Low Carb High Fat Passover Seder??

sasaar

Is it even possible!? Avoiding matzah during the week and the day is fine..but when it comes to Seder I'm at a loss. Between the matzah sandwiches and sugary haroset I'm very worried about how this is going to affect everything. Any fello Passover observers out there have any tips?

2t9nty

Bearing in mind that I am a Christian, and so I don't have the Seder as part of my tradition, it looks to me as if the matzah and lamb are the only things required by Scripture in terms of eating. There is also the recounting the story and the need for future generations to remember and understand.

It does not say how much of the matzah should be eaten, and lamb is pretty keto friendly.

This could also just be one of those things where you go off the LCHF for a day, and just have the meal as you always have.

AlexandraCarlyle

@sasaar, As a Buddhist, there are certain VOLUNTARY restrictions a lot of Buddhists abide by. It is a personal choice for certain sects, for example, whether to eat meat or not. Some Buddhists are vegetarian by choice.
Others, because of the specific Tradition, or School, they follow....
But it's a question of 'form'.
A religious obligation, particularly during a festival or celebration, should be adhered to.
Of course, it depends on how devout, dedicated and religious you are, but no matter what your level of commitment, in company, particularly when you are a guest, it's honourable, correct and respectful to 'go with the flow'.

It's not going to kill you.
It's One Day.

Go with it, and adjust later.

you know it makes sense...

Chag Kasher V’Sameach!

L'Chayim!!

2t9nty

I will say a few things about religious observance. I am a priest and do ablutions at the altar, so I consume the leftover bread and wine at every celebration of Holy Communion and "do the dishes." I don't eat bread or drink anything with alcohol except at the altar. There are priests in recovery who do not consume what remains in the chalice, but the bread we use is homemade and it would be very problematic for me to put that in the tabernacle and try to deal with it later. Wafers are easy at the midweek services - they just go into the Reserve. I have pondered all this and have decided to simply consume it as part of religious observance. On a technicality it is a health issue but it is one I am choosing to manage this way.

There is an example from the Desert Fathers that seems appropriate here.

"Once the order was given at Scetis, 'Fast this week.' Now it happened that some brothers came from Egypt to visit Abba Moses, and he cooked something for them. Seeing some smoke, his neighbors said to the ministers, 'Look, Moses has broken the commandment and has cooked something in his cell.' The ministers said, 'When he comes, we will speak to him ourselves.' When the Saturday came, since they knew Abba Moses' remarkable way of life, the ministers said to him in front of everyone, 'O Abba Moses, you did not keep the commandment of men, but it was so that you might keep the commandment of God.'"

Once back before the T2D diagnosis, I was invited once to the Purim Festival by the Rabbi. It was on a Friday evening, and traditionally I fasted on Fridays by not eating meat or sweets. I told the Rabbi I really wanted to come, but I did not know how I could reconcile this religious observance with mine, and I did not want to seem rude by declining everything. The Rabbi suggested fasting from sunset to sunset and breaking my fast with the Purim Feast. She said she was not going to tell me if this was the right thing for me to do but observed that this was the way Jews fasted, and G-d seemed ok with it. I took this as sage religious counsel from a wise woman who understood a few things about fasting and modified my rule that day.