One of the reasons I switched from Atkins to CALP is because my husband is Chinese and kept asking me when I would start eating 'normal' food again. To him, normal means not just rice, but also wheat, which is an equally important staple in his native Beijing.

I still haven't tried any of his rice with my RM, but I do enjoy a moderate intake of homemade bread (100% whole wheat) or other carbs with my RM.

Atkins is a great plan, but CALP just fits into my mixed-race family life better.