Little pizzazz in this frozen pizza

DiGiorno Garlic Bread Pizza. Four Cheese, Supreme and Pepperoni. $5.99 per 30.5-ounce to 34.2-ounce box.

Bonnie: Those who like thick-crusted garlicky pizza will want to try these new Garlic Bread Pizzas from DiGiorno. Like the other DiGiorno frozen pizzas, these crusts rise in the oven, making them taste more like fresh than frozen.

I found the Four Cheese and Pepperoni somewhat bland (the latter because there wasn't enough pepperoni). But right out of the oven, a serving (which is one-eighth of the pizza) of the Supreme variety is worth its 290 calories and 13 grams of fat (4.5 of which are saturated), largely thanks to the sausage, pepperoni, bell pepper and olive topping.

Surprisingly the Supreme contains the same amount of calories as a serving of the also-delicious but much less bready California Pizza Kitchen Crispy Thin Crust Margherita or White pizza.

Carolyn: Frozen pizza makers usually look to pizza chains for inspiration for their new varieties. But DiGiorno has reached back into the supermarket freezer vault for its new Garlic Bread variety.

Stouffer's and Healthy Choice have both offered single-serve garlic bread pizzas for years, and DiGiorno could have learned a thing or two by tasting them. The bread in this rising-crust pizza overwhelms everything else. This wouldn't be bad if the bread were as tasty as the similarly crust-heavy deep-dish pizza sold in Chicago. But this is just bread with garlic. Good deep-dish and garlic bread pizza makers like Stouffer's also make sure to balance all that breadiness with extra sauce and toppings. DiGiorno didn't.

So though it's far from truly bad, I can't recommend this new DiGiorno pizza, especially compared with its rising-crust original, which is still the best.

Dole Fruit Parfaits. Apples & Caramel Creme, Peaches & Creme, and Pineapple & Creme. $2.49 per package of four 4.3-ounce shelf-stable cups.

Bonnie: I have previously touted the nutritional benefits and ease of portion-controlled bowls of Dole fruit packed in light syrup or juice as a good, light grab-and-go snack when fresh fruit is out of season or not available.

But I can't recommend Dole's new parfaits. Yes, these are convenient and contain some fruit, but the creme is not what I'd call creme. It starts out with natural coconut milk but blends that with oils and gums, which ruins the taste. Stick to Dole's Fruit Bowls (or fresh fruit), either plain or mixed with vanilla yogurt or creme fraiche for a delicious fruit parfait.