Injectable Marinades and 100-Calorie Snacks

This week’s mission: marinade you squirt into meat with a syringe, and tinier snack cakes. (By James Norton)

Does Drinking Ice Water Burn Calories?

Hydration, maybe; weight loss, doubtful. (By Roxanne Webber)

Another Secretly High-Calorie Salad

This week’s mission: Cold meets hot on a lettuce bed, and a new fast-food breakfast. (By James Norton)

Food Econ 101

Paul Roberts, the author of The End of Food, dishes on the food system. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

Trashy Breakfast Food Gets Seasonal

This week’s mission: summery toaster pastries and low-cal fruity soda. (By James Norton)

If You Ate 11.3 Pounds of Food, Would You Gain 11.3 Pounds in Weight?

What you need to know before attempting 24 Big Macs in a row. (By Billy Baker)

More Fake Diet Chocolate

This week’s mission: an aerated candy bar. (By James Norton)

Healthy Mini Pizza Roll Adventure

This week’s mission: ostensibly wholesome pizza snacks. (By James Norton)

Guilty-Pleasure Protein Drink

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

Pancakes from a Can

This week’s mission: pancake batter in an aerosol can, and strawberry cereal. (By James Norton)

A Plunge into Cheesy Lava Sauce

This week’s mission: a health-conscious Dunkin' Donuts offering, and a hot new Taco Bell item. (By James Norton)

Venial Vegetable Trickery

This week’s mission: a snack mix with Cheerios, and frozen vegetables with health claims. (By James Norton)

A Better Bottled Coffee Drink

This week’s mission: fancy frozen pasta and bottled milky-coffee treats. (By James Norton)

Farm-to-Table Trend Hits Campbell's

This week’s mission: social-climbing canned soup and frozen burritos. (By James Norton)