To follow a healthier lifestyle, you need to step into the kitchen. Eating at home is much better than eating out, both in terms of nutritional value and economic. And the more prepared we have our kitchen, the more we'll enjoy. For 2022, it's time to set up yor kitchen with the best fitness kitchen gadgets!
In this post, we'll rank the kitchen gadgets I've used and I recommend you to purchase in this upcoming year. It will be based on price, durability, utility and overall.
Basics of Healthy Home-Cooking
Home-cook eaters have been associated with higher fruit and vegetables intake, vitamin C levels and lower risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (study). It is therefore true eating at home is healthier than eating out. But not all home-cookings are the same. While someone can cook sauteé of vegetables, some other can make a pizza. And of course the impact on our health won't be the same.
You can enjoy all kind of foods while building a new way of home-cooking. To do this, follow this quick guide:
Avoid Oils for Cooking
Adding oils for cooking is a "great" way of adding extra calories without noticing. Not only that, but it also conrtibutes to worsening our health. In this study, they concluded frequent consumption of fried foods to contribute to weight gain and obesity (study).
Oils are composed of fatty acids. As temperature increases during cooking, these fatty acids are denatured and broken down (study), changing the composition of the oil. So if you want to include oil in your diet (totally fine), do it after the cooking process.
Include vegetables on all your meals
Vegetables, together with fruits, are very high on micronutrients (study). Higher intakes of vegetables and fruits show to improve and promote our health (study).
One of the lacks of eating out is the very low quantities of vegetables and fruits. On the other hand, if you eat at home, you can base your diet plan on vegetables and fruits, or at least make sure to include some on every meal.
Do It Fast
One of the problems of cooking at home is time. It's much easier to go out and eat. It saves time and it's usually better food. But there are some cooking tools you can use to make it fast and healthy.
Another solution to "time" is to do meal-prepping. Meal prepping was associated with a higher variety of foods, and lower risk of obesity and metabolic disease (study). And in addition to that, doing meal-prepping makes diet much easier. Get home, open the fridge and heat up your food right away. Done!
Don’t use Sauces or Dressings
We abuse from sauces and dressings. Having a salad can be so healthy, but if you add half bottle of ranch dressing... it may not be that healthy anymore.
Sauces and dressings contain high amounts of oils, emulsifiers, salt, and, afterall, empty calories (+ info). As a home-cooker, you can manage to make your own sauces and still make the plate taste amazing!.
Following the principle of "Do It Fast", you can now make steamed vegetables on 4 min by only using the microwave. Being steaming one of the best cooking methods for vegetables (study), this kitchen gadget will make you healthy eating much easier.
The steam case comes with a cookbook of nice and tasty recipes to do by only using the steam case. From vegetables, to soups, to fish... a very versatile and useful kitchen gaget
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Oils and fats are high in calories. Using high amounts of oils, or using cooking methods such as deep frying, makes your home-cooking much more caloric and worse for your health.
Using this oil sprayer, you'll minimize the amount of oils on your cooking. This fitness gadget is great at saving some calories while still getting a crispy chicken skin or crunchy vegetables. In my honest opinion, this kitchen gadget is a real game changer
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Everyone should have a food scale at their kitchen. Weight the correct amounts to make the perfect recipes, control your calorie intake... a kitchen essential.
But this scale is more than a normal food scale. With its implemented food database, you'll also be able to see the nutritional value of each weighted food. Depending on the amount you are using, you'll know exactly how many calories it has, protein content, carbohydrates... and a total overview of the nutritional matrix of the product.
If you are a regular home-cook and want to look after your health, this kitchen gadget is meant for you. Educate yourself and learn about what each food contains and how it can improve your health!
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If you are a busy man/woman and don't have time during the week to make food, meal prep is your 'go to'. Meal prep makes diet much easier to follow. Just go to the fridge, take the container and heat it up. As easy as it sounds.
With these sealed meal prep containers, you'll be able to carry your food anywhere you want. Work, school, university, to your friend's... High quality containers with a minimalist nice style to make meal prep even more enjoyable.
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When it comes to 'healthy cooking', an air fryer is an essential. Deep fried foods are tasty and crunchy. But, as we said earlier, they are also very calorie dense and full of oils and fats, which makes them a risk for your health.
If you don't wanna say bye to these fried foods, just get an air fyer. Using hot air instead of an oil bath, you'll be able to cook anything you'd make on the deep fry. And with a very similar result!!
The Instant Vortex Air Fryer is one of the best air fryer out on the market. With over 5l of capacity, start enjoying tasty and crunchy foods without being guilty!
Easy cleanup, adjustable temperature and a touchscreen to make the experience even better.
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Lekue comes and surprises again with this new toy, a microwave grill. A fast and clean way of making tasty and healthy burguer patties, grilled chicken breast, or salmon fillets. Or even grilled veggies!
A very versatile kitchen gadget to make healthy home-cooking much easier and enjoyable. I have personally owned one for three years now, and it still works as the first day.
Nothing sticks to the grill and the material is very durable and easy to clean. Nice design and easy to handle. A real game changer for your healthy cooking.
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Portable blenders have gained a lot of popularity these past years. And with no surprise, they'll keep doing it. Easy to use, fast and very practical. Make an smoothie or a protein shake, and grab it to-go.
The Nutribullet blender comes with 600W of power to blend everything you pour into it. Makes super smooth shakes within seconds. Combine your favourite vegetables, fruits and nuts and make tasty and creative smoothies.
Personally, I didn't find this kitchen gadget very useful at first, but when I started getting into smoothies and shakes... oh my! If you enjoy some fresh juices on summer, or a green and healthy smoothie, please go and get one!
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Rice is one of the best and most natural sources of carbohydrates, but it's a pain to make. It takes time and it's very easy to make over / under-cooked. But that can be solved by using our new friend, the AROMA rice cooker.
With this kitchen gadget, you'll just need to put rice on the machine, water and turn it on. Leave it and come back with your rice cooked and ready to be served. Can it get better?
Well, it actually can. Because this won't only serve as rice cooker, but also to steam any food. Vegetables, fish, potatoes, or mussels. It's amazing how much a rice cooker can help you on the kitchen.
AROMA rice cooker has been awarded as the best America's rice cooker. Its simple design and utlility has succeeded on the market. And it will succeed at home too.
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Are you looking for alternatives to pasta and carbohydrates? Make noodles with veggies!! The best option to lower the calorie and carbohydrate intake while enjoying your "pasta" for dinner.
Use any vegetable to make noodle-like spirals. Cook them, mix them with anything you want and there you have, your pasta dish. Make home-cooking enjoyable and fun.
Fullstar Veggie Spiralizer comes with a container to keep your counter clean and untouchable. Four blades to do four different shapes, and a finger protector to make it safe to use.
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Take nowr your protein shakes to the next level! After those killing workouts... don't even move a finger. Press the button and make the protein shake in less than 20 seconds!
VOLTRX rechargable electric protein shaker gives you over two months of use with only two hours of charge. Fancy design and easy to clean up. Made of Tritan, VOLTRX is a high-quality and durable electric shaker to use on your everyday life.
With 24oz capacity, VOLTRX electric shaker is your perfect assistant to make your protein shakes anytime you want.
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CONCLUSION
If you want to create a healthier lifestyle, you need to stop eating out that much and start eating at home more often. This is fine if you do enjoy cooking, but what if you don't like it?
In this cases, these fitness kitchen gadgets will be your new best friends. Make healthy dishes with no effort and faster than ever. In this post we saw the ones I think are the most useful and practical kitchen gadgets, but there is a long catalogue waiting for you out there.
