Does Coffee with creamer break Lenten fast?

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Can you drink coffee with creamer throughout the day today without breaking the fast?
 
It’s non dairy, but I personally don’t think using it keeps with the spirit of the fast.
 
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What if it’s drunken with a meal? (One of the small meals). I just really want coffee this morning. 😂
 
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Non-dairy creamer is non dairy.

In my view, it still adheres to the fast because it is not dairy, nor does it taste like dairy. For me, it is a sacrifice. Not a big one, mind you.
 
That’s a personal choice. I wouldn’t use it, but it’s up to you.
 
Irishmom2 said:
Non-dairy creamer is non dairy.
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So milk or dairy products cannot be consumed today? Or just because it would be “milk” between meals?

My creamer has dairy, so I don’t plan to drink between meals, but is it permissible to drink it with a meal? Like as part of the meal?
 
Please read this link. Yes, you can drink it if you like. It is a personal choice. I thought perhaps you had chosen to give up dairy for Lent.
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Ash Wednesday & Good Friday fasting - liquids allowed Liturgy and Sacraments
For the benefit of all CAF readers, I looked up the following, which addresses whether liquids may be taken between meals on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. I normally drink non-nutritive beverages between meals (black coffee, diet sodas) and wondered whether this is permissible on fast days. It is permitted. Only beverages that are materially comprised of some solid food (ice cream drinks, drinks with raw egg blended into them, smoothies, etc.) are prohibited. (Where to “split hairs” in this…
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If you must drink coffee, drink it black and give the money you will save on sugar and creamer to charity.
 
MaryV said:
So milk or dairy products cannot be consumed today? Or just because it would be “milk” between meals?
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I have not heard of this ‘no dairy during fast’ rule. No meat I obviously know, but not no dairy.

For my main meal today I had macaroni with white cheese. Is that an issue?
 
Dairy products can be consumed today. Abstaining only applies to meat, not animal-derived products. It’s more like your suppose to be vegetarian, not vegan.
 
There may be differences between East and West practices, too. I believe the East has a wider variety of foods they abstain from. I assume this is a Roman Church question.
 
Dairy is ok today unless you’ve chosen to give it up personally!

Milk and fruit juice are ok between meals if you need them so a little milk or cream in your coffee should be ok. Shakes and more solid stuff are not allowed to be drunk between meals (for those who are of age to and healthy enough to fast).

Let’s not add any hurdles to people that Holy Mother Church has not.

Also, if one is Eaten Rite, the fasting rules are different.
 
Perhaps the OP is referring more to the fasting rules than the abstinence rules? It’s true that we don’t need to abstain from anything but meat today. However, we are supposed to be fasting today, and perhaps the OP is worried that drinking coffee with creamer between meals breaks the fast?

OP, I know water and plain tea are allowed between meals without breaking the fast, so I assume plain black coffee is as well. I would think creamer, like sugar or milk in my tea today, does break the fast, unless the coffee with creamer is also eaten with a meal. That’s based on my own understanding of the rules, though, which may be flawed. Just do your best and don’t sweat the small stuff. You can always clarify with a priest for the future, if it bothers you.
 
And that’s very nice if you want to do that, but there is no should in this instance.
 
If you’re an Eastern Catholic, milk/cream is likely out. Latin Catholics may consume dairy… but of course it would be laudable to give it up.
 
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If you’re an Eastern Catholic, milk/cream is likely out. Latin Catholics may consume dairy… but of course it would be laudable to give it up.
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Why would it be laudable if is allowed?
I don’t understand why people feel the need to project their opinions about what they think others should do onto people.
 
It’s laudable to go the extra mile. Laudable, but not required. And of course there are many ways to go beyond the minimum required by the Church… dairy is just one of many examples. I am not personally sufficiently disciplined to give up dairy.
 
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