During any sports season, thousands of fans across America are gleefully sucking down insipid, health-trashing, unctuous corn chips asphyxiated in a molten, psychedelic yellow, cheese-like substance from a tin can – an affront to food purists. Gosh, you're an easy mark – content with low-grade, inauthentic, inferior nutrition in the name of instant pleasure. Go team!

Do you settle for whatever is in your feed bag?  We're indeed mammals, a trainable species that can be sucked into the black vortex of any food fare bedecked with bells and whistles, lilting mascots, and shiny, bright colored packaging. But we mustn't forget stewardship. God did not create us to be absentee landlords. The biblical assignment for man to responsibly care for him or herself has apparently been written out of the scriptures while diseases born of malnutrition are the new norm. News flash: you were created by a loving God to express perfect health.

Bet the farm that when nachos were invented the corn wasn't genetically altered, spiced with herbicide, fried in filthy cottonseed or peanut oil and then topped with "cheese sauce" from a can that leaches cancerous BPA. Please grasp the insanity of not paying attention to your food choices or reading labels.

I purchased a can of ready-to-use nacho cheese and saw it was made from cheese whey, partially-hydrogenated soybean oil (trans-fats that cause heart disease), modified food starch,“natural” (wink, wink) flavors, sodium phosphate, maltodextrin (an intense carb), salt, MSG (neurotoxin), sugar (cancer fertilizer), cheddar and  blue cheese (way down at the bottom), and succulent yellow 5 and 6 food dye, banned in European countries where warnings are issued about their possible side effects. It is still freely and extensively used in the U.S., nevertheless. The Center for Science in the Public Interest reports yellow 5 and 6 seem to cause hyperactivity in some children. Liquid gold my butt; this toxic twaddle is poison to your temple and you should be alarmed they think you're so gullible.

That American icon, Velveeta "cheese" (wink, wink), is made from milk, whey, milk protein, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, 2% or less of salt, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, ascorbic acid (preservative), sodium citrate, sodium alginate, enzymes, apocarotenal and annatto for color, and cheese culture. Purists say Velveeta is technically not cheese. It is a cheese-like substance. In industry semantics, Velveeta is packaged as a "pasteurized prepared cheese product." In other words: processed. You deserve the best, not the least.

Tasty Nachos

1 tsp. olive oil

1 (15.5-oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained, divided

1 tbsp. cilantro leaves, finely chopped, plus leaves for garnish

3 tbsp. fresh lime juice, divided

1 red bell pepper, diced

2 green onions, thinly sliced

4 ounces multigrain, rice, lentil, or bean tortilla chips

4 ounces reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated (dairy-free Daiya is good too)

1/2 avocado, diced

Pico de gallo (for serving)

Preheat oven to 400 F.

• In a medium bowl, mash the oil, 1 cup beans, chopped cilantro, and 2 tbsp. lime juice.
• In another bowl, toss pepper, onion, 3/4 cup beans, and 1 tbsp. lime juice.
• Spread chips on a baking sheet; cover with the cheese. Bake until cheese melts.
• Top nachos with the bean mixtures, avocado, and raw pico de gallo; garnish with cilantro leaves.

Chef Wendell hosts Eat Right Now on WISH TV 8 CBS Indianapolis. He can be reached at 317-372-2592 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Visit his website at Chefwendell.com.

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