Try a Ball Park Angus Frank — just one

Ball Park Angus Beef Franks. Bun Size, and Lower Fat. $4.83 per 15-ounce to 16-ounce package of eight franks.

Bonnie: I'm not a big frankfurter fan, enjoying one only occasionally, charred from a grill. But these new lower-fat, full-tasting Ball Park Angus Beef Franks would be a decent choice for one of those rare occasions — certainly compared to Ball Park's also new Bun Size Angus Franks. Each of the lower-fat ones has 10 grams of fat, which is a third less fat than a regular one, and also an unfortunately hefty 510 milligrams of sodium. That's comparable to many other companies' dogs.

Enjoy one — but only one — during this summer grilling season.

Carolyn: Hot dogs made with Angus beef sounds wrong — like Tiffany's debuting a new line of plastic stemware. Considering that Angus beef is prized mainly for the tenderness that comes from consistent marbling and that hot dogs' ingredients are always chopped up and tender, it's easy to see Angus beef dogs as just a money-wasting conceit.

But the bigger problems are the flabby skin and bland spicing. In fact, the main "spice" here is salt. Give me a hot dog with garlic bite and casing snap, and I couldn't care about its size or fat.

Amy's Teriyaki Wrap. $2.79 per 5.5-ounce wrap.

Bonnie: I discovered this new wrap from Amy's as I was searching for new low-calorie food products for a magazine piece I was writing. It's a delicious Asian teriyaki addition to Amy's extensive line of frozen, natural hand-held sandwiches.

Just microwave it a couple of minutes for a quick and healthy nondairy, vegetarian snack. (Or, if you have time, try the oven method, which produces a crisper, tastier crust.) Each tortilla features organic tofu, brown rice and a medley of veggies that includes broccoli, green beans, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, water chestnuts and bell peppers. One wrap provides a modest 290 calories, 7 grams of total fat (only 1 of which is saturated), 460 milligrams of sodium and a very hearty 5 grams of fiber.

Carolyn: I can't believe you like this, Bonnie. This new Teriyaki Wrap bears only the slightest resemblance to the Amy's sandwiches that won our Golden Shopping Cart Award for best new food product of 1997, a resemblance mainly having to do with their small size.