23 Kitchen Gadgets to Help You Slim Down

Ok, I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who finds it so impossibly annoying to pluck off each kale leaf to avoid cooking the tough grainy stem. Stop wasting all of your time doing this and invest in this simple little greens stripper. It will make eating your nutrient dense leafy greens so much easier and it also works for fresh herbs!

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One of the most common hidden high-calorie saboteurs is excess oil. While good fats like olive oil and avocado oil are good for you, they are also very calorie dense. Hint: you don’t want your salad swimming in a sea of dressing because it can bring the calorie count way up. This oil mister is the perfect solution. You can easily and evenly spray oil on your salad or veggies without overdoing it. Plus it uses air to pump the sprayer instead of harsh chemicals like many store-bought oil sprayers.

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Do you count your portions by measuring out your oil with a tablespoon everyday so you don’t overindulge, but then it gets messy, you spill or you simply run out of tablespoons to use? This oil dispenser is a seriously genius solution! It has a convenient button that you press to dispense your desired amount and it includes measuring lines so you know how much you’re getting. It’s also spill-proof so you don’t have a greasy slippery mess in your kitchen!

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Herbs can be a great weight-loss friendly way to add flavor to a dish without having to add high calorie sauces or oils, but sometimes they can be a pain to cut. These fun 5-blade scissors made it ridiculously easy. You can use them to cut chives, basil, dill, mushrooms and more and they can even double as craft scissors! So make a meal and then DIY some crafts (just make sure you wash the scissors before you season your craft paper with chives)

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Another easy way to finely cut herbs is with this 5 blade herb mincer. It has an easy handle and sharp blades to make easy work of those herbs!

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Sometimes getting that big seed out of the middle of an avocado can be dangerous business. I don’t think I’m the only one who has cut themselves doing this. So this 3-in-1 avocado slicer makes easy (and safe) work of the whole avocado business. From cutting it open, to taking out the seed to slicing it up, this tool will make eating healthy avocados easier!

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Speaking of avocados, what the best way to save half of an avocado? A “savel” of course! What’s a savel you ask? Well, it’s a clever little gadget that you can use to save half an avocado, a quarter of a lemon and more! It’s a silicone tool that attaches to foods to keep the air from reaching the uncovered part so that it stays fresher longer in the fridge. Use it with lemons, limes, tomatoes, onions or citrus fruits and it will make easy work of eating smaller portions of healthy foods!

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Pineapple is a great healthy low-cal snack, but let’s be honest—cutting one up can be a bit labor intensive. Try this pineapple corer & cutter to make the job a lot smoother. I’m not gonna lie, this also looks like a lot of fun to use…like I might be giving away pineapple just because I’ll want an excuse to use this.

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Adding citrus juice to dishes is another great way to impart flavor without adding many calories. This citrus reamer includes 2 sizes so you can easily juice anything from a lime to a grapefruit. Use it to add orange juice to a vinaigrette, lime juice to sparkling water, or lemon juice to a stir-fry. The possibilities are endless!

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Added sugar is a real sneaky diet-killer. They hide it in everything from salad dressing to fruit juice. If you’re hoping to shed a few pounds you’ll want to make sure to avoid as much added sugar as possible. This cool skull spoon with 3 holes in it will help to remind you to take less sugar than you’re used to.

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Don’t you love when you get a salad at a restaurant all the veggies are uniformly chopped and displayed in such a pretty way? Whenever I start to get bored of my homemade salads, I try to spice it up with new toppings and a different sliced veggie style. This multifunctional peeler is the perfect way to bring new life to your salads, soups or sides. You can peel, slice, get a noodle shape or julienne!

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Strawberries are such a delicious and healthy treat for when you’re craving something sweet. Make the whole process of cutting them up a breeze with this strawberry huller. You just press a button and it removes the hull in seconds!

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Healthy snacks like pistachios, olives and edamame are great choices for slimming down, but what do you do with the shell, pits or skin? This cute double dish makes it super easy to enjoy those snacks. It has the main bowl to hold the snack and lips on the side to put the waste into the bowl underneath. It also keeps the waste hidden from view if you want to keep it clean for guests!

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If you’re keeping tabs of how many calories you’re consuming, you need to know exact amounts of what you’re eating. This citrus juicer makes it easy to know how much juice you’re having and makes juicing simple too! In addition to the juicer that works for lemons, limes and oranges, it also has a dome lid that doubles as a measuring cup!

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Steaming is a great way to cook vegetables without adding a lot of extra calories with oils or sauces. This silicone steamer basket will make it even easier because you can pick it up out of the pot without an oven mitt like you would need with metal steamer baskets.

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Everyone says breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but who has time in the morning to make a healthy breakfast? Well, this single-server blender makes it quick and simple. You can make a slimming smoothie and the blender jar detaches as a to-go cup with a travel lid!

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Drinking your calories with sodas or other high-calorie beverages can really pack on the pounds. But sometimes you just want a little something yummy to get you through the day. Glass after glass of water can get a tad bit boring after a while, am I right? This flavor infuser water bottle is the perfect cure. You can add fruits, herbs like mint, lemon, lime or anything you give your water that extra boost.

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Replacing a meal with a shake can be a simple way to cut calories. This blender bottle is a great to-go container to keep your shakes shakin’! It has a stainless steel blender ball inside to shake up your smoothie so it stays blended.

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Bringing your own tea, juice or other healthy beverage to work is the best way to ensure that you know what you’re drinking is low-cal. These glass travel bottles are washable, reusable and a great way to bring your drinks around with you (without having to keep reusing that old plastic water bottle that’s starting to look real nasty).

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This zester is the perfect tool when you want to add a little zero calorie flavor to your food. You can add lemon rind, orange rind or ginger. You can even shred a little dark chocolate onto your greek yogurt for a healthy treat. Just watch your fingers… you won’t like the taste of shredded finger on your food!

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This hand blender is a great gadget for healthy at-home cooks. You can use it for so many different things like low-cal soups, pudding, pancake batter, smoothies, salad dressings and more. With only a few small parts to this stick blender, it makes cleanup a cinch!

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If you’re counting calories it can sometimes be tough to gauge how much meat you’re having if you cook it yourself and there’s no nutrition facts on the package. This scale makes is so much easier to know you’re being exact.

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Salad is a staple for anyone who’s trying to lose weight. Not only is it a great way to get in some healthy leafy greens, but it’s also low-calorie (as long as you don’t drench it in sugary salad dressing–stick with olive oil and vinegar). This salad spinner makes quick work of thoroughly cleaning your romaine, arugula or kale.

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Some of us smell the fresh waffle cone aroma wafting from coldstone as we walk by and wish that we weren’t on a diet. But you don’t have to swear off of frozen treats all together! Use these ice cream molds to make a diet-friendly version of your favorite ice-cold delight. Try it with blended fruit, coconut milk with cocoa powder or yogurt.

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Portion control is important when it comes to slimming down, but it can be annoying pulling out all the measuring cups and measuring spoons all day. Check out out list of portion control tableware that makes cutting your intake a piece of cake!

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