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Small Kitchen Appliances You Help You Lose Weight

rubyslipperss1
rubyslipperss1 Posts: 31 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Is there a small kitchen appliance you use that helps you lose weight AND WHY does it help? Don't forget to add WHY it helps you.

My go to-couldn't live without small appliance is my AIR FRYER. Actually, we have 3, two 5.3 quart and one smaller one. Sometimes we use 2 at a time. You can "fry" using no oil or if you want, use something like a Evo spray bottle that will add a tiny bit of oil (I only use olive oil) to help your food crisp up better. You can cook just about anything in it, not just fry food.

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  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,288 Member
    Instant Pot. I make yogurt in it every week plus make soups, chili, and chicken breasts. I also agree with food scale!
  • Nerys52
    Nerys52 Posts: 86 Member
    Not an appliance but a baking dish for 1 portion. I use it to bake an apple in it, with a little water and cinnamon.
    Of course my food scale which I have on counter top so whenever I go to kitchen is reminder to weigh all foods.
  • Terytha
    Terytha Posts: 2,097 Member
    Foreman Grill. Not only does it drain the grease, it makes cooking so easy even a hopeless person like myself can still make dinner sometimes. We used to barely cook at all because... yeah. :/
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    edited May 2019
    My Ninja Foodi. It's like an Instant Pot and an Air Fryer had a beautiful baby. Makes proteins beautifully, and makes veg delicious. Allows me to have crispy delicious fries and chicken strips without oil. I make big batches of high protein yogurt regularly in it. It also lets me cook meat from frozen, which entices me to buy bigger quantities of high-quality meat and reduces waste.

    Or my food scale, but....
  • rubyslipperss1
    rubyslipperss1 Posts: 31 Member
    ExistingFish wrote: »
    My Ninja Foodi. It's like an Instant Pot and an Air Fryer had a beautiful baby. Makes proteins beautifully, and makes veg delicious. Allows me to have crispy delicious fries and chicken strips without oil. I make big batches of high protein yogurt regularly in it. It also lets me cook meat from frozen, which entices me to buy bigger quantities of high-quality meat and reduces waste.

    Or my food scale, but....

    I have a Foodi, yet unused. I am trying to use up all my "convenience" food, full of sodium 🧂 and other preservatives. Got a ton of that in the freezer that I have to use up. Then to put my Ninja Foodi to good use. I also have a Instant Pot. Actually, I think I have every small appliance known to man! LOL
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    rubyslipperss1 wrote: »
    ExistingFish wrote: »
    My Ninja Foodi. It's like an Instant Pot and an Air Fryer had a beautiful baby. Makes proteins beautifully, and makes veg delicious. Allows me to have crispy delicious fries and chicken strips without oil. I make big batches of high protein yogurt regularly in it. It also lets me cook meat from frozen, which entices me to buy bigger quantities of high-quality meat and reduces waste.

    Or my food scale, but....

    I have a Foodi, yet unused. I am trying to use up all my "convenience" food, full of sodium 🧂 and other preservatives. Got a ton of that in the freezer that I have to use up. Then to put my Ninja Foodi to good use. I also have a Instant Pot. Actually, I think I have every small appliance known to man! LOL

    UNUSED? Get that thing out and use it! We ONLY ate ninja meals for like the first month after I got it. My poor oven is just now starting to be used occasionally again (we got the Ninja for Christmas)

    The sodium filled preserved food will be fine for a while (what, with all the sodium and preservatives). Use the Ninja, save some convience foods for when the Foodi accessories are dirty or in the dishwasher. Hehe.
  • pierinifitness
    pierinifitness Posts: 2,226 Member
    Duct tape (for my mouth) and chain/padlock combo for refrigerator and cabinets.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    edited May 2019
    My spiralizer to make zucchini noodles, and my salad spinner for washing lettuce. I like having zoodles or salad for lunches to save on calories.
    Oh and my Nespresso machine .. for lots of espresso which keeps my appetite down
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,546 Member
    edited May 2019
    Microwave. Cooking gets done mostly on the weekends.

    The on plan choices are always ready to go. Just a few minutes and it’s ready. Going astray would be more work.
  • rubyslipperss1
    rubyslipperss1 Posts: 31 Member
    ExistingFish wrote: »
    rubyslipperss1 wrote: »
    ExistingFish wrote: »
    My Ninja Foodi. It's like an Instant Pot and an Air Fryer had a beautiful baby. Makes proteins beautifully, and makes veg delicious. Allows me to have crispy delicious fries and chicken strips without oil. I make big batches of high protein yogurt regularly in it. It also lets me cook meat from frozen, which entices me to buy bigger quantities of high-quality meat and reduces waste.

    Or my food scale, but....

    I have a Foodi, yet unused. I am trying to use up all my "convenience" food, full of sodium 🧂 and other preservatives. Got a ton of that in the freezer that I have to use up. Then to put my Ninja Foodi to good use. I also have a Instant Pot. Actually, I think I have every small appliance known to man! LOL

    UNUSED? Get that thing out and use it! We ONLY ate ninja meals for like the first month after I got it. My poor oven is just now starting to be used occasionally again (we got the Ninja for Christmas)

    The sodium filled preserved food will be fine for a while (what, with all the sodium and preservatives). Use the Ninja, save some convience foods for when the Foodi accessories are dirty or in the dishwasher. Hehe.

    LOL I know. That thing was NOT cheap.

  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    Food scale for much more accurate logging. And my salad spinner for washing, semi-drying, and storing spinach so it takes much less effort to make salads.
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