Preparing your kitchen for weight loss success is not as difficult as you might think. If you’re just starting out with weight loss and planning to eat right, you’ll need to set up your home with these kitchen essentials for weight loss:
blender
Quality cutting knives
Cutting board (medium size is fine)
electric chopper
Microwave (this will become your best friend…trust me).
Complete set of microwave plates.
Microwave steamer bags
Basket steamer or microwave steamer (for example, microwave rice cooker)
Nonstick skillet
nonstick skillet
countertop grill
Measuring spoons and measuring cups
1 large measuring cup with handle
Storage Containers (Tupperware)
food scale
As you can see from this list of kitchen supplies, there is nothing fancy or expensive. You will see that once you start cooking healthy, the microwave will become indispensable. You can steam brown rice, vegetables, and even cook chicken or fish in airtight zipper bags, what you will begin to discover is that many meals can be prepared without any additional equipment or utensils.
With the help of the electric blender and chopper, you can prepare tons of healthy salads, smoothies, low-fat smoothies and much more. If you want to add extra protein to your salad, use the chopper and chop up some chicken or hard-boiled eggs. “Cooking healthy” couldn’t be easier.
The broiler pan allows you to grill fish and chicken. Use the nonstick pan when you want to cook with less fat than a regular pan. The countertop grill is only used when you want to grill indoors, on cold winter days, or if your apartment doesn’t allow outdoor grills…if not, an outdoor grill will be fine.
The most important tools will be the measurement tools. This will allow you to keep portions in check. Keeping portion control in check can make or break your weight loss efforts. If you can, get many different sets of measuring cups that will be used on a daily basis. The knives and cutting board will make chopping vegetables for snakes and recipes a breeze. These “kitchen essentials for weight loss” can be easy to find and easy to use.