Biggest change in your kitchen since starting MFP?

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  • aneexer
    aneexer Posts: 29
    Real food and actually cooking. Fresh vegies on hand to cook every night, eggs, wholemeal bread ( I used to so dislike that bread haha ) a whole new approach to using the kitchen :) I'm loving it :)
    New frypans and pots to match my new way of eating :)
    The cupboards now hold healthy food instead of quick meal ideas.
  • ALW65
    ALW65 Posts: 643 Member
    The giant tub of protein powder and my blender stay on the sink rather than in the cupboard - back at lifting and love the shakes with fruit and some almond milk blended with the chocolate powder :)
  • BeckaT79
    BeckaT79 Posts: 216
    The biggest change in my kitchen is that I am actually in there ;-) I do a lot more cooking since starting this. I also notice that my measuring cups and spoons are constantly being washed. Good luck on your journey!!!
  • vytamindi
    vytamindi Posts: 845 Member
    Food Scale (I love you, my honest friend)
    Buying bacon in bulk
    Buying real butter
    Eating more veggies, so I'm discovering new ways to prepare them
    More dirty dishes

    In my computer room there are less Sonic Styrofoam cups and more cups of stagnant water. I know, I'm a mess.
  • cricketannie
    cricketannie Posts: 184 Member
    there are many many more fresh foods, and it's mostly organic. I actually read labels now, and put a lot of things that "look" good back on the shelf at the grocery store before the bad foods make it into my kitchen.
  • Elleinnz
    Elleinnz Posts: 1,661 Member
    My kitchen is actually being used!!
    My fridge holds FOOD (mostly vegetables and salads) - not wine and beer :-)
    Scales takes pride of place on the kitchen counter
    I eat from plates (not takeaway containers)
    and therefore Dishwashing powder is now a regular item on my shopping list.....
  • kbairdphillips
    kbairdphillips Posts: 275 Member
    There is less food in my pantry, hardly any if no canned vegetables and no boxed meals or rice.

    I have added a lot of fresh produce, I have just about every Mrs. Dash seasoning, and Greek Yogurt, Quinoa, Hummus, and Egg White Beaters are now staples on my grocery list.
  • Lyerin
    Lyerin Posts: 818 Member
    We have lots more healthy choices in the house than we do "junk" food. Today I had to run to the store to pick up some stuff that we had finished: blueberries (and I had to buy a huge thing because the kids and I eat them), bananas, cherries, chicken breasts for dinner and some other non-food items. I only didn't have to replenish veggies because my Dad just gave me two huge boxes from his garden on Tuesday. I'm going to see him on Saturday too, so I can get even more then.

    The other change I'm noticing - I actually am finishing up fruits and veggies instead of tossing them when they go bad (they are gone before they could even go bad!). I am running out of lettuce at least once a week! Lettuce!
  • johnydolittle
    johnydolittle Posts: 34 Member
    Measuring cups and spoons (thats a table spoon?, crap........noooooo way!)
    Bought a little food chopper (I now do a few onions at a time and keep them in the fridge)

    Zip lock baggies (I put all my left overs and cut veggies in them)

    Actually that I am in the Kitchen

    Mrs Dash (the sodium in EVERYTHING is crazy, crazy, crazy!!!!!!!) I use Mrs Dash now for everything and they have over 10 different flavors.

    Fish, I am lucky to live in the Keys so I have fresh fish available all the time (I cook fish at least once a week, try cod or talipia, ....padded with Mrs Dash Southwest Chipotle, tbls of olive oil and fry) Awesome!!!! Low cals, low sodium
  • DisneyAddictRW
    DisneyAddictRW Posts: 800 Member
    I no longer keep chips or pop in the house. I also have a bunch of measuring cups.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    New tile floors! Haha...seriously, there are new tile floors...but the bigger change would be that I actually USE all of the produce we buy as opposed to before when I had the best intentions but would give in to time pressure and go out to eat thus throwing away all of the produce that went bad.
  • Bunnie_Rex
    Bunnie_Rex Posts: 63 Member
    A Food Scale sitting on the counter.

