Will Salsa Conquer Processed Cheese?

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

Healthy Hot Pockets

This week’s mission: real natural chicken and microwavable savory turnovers.

Toaster Pastries Fit for a Monk

This week’s mission: ready-made meals for gluten allergy sufferers and a healthier alternative to Pop-Tarts.

Special Moments with Grim Gruel

This week’s mission: personality-based soft drinks and microwave baked desserts.

Flaky Cinnamon Twists and Breakfast Cookies

This week’s mission: Pillsbury cinnamon buns in a new shape, and an allegedly giant cookie to start your day.

Mysteries of Tempeh Revealed

This week’s mission: a seasoned meat substitute, and fancified potato buds.

Dean Karnazes's Extreme Meal Plan

Running 1,300 miles makes you very hungry.

Dour Cookies for a Desert Island

This week’s mission: healthy whole-grain cookies, and fancy juice blends.

Joyless, Sullen Brown Brick

This week’s mission: healthy candy bars and high-end Pringles.

Sex, Drugs, and Béchamel

A new cookbook features recipes from indie rockers.

Cheesy Chips Mellow Out

This week’s mission: A subtler take on a corn chip favorite, and a terrific “natural” fruit drink.

Deli Creations and Salad Spritzers

This week’s mission: personally assembled fake deli sandwiches and the Binaca of salad dressing.

Not So Much for Cooking

The cookbooks that didn’t quite make the cut.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.

10 Ways to Eat More Bacon

Elvis, Metallica—everybody loves it!