Chicago Students Protest School Lunch, Hurt Nacho's Feelings

Apparently, the days of tater tots and those chocolate eclair ice cream bars are under fire. Add to the mix the fight against our beloved, cheesy delight and you've got a molten cheddar debate. It's not to say kids shouldn't be eating better. This we can all agree on. It's just that the PB&J option or that ham and cheese on white was never for the cool kids (and creates stinky ham breath). Reputations to keep, people. Reputations.

But it's not just the parents who find issue with the school system's idea of a healthy lunch, it's now the kids. According to the Chicago Tribune, kids joined forces to speak out against the current lunch choices at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting, citing one (lame) student as detailing the "sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos" the district serves each day.

Of course the $58 million a year contract Chartwells-Thompson with the school district begs the question... couldn't they just get a better deal with Denise over at Taco Bell?

Man Down! Man Down!

A moment of silence as we celebrate the life of Carmen Rocha, the woman, waitress (read: myth/legend) who introduced L.A. to nachos.

That's right. NPR reports that the late Rocha "started working at El Cholo Mexican restaurant in 1959. She brought a special treat from Texas: tortilla wedges, shredded cheddar cheese and slices of jalapeno pepper. One cookbook writer told the Los Angeles Times, 'If they were called 'Carmens,' not nachos, her name would be remembered forever.'" I think this is something we all can agree with.

Next time you're in L.A., visit, order and pay respects:

El Cholo
1121 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(323) 734-2773

Healthy Nacho Habits Sans Botulism

Of course you can get incredible abs, gluts and guts with nachos. Thanks to Amazon's wide aray of everything you may or may not ever need in your life, we found this exciting package of tasty treats: Kay's Naturals Non-Gluten Protein Chips in Chili Nacho Cheese flavor. Why? Because getting your daily dose of fiber in ranch or sour cream and onion wouldn't be nearly as enticing.

This almost makes up for that time last year when -- having absolutely nothing to do with the above -- a "life-threatening case of botulism... left a 26-year-old man in intensive care after he ate a pre-packaged nachos meal". Why! Whyyy!!!

Nacho + Dog = American Dog

At first site of NaChews Tortilla Chips for Dogs -- that's right -- one can only wonder about the moment a marketing person stood up and said, "I got it!", and the team of marketing people at the marketing round table responded, "Brilliant!". But then we came across this fab Photoshop jobby of this dog lying, rolling next to a bag of these cheesy flavored raw hides and we couldn't agree more.

The ol' reliable Eye Witness News Team is reporting that 40% of pets are overweight in America. No idea why, but please read this darling story about Punim, a 19lb. pup who we defend as really just big boned. Lay off the Matzoh Balls... loaded with carbs.