Fit Finds :: 5 Sunday Food Prep Tools We Can't Live Without

Today's post is all about making our lives easier. Here are 5 Sunday food prep tools that we definitely wouldn't want to live without!

Fit Finds :: 5 Sunday Food Prep Tools We Can't Live Without

• 6-Quart Slow Cooker - Those little round Crock Pots are cute, but not so functional for the amount we cook! This is, by far, the number 1 tool we use for cooking the flavorful chicken meals we eat so often.
• Knife Set - A good set of knives are one of your best investments! We have used so many and keep going back to our Wusthofs!
• Cutting Boards - Along with good knives come cutting boards that won't ruin your knives! Don't forget to have two (and label them) - one for veggies and one for meats.
• Vitamix 1782 - Great for chopping veggies, juicing and making hummus and pesto.
• Food Scale - Until you get to where you can eyeball certain foods (which we are still working on!), you will want to weigh out your portions!  Believe it or not, we find most people aren't eating ENOUGH!  A food scale is a must-have!

What's your favorite Sunday food prep tool?

FIT Finds :: The Egg Genie - Automatic Egg Cooker/Boiler

As most of you loyal readers know, we occasionally review items that make your life easier! (And trust me - if it was a defunct product, we would let you know that too!) And this is DEFINITELY one of them!

It all started a few weeks ago... I'm supposed to eat two whole eggs (yes, two whole eggs - yolk and all) as part of my healthy pregnancy diet. It's a struggle, but the only way I can actually get the yolk down is to boil the eggs and disguise them by chopping them up in a salad or trying desperately not to think about the yolk! Well... this is all fine and dandy except ONE major thing - I'm HORRIBLE at boiling my own eggs! I can never get it right. I did a little research and found The Egg Genie! 

At first I was skeptical - I NEVER buy an "As Seen on TV" product, but after trying it out and boiling 5 large brown eggs in this baby, I'm a believer! Even if you don't eat the yolk, the egg white is perfect and yummy! Think about what this will do to your Sunday prep! You just fill the canister with a little water (there are directions and a measuring cup), poke a hole in each egg with a "tack" that is located on the machine, place your eggs in and turn it on! It was SO simple! 5 eggs took about 10 minutes. (I say this now - I was skeptical up until the point that after I submerged the eggs into cold water and peeled one of them - absolute perfection!)

Apparently, the unit will also poach eggs and steam vegetables - I have not tried those applications as of yet!

Here are pics from my egg boiling journey!

Things I like:

- The Price!

- The Ease - I can actually attend to cooking and creating others things, housework, blogging, etc while my eggs are cooking

- The Taste - these came out perfectly! The yolk was absolutely perfectly cooked - not over or underdone.

- Easy to Peel - it may be because I submerged them directly after in cold water, but I took the shell off in one fail peel! It was awesome!

Things I wish I could change:

- The annoying sound when the eggs are done. The directions mentioned that it would hiss - it was more like a screech! It's over as soon as you unplug the unit though!

I hope this helps you with your Sunday Prep - it has made a huge difference for me!

P.S. Looking for our article on the Nutrition of the Egg? Click the link to go there!