Last week I attended the lunch event for the book launch The New Atkins For a New You Cookbook hosted by famed Chef Donatella Arpaia and Colette Heimowitz, VP of Nutrition and Education for Atkins.  I must admit, I was definitely a bit skeptical supporting the Atkins brand, as my current impressions are still steeped in the controversy that swirled around in the early 1980's when the diet was deemed the bacon, eggs, and cheese fad diet.  I was all ears as I entered the room, as I cynically thought to myself, no carb-loving mom would ever … [Read more...]