Everyone knows that you need to keep your kitchen clean and keep healthy food in it for your family to eat, in order to be healthy. However, many people don’t realize that the state of your kitchen, fridge, and pantry can have a direct bearing on your health as well. With that in mind, read on below for a few tips to help you revamp your kitchen for a healthier and safer place to cook.
Keep Your Kitchen Cooking-Friendly
It is so tempting to eat out, especially if you’ve spent the day at work or running errands. However, if you make your kitchen cooking-friendly, then there is more of a chance that you will want to get in there and cook instead. According to the experts at Gilmans Kitchens and Baths, a remodeling company that features custom cabinets in San Francisco, personalized kitchen designs are more welcoming and allows you to cook the way you want. Once you have the kitchen set up just the way you want it, remember to keep a bowl of healthy fruit on the gleaming, clean counter, and even set up a section of your kitchen that has healthy cookbooks featured front and center to help you get in the mood to cook, and your family may even be willing to help you as well.
Organize Your Fridge, Counters, and Pantry
One of the best, simplest, and inexpensive ways to revamp your kitchen for healthy eating is by organizing your fridge and pantry. Start with putting the unhealthy food in the back of the pantry and in the back of the fridge. It’s also a good idea to keep junk food off of your counters. Remember, you eat with your eyes first. So, if you see that bag of chips or that chocolate bar sitting on the counter, you will be apt to pick it up, before you will the apple from the bowl beside it.
Keep Your Drinking Water Where Everyone Can See It
Keeping your drinking water easily visible is also a good way to make your kitchen, and your family, healthier as well. Everyone knows that drinking enough water every day is important and vital to good health. If you keep that pitcher of water at the front of the fridge, it will remind everyone to drink some water every time they open the fridge. Try adding some mint or a slice of lemon to the pitcher for a visually appealing look and a touch of added flavor as well. Water is important, but it can be made more appealing, don’t you think?
Always Store Your Food Properly
One of the key ingredients to making your kitchen healthier is to make sure that your food is always stored properly. If it is supposed to be frozen, then freeze it. If it’s supposed to be in the fridge, put it there. Food lasts a lot longer and is much healthier for you and your family if it is stored the right way.
These are just a few tips to help you revamp your kitchen so that it is healthier and easier to cook in. Here’s to healthy eating everyone!
