Losing weight is not always easy, but reorganising your kitchen can help you to achieve your goal of healthy eating and maximising weight loss. Here are some great tips and they are all easy to do.”
- Have a Set of Measuring Cups and Spoons These will take the guesswork out of portion control. Or have several sets and keep them in the containers for easy access to healthy snacks such as seeds and nuts.
- Keep Fruit on the Counter Keep healthy food and snacks (like fresh fruit) on the benchtop. Kiwi fruit and peaches have low energy density, low sugar, but are high in nutrients and vitamins, so if you need a snack, reach for fruit, it is easy and convenient. All fruits contain sugar, but they also contain healthy nutrients, fiber, and minerals, which make them a much better alternative to those tempting snacks that contain processed sugars.
- Plan Your Meals The more effort you put into planning what you are going to eat, the less likely you will stray from healthy eating. Packed lunches are great for removing temptation and slow cooker meals, that you set and forget are invaluable if you have a busy day.
- Out of sight Out of mind Store the families chips, snacks and treats were you can’t see them, in opaque containers, in the back of the cupboard or on the top shelf of the pantry. Or better still try to convert your family to healthy eating.
- Have a Fridge Strategy Store healthy snacks and leftovers in glass containers in the front of the fridge so you can see them easily when you’re hungry. Stock your refrigerator with pre-cut fresh vegetables or cook larger vegetables portions and store in the refrigerator for easy re-heating.
- Flat freezing Instead of bagging cooked grains, sauces and soups, just freeze them on a tray. When they are frozen solid, line them up in your freezer like a food library. Saves space and easy to see what you have in stock.
- Choose Water Water is a natural appetite suppresent, it is needed to burn fat, helps remove waste, and increases calorie burning. Make sure you have a readily available source of water, whether it be bottled, refrigerator dispenser or filtered tap water.
- Keep your Kitchen Tools Handy When preparing healthy meals there are some kitchen tools that can make cooking easier. Place your slow cooker and blender and any other cooking tools that help create healthy meals in a place where you can use them easily. A slow cooker is great for creating soups and a blender is perfect to have on hand for smoothies for a healthy breakfast or snack. Rather than drizzling food with oil straight from the bottle, invest in an oil mister for sauteing vegetables and dressing salads.
- Use Smaller Plates and Bowls Eating meals on smaller plates and in smaller bowls helps us eat smaller portions. A large plate encourages adding extra helpings to fill the empty space, while a smaller plate will make sure you serve yourself a more reasonable portion, so make it a habit to serve yourself on a smaller dish. You can always go back for seconds if you’re not satisfied with your first portion.
- Benefits of Single Serve Snacks Create your own single-serving snack packs to stock your refrigerator and pantry, try roasted chickpeas, Kale chips or mixed nuts.
These are just a few successful hints and tips to help you optimize your kitchen to support your weight loss and healthy lifestyle adventure. Goodluck