Milk Shakes

Satisfying your sweet tooth, your calcium needs, and your summer heat stroke.

Will Eating Luna Bars Make a Guy Grow Breasts?

Nutrition bar versus training bra. (By Lessley Anderson)

Is Carbonated Water Bad for You?

It depends on the water in question. (By Jason Horn)

Researchers uncover a sixth “taste.” (By Miriam Wolf)

Why Does Spinach Leave a Film on Your Teeth?

It’s the teeny crystals that feel funny. (By Roxanne Webber)

Does Vinegar Make Peeling Hard-Boiled Eggs Easier?

The quest for an easy-peel egg. (By Tiffany Maleshefski)

Burst in Your Mouth

Gear columnist Louisa Chu experiments with two new lines of chemical additives used for molecular gastronomy dishes. (By Louisa Chu)

Guilty-Pleasure Protein Drink

This week’s mission: creamy, not chalky, meal-replacement beverages. (By James Norton)

Low-Rent Umami

This week’s mission: a pseudo-healthy version of ground-beef stretcher, and a chemically enhanced mass-market cookie. (By James Norton)

What to Do with Plain Yogurt

Drink it, make cheese with it, cook with it instead of sour cream or buttermilk. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Will Salsa Conquer Processed Cheese?

This week’s mission: a sports drink aimed at the ladies, and lower-cal dishes from Taco Bell. (By James Norton)

Soy Cheese That Isn't Hateful

This week’s mission: shelf-stable chili and fake cheese fragments. (By James Norton)

Get Healthy Real Easy

This week’s mission: two servings of vegetables in a powder and one in a soup. (By James Norton)

Elf Ladies Like Mint Candy

This week’s mission: a mintier old-school candy bar, and a candy bar that’s actually an energy bar. (By James Norton)

Another Bad Attempt at a Diet Dessert

This week’s mission: a prefab, low-cal sundae, and pear-apple juice. (By James Norton)