    This!
  • scloyd
    scloyd Posts: 327 Member
    A bowl of fruit always on the island.
  • thescrumisfun
    thescrumisfun Posts: 355
    Measuring cups. Always in the sink or in use :laugh: . Also, the use of a scale, I weigh everything now.
  • BeyondThePixels
    BeyondThePixels Posts: 91 Member
    Measuring servings
    Counting chips
  • FitzyFitzpatrick
    FitzyFitzpatrick Posts: 188 Member
    Just LOTS more STUFF! Measuring devices of all shapes and sizes, large containers of almonds & protein powder, bags of chia seeds....not to mention the blender, scale, spatulas....and every piece of extra stuff is worth it's weight in gold.
  • javagsd
    javagsd Posts: 82
    The pantry is more empty and the produce bin in the fridge more full.
  • AggieLu
    AggieLu Posts: 873 Member
    Food scale / measuring cups & spoons / smaller beautiful plate / protein / fat picture & insanity workout schedule on the fridge.
  • RonneyKay
    RonneyKay Posts: 464 Member
    my kitchen is more colorful... with alot of different veggies and salads. I have a TON of salad dressings, not just Ranch and Thousand Island (in fact, I dont have any thousand island LOL) I thought I needed a bread box, but I don't, I don't eat bread (no flaming please) So instead of a white based kitchen (processed foods) my kitchen now has color!

    we use the kitchen


    Oh! and we put a cable outlet in there so we can watch the game (whatever is on)
  • joseyjo78
    joseyjo78 Posts: 14 Member
    No wine! I cut that out when I started six weeks ago and haven't looked back.
  • MerBear1FL
    MerBear1FL Posts: 32
    No Fried foods or Hamburgers to go with them!
  • poodlepaws
    poodlepaws Posts: 269 Member
    Person scale on the floor,
    food scale on the counter
    Measuring EVERYTHING

    Not a lot of fried food
    Not a lot of junk, cookies, cakes.

    Crystal Light everywhere, Water bottles everywhere, granola bars everywhere....
  • Pimpmonkey
    Pimpmonkey Posts: 566
    healthier oils (hemp and vegetable) we were using generic crisco every day!
    kitchen scale//measuring cups
    healthier food choices
    confidence!!!
  • suzieqcookie
    suzieqcookie Posts: 314 Member
    i treated myself to a new digital scale, other than that, the biggest change in the kitchen is the grocery bill! 4 of us eating healthier has gotten expensive!
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    An almost nonexistent amount of junk food. We always had/have healthy food. But now it's not buried under boxes of SUGARSUGARSUGAR.
  • jennifer_a00
    jennifer_a00 Posts: 186 Member
    Biggest change has to be the absence of soda. There was always a few of them in the pantry. Now I have half a shelf of extra space!
  • fmbomzo
    fmbomzo Posts: 382 Member
    I bought a food scale and a second set of measuring spoons/cups. I use most of my utensils now. I've always been a kitchen gadget junkie, but I just let them sit. Now they are all used. The blender/food processor that sat on a shelf for years literally is being used every morning (for green smoothies) and every evening (for slicing/dicing fresh veggies). I used my slow cooker for a week in a row, preplanning dinner and cooking it the night before. I use a lot more tupperware now too because I limit myself to eating out only once per week for lunch (if that) and weekends.

    I can't keep almond milk, yogurt, spinach or peanut butter. We use them up very quickly.
  • KimmyEB
    KimmyEB Posts: 1,208 Member
    My mom got me a nice set of Betty Crocker measuring spoons and cups in different sizes since I love to bake. I now use them for everything, ESPECIALLY coffee creamer and ingredients for smoothies. I also bought myself a food scale a couple of months ago. Last but not least, TONS of spices in the pantry, since we've been making homemade soups and stews like crazy lately.:smile:
  • NWCountryGal
    NWCountryGal Posts: 1,992 Member
    More proteins(lots of fish)good carbs, good fats like nuts & olive oil.:drinker: :drinker: Oh and always bottled water now!
  • ShyFeather
    ShyFeather Posts: 138 Member
    No more juice concentrate and strawberry milk mix. I think one of my biggest problems was that I was drinking so many calories. Now it's iced water and almond milk :)

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