Hi,

I'm a newbie myself & was just wondering about coffee! I read a comment in one of the journals, that was posted by a mentor that said that Atkins recommends giving up coffee and cheese I can't eat too much cheese anyway (I'm allergic to casein) but I do eat feta & other goats milk cheeses, and I've begun to love my cup of decaf coffee w/cream each day!

I used to not drink much coffee - I can't handle the caffeine in regular & the decaf doesn't taste as good. I'd sometimes get a decaf minty-mocha made with soymilk (Yum) but NOW, since my Naturopathic Physician has told me that coffee is good for my digestion & I should drink decaf coffee at least every other day (I'm AB blood type and therefore have a more alkaline balance to my stomach acid.) I've been using the decaf coffee w/cream (usually a decaf Americano from Starbucks!) as my daily treat.

So whats the deal? No coffee at all? Or is Atkins just advocating getting off caffeine?

TIA for clarification.