Essentials of a low calorie Healthy Kitchen

Essentials of a low calorie Healthy Kitchen

By Deepalekha Banerjee  on: 14 November 2015
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To make a kitchen healthy and nutritious here comes some tips. Donot think and get demotivated that your kitchen would lose colour and look bare as sahara desert. Rather it would have as much variety as earlier with few modifications and upgradations. Feeling excited to know? Here it comes: Some kitchen essentials of healthy and low calorie kitchen:

Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Food weighing scale
Anti bacterial handwash
All types of Herbs & Spices to add on flavor – nit calories
Good quality Non-Stick cooking pan
Microwave or tandoor
Green vegetables
Fresh fruits of all colours
Almonds & walnuts
Yogurt from skim milk
Skim milk & milk products
Egg white
Lean meat
Low fat paneer or tofu
Breakfast cereals
Olive oil
Tomato
Onion
Ginger
Garlic
Lemon
Honey

To elaborate the Herbs & spices rack:

Dried basil
Bay leaves
Cayenne or
Crushed red pepper flakes
Curry powder
Seasoned salt
Chili powder
Cumin
Cinnamon
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Oregano
Paprika
Dried parsley
Rosemary
Thyme
Cloves
Cardamom
Dry mustard
Sage
Dill
Coriander
Nutmeg

Not a handful of items it seems right? It’s a mammoth task to make this transformation for good. Enter into a whole new world of Health & Nutrition & as the saying is “Charity begins at Home”.. Start from your house kitchen. All the Best.

 

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