Kitchen Tools that assist you with your healthy lifestyle

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  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    * Cast iron pan: natural non-stick, and you get the best sear on your meats. Perfect when you use a dry rub to seal in the flavor. Or get your fish skin crispy
    * Pepper grinder (and pink peppercorns -- these are amazing they have a bright and fruity flavor. Try it on fruit...)
    * Santoku knife (much easier to cut with than a chef's knife. Especially if you have smaller hands) I can slice things thinly, chop herbs and everything else to keep my plate looking pretty. Makes short work of making orange segments for a salad. I now have 2, a mini one to replace my paring knife and a big one for everything else
    * Microplane grater (use it to grind hard cheeses or chocolate. The shavings are so tiny and light, you can add a ton with very few calories. a huge pile of grated parmesan is around 30-40 calories this way, and the small shavings make it easy to flavor your whole plate.
    *Immersion blender: make your own smooth veggie soups or purees easily. You plug and blend in the pan
    *Mini food processor: use it for dressings, chimichurri and to make quick work of the onions
  • chm2616
    chm2616 Posts: 434 Member
    I love my microplane and citrus squeezer! I made lots of different salsas and use lemons and limes to zip things up!! MMM!!!
  • Hoppymom
    Hoppymom Posts: 1,158 Member
    Measuring spoons/cups and my digital food scale. I found out I was over estimating peanut butter and under estimating lean meats.
  • monica4354
    monica4354 Posts: 22
    My go to kitchen tools are:

    Measuring spoons and cups
    Food scale
    Blender
    Food Processor
    Kitchenaid Mixer - okay this one doesn't have anything to do with eating healthier but it's my all time favorite kitchen gadget.
    Broiler function on my oven.
  • MFPBrandy
    MFPBrandy Posts: 564 Member
    My Dutch oven and a ton of 2-cup Pyrex bowls for freezer storage. The huge pot makes whipping up a large batch of uber-healthy soup or spaghetti (I call it that, but pasta is by far the minority ingredient) super-easy, and then I just ladle it into the Pyrex bowls & stick them in the freezer. I can get 10 or 11 servings (2 cups each) out of one batch -- makes taking lunch to work SO easy, and I always have a healthy dinner option when I might otherwise be too tired to cook something healthy.

    I also really dig my silicone garlic peeler -- you just put the clove in the tube, press it flat with your hand & roll it around a bit, and the skin comes off like magic. I use a lot of garlic, so I love this thing!
  • eilmeister
    eilmeister Posts: 37
    * Cast iron pan: natural non-stick, and you get the best sear on your meats. Perfect when you use a dry rub to seal in the flavor. Or get your fish skin crispy

    ^^This. I love my three heavy cast iron pans. I'm not a fan of coated non-stick pans at all. The cast iron pans do require some extra care (don't ever put them in the dishwasher!), but once they've been properly "conditioned", they're non-stick without any artificial coating. They keep getting better the longer you use them, and they last a lifetime. Since I started logging my food and watching what I eat, I find that I've been using the grill pan a lot more. I use this one:

    http://www.skeppshult.com/en/product/0028/
  • cressievargo
    cressievargo Posts: 392 Member
    I love my cast iron pan, too. It's a family heirloom, haha! Honestly, even cooking on it takes minimal oil.
    I don't like non-stick pans all that much.

    I have 3 or 4 sets of measuring cups / spoons (thank you, dollar tree!) to last throughout the day (hubby uses them too).
    I have an OLD food processor - love it - use it even to make dishwasher & laundry detergent! LOL

    I have a couple items on my wish list - but for now they are just that - wishful thinking.
  • pg3ibew
    pg3ibew Posts: 1,026 Member
    4 Items. In no particular order.

    1. Food Scale
    2. Measuring cups and spoons
    3. Non Stick Pots and pans.
    4. BBQ. Grilled foods cut back on Butter and oil. Same for the Non-stick pots and pans.
  • NoxDineen
    NoxDineen Posts: 497 Member
    Magic Bullet. Smoothies and protein shakes rock my socks.
  • oranb
    oranb Posts: 20 Member
    My omega 2004 masticating juicer. Now I get more than enough vegetable intake!
  • babycook
    babycook Posts: 172 Member
    I have digital kitchen scales. I weigh everything on it. Even when it says half a cup. I measure it out on the scales to get a more accurate reading. Although its metric so sometimes I have to convert it to imperial on the laptop.
  • LPCoder
    LPCoder Posts: 404 Member
    One of the things no one has mentioned yet is a food saver machine. I buy my meat on sale, scale out portions and then individually freeze the portions. I can then pull what I want from the freezer and know it is exactly right. also great when I am going to a BBQ. I just grab mu portion and bring it to throw on the grill. The Food saver bags prevent freezer burn!

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