Annie Chun's soup bowls are tasty but full of salt

Annie Chun's Frozen Savory Wonton Soup Bowls. Spicy Vegetable, Chicken & Cilantro, and Chicken & Garlic. $4.29 per 4.4-ounce bowl.

Bonnie: Annie Chun found a smart way to manufacture and ship frozen soup. She packs her frozen wontons, veggies, chicken and seasoning without water, saving money and reducing this product's environmental footprint by reducing packaging.

To enjoy a bowlful, just add that missing water, microwave, stir well and eat. Like all but low-sodium soups, these are full of salt. My favorite, the Spicy Vegetable — redolent of red chilies and ginger — is also the saltiest, with 990 milligrams, or 41 percent of the recommended daily limit. That's way too much sodium for its mere 130 calories. So consume only occasionally.

If you have a medical issue requiring you to cut back on sodium, I would suggest instead buying a bag of Annie Chun's yummy frozen Potstickers or Mini-Wontons and simmering them in a low-sodium broth with some diced veggies.

Carolyn: In 2000, the nutritional watchdog Center for Science in the Public Interest traumatized takeout food fans with the news that the seemingly healthful chicken-and-veggie dishes sold in Chinese restaurants are chock-full of fat and calories.

Annie Chun's to the rescue, with these healthful new wonton soups from the freezer case.

On the plus side: The wontons are delicious and fresh-tasting, and deliver on their authentic cilantro and ginger flavors. Each bowl of soup has only 120 to 140 calories. On the negative: These soups consist mainly of unflavorful, watery broth.

I can recommend them to dieters as a very light lunch, or as a first course followed by a frozen Chinese entree of similar good quality, such as Lean Cuisine Beef Chow Fun or Weight Watchers SmartOnes Spicy Szechuan Style Vegetables & Chicken.

Food Should Taste Good Kettle Cooked Sweet Potato Chips. Original, Salt & Pepper, Barbeque, and Salt & Vinegar. $1.29 per 1-ounce or $3.49 per 4.5-ounce bags.

Bonnie: When Terra Original Chips were introduced, I would often cherry-pick the tasty orange-colored sweet potato ones from the exotic mixture that also included batata, taro and yuca chips. So I'm glad that bags of just sweet potato chips are now available from both Terra and the aptly named company Food Should Taste Good.