Ten Gadgets You Must Have In The Kitchen

If you are going to have a happy and active lifestyle, it helps to have the latest gadgets around to help shorten the preparation time for cooking in a leaner, meaner fashion, or even eating completely raw.  Here are some suggestions for gadgets that can make your life a little bit simpler in the kitchen.

1. Hand blender  - These are single hand-held units that can be used to swirl anything together in a jiffy. They are perfect for making quick batters, soups, shakes and smoothie
2. Magic Bullet – This gadget mixes, blends, chops, grinds and masticates with the press of a button. It makes raw soups and vegan ice creams in minutes
3. Juicer – A high quality juicer is great for making yourself healthy nutrient-packed cocktails but it is also wonderful for making vegan sauces out of such healthy ingredients as raw turmeric, raw basil and raw garlic. 
4. Mandolin Slicer – This is a metal slide with slits that can help you quickly slice or julienne

   

   A manual mandolin slicer.

   vegetables into any sliced thickness or shape you want; they are particularly handy for slicing root vegetables. 
5. Food Processor – These units are bulkier than a mandolin or Magic Bullet but they are very useful if you have to create a large vegan lasagna and making raw cookies and cakes, sauces, soups and dressings.
6.  Dehydrator – Many raw foods can be spiced preserved and consumed later after being dried in a dehydrator for a few days.  This is a great way to ensure that you always have a vegan snack on hand.
7.  Yonana – This gadget takes any frozen fruit or frozen liquid and turns it into a dessert that is the consistency of soft ice cream
8. Spring Form Pans  -- When you are making raw vegan cheesecakes and raw casseroles a spring form pan is useful for stacking and compacting food until it is ready to eat 
9. Jars for vegan treats – It is classic for vegan desserts to now be served up in parfaits in jars and some raw salads and casseroles can also be served this way as well.
10.  Infuser teapot – An infuser teapot allows you to enjoy nutritious liquids made loose leafed teas and herbs; they are ideal for making flavorful herbal ice tea

There are a variety of these gadgets for sale on the market. The most important thing to remember is that a well-designed gadget tends to be safer than then one that has a guard for your fingers, although you should definitely look for the safety guard feature when buying a manual vegetable slicer.


For more information about the Healthy & Active Program please visit our website at www.healthy-active.com. You may also call us in Toronto at (41) 440-2217 and ask for Adrienne Wright Bulow or Dr. Michael Rahman or email us at adrienne@healthy-active.com.

Rules for Optimum Healthy Eating

If you want to reduce inflammation in your body, experience weight loss and be healthier in general it is highly advised that you try the Healthy & Active Lifestyle Program in which a blood profile is taken and the foods that are best for you to consume are provided to you in a list. The blood profiles that are taken in the HAP program are then used to define your metabolic type as well as identify your body’s best fuel sources.

Although you are basically prescribed which foods to eat and which foods to eat for optimum health, here are some general rules for the healthy sourcing and preparation of foods that apply to everyone, no matter what your metabolic type happens to be.

Avoid mature moldy cheeses to halt inflammation.

#1  Avoid eating canned foods. Fresh foods are best always.

#2. Avoid eating ready made meals that you buy prepared in your grocer’s freezer as the older the food, the worse it will be as a source of fuel for you plus older food can trigger histamine reactions and inflammation.

#3 Avoid consuming ripe and fermented foods such as older cheeses, dried fish, alcoholic drinks and yeast products of all kinds.)

#4 The less food is handled by strangers, the healthier it will be for you because it will be less bruised, less contaminated and more likely to be from a local source.

#5  Do not allow meats to linger outside the refrigerator

#6  Make sure your preparation area is always kept clean but not poisonous with applied cleaning products that might have toxins

#7  Make sure all meat that you purchase is as fresh as possible to avoid pathogens

#8   Skin chicken before you cook it to reduce fat and pathogen intake

#9   Spelt and corn-based pasta can be more tolerable for some people and prevent inflammation but be sure to refer to your HAP list of recommended foods to make sure this is true

#10  Drink coconut milk to hydrate yourself but be sure that the coconut milk does not have loads of added sugar. 

#11  Do not try to eat slightly rancid cream cheese or dips as this can cause histamine levels to rise and provoke inflammation

#12  Stick to non-citrus juices that are watered down or served with ice to prevent inflammation reactions in the body

It is also a good idea to avoid foods known to raise histamines and cause bloating and inflammation.  These include -

• Alcohol
• Pickled foods
• Mature and soft cheeses
• Smoked meat products
• Shellfish
• Beans and pulses
• Most nuts but especially walnuts and cashew nuts
• Chocolate and coca
• All wheat based products
• Vinegar

You do need to participate in the HAP to find out what the metabolic types are and how you can be assisted with a recommended eating plan.

For more information about the Healthy & Active Program please visit our website at www.healthy-active.com. You may also call us in Toronto at (41) 440-2217 and ask for Adrienne Wright Bulow or Dr. Michael Rahman or email us at adrienne@healthy-active.com.