Fight the Power

At first glance, this is just a plate of nachos which is still true but I've made some simple changes that make them better for us to enjoy.

Did you know there is 1800 plus mg of sodium in half a cube of chicken bouillon??? That is so insane. At the airport, that amazing spicy tomato juice...over 1200mgs of sodium. My dad can't eat salt so it was a little eye opening to look at all the salt I consume without ever picking up the shaker.

And its not like I was totally unaware. I've been cutting back for a few years but I need to quit half-assing my attempts. This is serious business and I don't want to be handing half of my social security check back to Pfizer or any other crooked drug company. Lousy bastuhds. Who knows if half the crap they're pumping into my mom and dad is even necessary.

Tonight I wanted an easy supper, nothing heavy. I made over my usual cheese laden (but good!) loaded ground beef nachos with refried beans and all the extras.

I used gluten free organic blue wheat low-sodium corn chips.

The ground beef was replaced with ground turkey. Finally a sale - thanks PathMark! I could buy a huge pork shoulder for what you usually charge for a few pounds of this stuff.

I used just a small amount of extra sharp cheddar to coat each chip instead of drowning them in cheese.

I mixed black beans, garlic and pickled jalepenos with the ground turkey and piled it on the side.

Lots of fresh pico de gallo with added tomato sauce to stretch the fresh tomatoes.

Finally I replaced the sour cream with Greek yogurt, which honestly I couldn't tell the difference.



Spending time at hospitals and knowing high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, and other goodies might be in-store for me too, I'm rethinking some of the salt and fat, preservatives and chemicals in our food.

Now these are still very tasty but not forbidden or a bad choice. They're nacho mamas nachos!