Top gadgets for food prep, dieting, or exercise

TerryMyfitbitsnbobs
TerryMyfitbitsnbobs Posts: 238 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
What are your top gadgets for food prep, dieting, health and exercise?
Mine are my Withings Scales, my digital kitchen scales, my apple peeler/corer/slicer gadget, this app, the Withings app, and my enamel frying pan that needs zero fat.
What's yours?

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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Food scale.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    A very good kitchen knife, mason jars and snack size ziplock containers.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    My running shoes.
  • TimFranklin423
    TimFranklin423 Posts: 26 Member
    edited December 2016
    Easily the best choice i've made is the Anova to cook meats and veggies sous vide. Meal prep has never tasted so good. Just bag up a bunch of seasoned chicken breasts/pork chops/fish/lean beef, go to that meat's recipe on the app, tell it to start cooking, and then come back in a couple hours. Even the cheap frozen walmart chicken breasts are super juicy and moist after cooking or even a couple days later after a quick 1:30 in the microwave.

    Now if I could just eat ONLY my prepped meals, I would be golden. haha
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    Food scale and my body weight scale are pretty much the only two things I use.
  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
    I don't think of these things as "gadgets," but: Apple corer, good chef's knife, food scale, my lock-it food containers, meal planner, fitbit (and app_), and this site.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Food scale and Fitbit
  • tinaslim
    tinaslim Posts: 48 Member
    Fitbit
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Food scale, a good kitchen knife, my Fitbit, and my running shoes.
  • aubreyjordan
    aubreyjordan Posts: 276 Member
    My Fitbit!! It has given me a much more accurate account of my activity level. Close second is my food scale.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Food scale, George Foreman grill, toaster oven, instant pot. My fitbit is pretty cool too though.
  • hollyrayburn
    hollyrayburn Posts: 905 Member
    grubhub.com.

    I'm totes kidding. sorta.

    food scale. i don't have a lot of fun gadgets. theres my kitchenaid mixer, but its made to create amazing desserts that i don't get to partake in often.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Power meter. It unlocked the secrets of the universe.
  • mizzylamiz
    mizzylamiz Posts: 4 Member
    Food processor

    Sometimes I am in the mindset where chopping veggies is too much of a hassle, so I whip out the food processor to chop them up really small for me <3 works for carrots onions mushrooms so a bolognese takes a quarter of the time to prepare!
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    My coworkers.
    I eat a few goodies and take the rest in to share. Keeps me from eating it all. ;)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    My knives...

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    My bike...

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    Oly platform...

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  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    TerryMyfitbitsnbobs wrote: »
    What are your top gadgets for food prep, dieting, health and exercise?
    Mine are my Withings Scales, my digital kitchen scales, my apple peeler/corer/slicer gadget, this app, the Withings app, and my enamel frying pan that needs zero fat.
    What's yours?

    I don't really use anything special for food prep, although I would totally love one of those FitMark lunch bags...maybe one day when I have more money! As for fitness, I love the BForce Booty Bands to integrate into lifts and activate glutes. I should invest in cable strap attachments for ankles, but again, when I have more money...
  • missmagnoliablossom
    missmagnoliablossom Posts: 240 Member
    Food scale, Ziplock bags, my Polar A300, my new lunch bag (Betsey Johnson!), a good pair of Asics shoes, and a super supportive sports bra, haha.
  • 3rdof7sisters
    3rdof7sisters Posts: 486 Member
    #1 my fitbit
    #2 my spiralizer
  • danipals1
    danipals1 Posts: 16 Member
    My Instant Pot Pressure Cooker!! So fast and everything I've made has been delicious! Have had it for 6mo. and still using it at least 3x a week.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    - Food scale
    - My Nutribullet
    - The app on my phone to track my miles
    - My super cute and very pink 32 oz water bottle.
  • lemmie177
    lemmie177 Posts: 479 Member
    TimFranklin423 wrote: »
    Easily the best choice i've made is the Anova to cook meats and veggies sous vide. Meal prep has never tasted so good. Just bag up a bunch of seasoned chicken breasts/pork chops/fish/lean beef, go to that meat's recipe on the app, tell it to start cooking, and then come back in a couple hours. Even the cheap frozen walmart chicken breasts are super juicy and moist after cooking or even a couple days later after a quick 1:30 in the microwave.

    Now if I could just eat ONLY my prepped meals, I would be golden. haha

    me too! <3 my sous vide cooker. I'd never been able to cook chicken breast properly, but now they're just so juicy and tender prepared sous vide, I make it all the time. Haven't tried veggies in it yet, and don't necessarily think its helping me hit my calorie targets (made some phenomenal lemon curd in it). But I love it so much, I got one for my mom for Xmas.
  • Cylphin60
    Cylphin60 Posts: 863 Member
    My knives/oven/stovetop/grill, "You are your own Gym" app and my new TRX straps. Love em.
  • RenaTX
    RenaTX Posts: 345 Member
    Fitbit one, kitchen scales ( I have more than one ), my treadmill , and my Instant Pot.
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    TerryMyfitbitsnbobs wrote: »
    What are your top gadgets for food prep, dieting, health and exercise?
    Mine are my Withings Scales, my digital kitchen scales, my apple peeler/corer/slicer gadget, this app, the Withings app, and my enamel frying pan that needs zero fat.
    What's yours?

    Mine ...
    for food prep ... my two hands, chef and paring knives, box grater, wok, pot steamer insert, measuring cups and spoons. But I also love parchment paper, wax paper, foil wrap, plastic wrap. Old mason jars with plastic lids.
    for dieting ... the above plus my food scale, MFP app
    for health ... wide variety of colorful food, poultry and seafood more often than pork and beef, plenty of hydration and sleep, meditation, getting fresh air. taking my meds and seeing my physicians on schedule.
    for exercise ... getting outdoors every day to do something, anything, that keeps me mobile. Keeping up with house/home chores. Stretching and Isometrics, old fashioned calisthenics. Gonna add using a gym for group exercise classes once the membership card comes in the mail.


  • akamran1
    akamran1 Posts: 78 Member
    food scale, body weight scale, hiking boots, and stick blender :-)
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    Popcorn air popper
    cast iron stove top griddle pan
    bamboo cutting board
    Knives
    cheese grater
    Asics running shoes (love)
    MFP
    Kettlebell
    Supportive family/friends/PT
    Blood pressure machine

    And my beloved Australian Shepherd who is laying on my feet as I type:)
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Also my car, as much as I hate to say it. I couldn't ski without my car.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    The only thing added to my repertoire since I started in 2008 is my yearly rec centre pass- which I got for the first time that year, and a calorie counting app (I had a little book from the 70's so was calorie aware long before I needed to lose weight.)
    Other things like swimsuits, scales (body and food), gym shoes, clothing, etc have been replaced as needed.
    The kitchen and its equipment has always been good as I have always cooked.

    Cheers, h.
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