Your Diet And Nutrition Program: 6 Kitchen Tools You Must Have!

When we think about the tools we need for fitness, we usually think about gym equipment, workout clothes, a scale, DVDs, and so on. But there’s also a nutrition aspect to fitness and, like any other area, it has its basics, its gadgets, and its gizmos. Here are the 6 kitchen items I wouldn’t want to travel the road to fitness without.

The 6 Kitchen Tools You Must Have!

1.    A Very Good Stainless Steel Pot and Pan Set

It can be very demoralizing to realize that the pan you bought recently is peeling and has left chunks of non-stick coating in your dinner. I don’t like using pans with non-stick coating and find the stainless steel pans work great at distributing and holding heat and I don’t have to worry about using a metal spatula in it by mistake or about what’s leaching into my food that I don’t see.

2.    An Excellent (and Sharp) Knife

Chopping can be time consuming and it’s all the more tedious if your knife isn’t top quality. The sharper the knife, the better; you are much more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife if you have to apply pressure to force the knife through the food.

3.    A Sturdy Box Grater

Obviously this is great for cheese rather than using slices as it allows you to distribute a finer amount and therefore get more bang for your calories; but it can also be used for a number of other applications. Grating carrots onto your salad as a lovely garnish, grating ginger into a stir fry to add a very quick and fresh zingy taste, grating sweet potatoes to top a sweet version of Shepherd’s Pie. It’s great for slipping more vegetables in without them taking over the whole meal. The more you use it, the more ideas you will have of other ways to use it.

4.    Freezer- and Oven-Safe Storage

Because I prepare all of my meals from scratch, if I go all out and put together an elaborate meal, I want to be able to save a few servings and save myself some time later on. I store my leftovers in individual-sized containers and freeze them. Then, when I’m on my way to work in the morning, I grab one out of the freezer and by lunch it’s ready to be popped in the office toaster over. I save hours of lunch-packing time and on nights when I don’t have time to cook, the individual sizes are quick to thaw and heat up in the oven.

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5.    A Blender

Humus, smoothies, cream soups, sauces. When you control what you put into these easy to make items, you can leave out a lot of calorie-heavy ingredients and adjust the seasonings to your own preferences. If you have a blender and keep it handy you can make a wide variety of healthy meals, sides, and snacks which will give you a lot more variety without having to put together complicated recipes.

6.    An Ice Cream Maker

Last but not least, finding healthy deserts that taste great but that aren’t loaded with calories can be a challenge when you first start cooking healthy. An ice cream maker and one or two basic recipes for frozen yogurt can conquer that sweet tooth craving without throwing your plans off course. You need only add your favorite fruits (fresh or frozen) to a basic vanilla or other neutral recipe to have a tasty low calorie desert.