Dean Karnazes's Extreme Meal Plan

Running 1,300 miles makes you very hungry.

Trashy Breakfast Food Gets Seasonal

This week’s mission: summery toaster pastries and low-cal fruity soda.

Ungrateful Wretch

What’s the proper way to thank somebody for a home-cooked meal?

Alluring Burger King Apple "Fries"

This week’s mission: low-fat prepackaged ice cream cones, and a healthier Burger King kids' meal.

Is Carob Really Healthier than Chocolate?

Stand by for a ’70s hippie flashback.

Chicken in a Burger Suit

This week’s mission: preseasoned, grillable chicken patties and fancified crackers.

Farm-to-Table Trend Hits Campbell's

This week’s mission: social-climbing canned soup and frozen burritos.

Shelf-Stable Chicken in Kool-Aid Sauce

This week’s mission: low-cal, assemble-it-yourself convenience food and wannabe Italian dinners.

Slimy New KFC Menu Item

This week’s mission: KFC’s healthy-eatin' fiasco, and Arby’s upscale burger alternative.

Diet Shake Showdown

This week’s mission: new healthy granola bars and a decent diet shake.

You Are What You Don't Eat

Ten ways to label you and your food.

Good & Plenty Sacrilege!

This week’s mission: candy with extra spice.

Garden Harvest Toasted Chips and Hemp Bliss Organic Hempmilk

This week’s mission: Quasi-healthy chips containing fruit, and nondairy “milk” that tastes like rancid nuts.

Healthy Hot Pockets

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

Cheap, Good Frozen Lasagne

This week’s mission: Healthier breakfast junk food and decent frozen Italian entrées.