My Top 4 Must Have Kitchen Appliances for Eating Healthy With Picky Eaters

Eating healthy is often challenging and requires lots of preparations from picking out the ingredients to preparing each ingredient (this usually involves peeling, cutting, slicing, dicing, etc, etc) which can be rather time consuming when performed by hand. But with the right kitchen appliances or tools, preparing and eating healthy foods and snacks doesn’t have to be a tedious and time consuming process. Here I will share the list of my top 3 must have kitchen appliances for eating healthy with picky eaters. These are the must have kitchen kitchen appliances that I use the most to prepare healthy meals and snacks for my family.

1. Ninja Nutri Blender System.

(Spinach mango baby food puree smoothie prepared in the Nutri Ninja Blender System)

This is by far my most frequently used kitchen appliance for making healthy recipes. I use this almost daily and it is definitely one of my must have kitchen appliances for eating healthy with picky eaters. My favorite part about this blender system is that it doesn't just come with a full size blender. The system comes with several attachments including a full size blender, a food processor, as well as 3 different cup blender attachments sizes. When I was first looking to buy a blender system, I explored many of the options available in the market, but I ultimately decided on this blender system because it gave me the most value for my money, as opposed to other blenders that didn’t come with other extra attachments. So far I’ve used my Ninja Nutri Blender system to make various healthy recipes from the obvious recipes such as smoothies, to some of the more unconventional recipes such as pancake/cookie/muffin batter, fruit and nut bars, cauliflower pizza crusts/ breadsticks and many more. I’ve had this kitchen appliance for a few years now and it was totally worth every cent I put into it.

2. 9-tray Excalibur Dehydrator.

(Dehydrated banana snacks made in my 9-tray Excalibur dehydrator.)

The Excalibur dehydrator is such a versatile and multipurpose tool, it is definitely one of my must have kitchen appliances for eating healthy with picky eaters. I love how I can make all kinds of healthy recipes in it. Before I got myself the Excalibur, I used to have one of those small circular dehydrator which worked fine for the most part, but I’ve often come across problems of having to do multiple dehydrating batches due to its very small capacity, uneven food drying, and longer than normal drying times. With the Excalibur, I have never experienced any of those issues. Over these last few summer months, I’ve been using my Excalibur very often to dehydrate all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and herbs that were in season. I love that I have been able to stock up on produce and continue to have those in hand to make healthy recipes during the upcoming winter months. Perhaps our most favorite treat that I make with the dehydrator is my fruit and veggie leather roll up snacks. My kids who can usually spot anything healthy or green from a mile away didn't have a clue that there are vegetables in these leather roll ups. I’ve also made home made yogurt many times in the Excalibur with great success, as well as chicken jerky.

3. Ninja 12 Tbsp Spice Grinder.

(Carrot powder made in my Ninja Spice Grinder)

This is an attachment that fits onto the ninja motor that is purchased separately. This spice grinder attachment is one of a newer addition to my collection of must have kitchen appliances for eating healthy with picky eaters, but it has definitely been used fairly frequently, and it has supported me in this new powder making craze I am currently in :). Many of the vegetable purees and herbs that I have dehydrated in the Excalibur have been turned into veggie powder with this spice grinder. For instance, when ginger as on sale several weeks ago, I bought a lot, dehydrated thin slices of it, then turned the dehydrated slices into powder. I now have a stock of powder ginger that I use very frequently in different recipes. I have also made yogurt powder, carrot powder, pumpkin powder, broccoli powder, spinach powder, and celery powder using this spice grinder, all of which are great ingredients to have on hand for healthy meals and snacks. Before purchasing this spice grinder I used a traditional mortar and pestle to make veggie powders and although I got some good biceps out of the process :) , it was definitely time consuming. Needless to say, I am extremely pleased to have the ninja spice grinder as part of my collection of must have kitchen appliances for endless possibilities of healthy recipes.

1.    4. KitchenAid Stand Mixer.

      I absolutely love the KitchenAid stand mixer because of all the different attachments you can hook   onto it. Not only can you use the stand mixer for the usual mixer recipes such as batters, doughs, etc, but you can also use the different attachments to make all kinds of different healthy recipes. For example, the ice cream maker attachment is great to make healthy ice cream or sorbet recipes. I've also used the food grinder attachment to grind my own healthy meatballs, and the rotor slicer shredder attachment is great to cut thin slices of veggies for baked veggie chips. With the large variety of things you can do with it, my KitchenAid stand mixer is definitely one of my must have kitchen appliances for eating healthy with picky eaters.

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