need to eat a little wafer for the Eucharist. How do I count the carbs for that? It's not something I can just not eat, as it holds a great importance to me.

Have Communion and not worry about it. My pastor is great but I'd feel weird asking for a wafer to take home to weigh.

To set your mind at ease, Communion wafers weigh 0.8g

Nutritional Info:

Calories 0
Fat 0
Sodium 0
Total Carb <1g
Fiber 0
Sugars <1g
Protein <1g

So that's what you could put in FitDay for tracking. HTH

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by Valinerya

Hey all,

I'm back, and gearing up to give it another go. Yay for me!

A quick question... I'm Catholic, and twice per week I need to eat a little wafer for the Eucharist. How do I count the carbs for that? It's not something I can just not eat, as it holds a great importance to me.

I would not count it at all. The wafer has a significance beyond your diet, and its spiritual nourishment outweighs any carbs. Don't worry about it. Just eat as you normally would that day and do not alter your food intake because of the wafer.

And it's not a dumb question at all.

[MikeInJapan]

Originally Posted by Valinerya

I'll see if I can get an extra one, but that may be a little tricky. If I count 5 grams of carbs though, that should be safe.

Thank you for your help!

You should be able to get an unconsecrated one without any raised eyebrows if you tell them what you're doing. They consider those as just wafers, not communion yet.

Wow, digging back through my old memory banks here.

[Valinerya]

This is all excellent information, thank you so very much!

I would feel downright strange asking for even an unconsecrated wafer, so I will just partake of the Eucharist, and not think twice I attend twice per week, and it has a very deep meaning for me, and I appreciate all of your responses that I don't have to feel guilt or worry at all