• A steamer is a great healthy cooking tool.steamin! asian steamer image by isatori from Fotolia.com
  
  Eating healthy means more than just choosing the right foods for you and your family to enjoy. You will also have to invest in a few healthy cooking tools that will help you prepare your foods properly. Stocking your kitchen with a variety of healthy cooking tools makes it easier to provide quick, nutritious meals that will keep your family coming back for more.
  
  

Measuring Cups and Spoons

• Accurately measuring the ingredients you add to a recipe will ensure that the meal not only tastes good but is also not inundated with such unhealthy ingredients as oil, sugar and salt. When choosing measuring cups and spoons, look for products that are made from glass or stainless steel, as these materials are less likely to absorb food particles that will promote germ and bacteria growth.
  
  

Steamer

• Cooks have a wide choice of different steamer products on the market, including some that can be used in a microwave, stove-top steamers and electrical counter-top steamers. A steamer can be used to cook a variety of foods--such as vegetables, rice, potatoes and even some meats--in a healthy manner, Using a steamer to cook helps your food retain more of its vitamins and nutrients and eliminates the need to use oils and fats to prepare your food.
  
  

Broiler Pan

• A broiler pan is a healthy cooking tool that can be used to cook meats in the broiler of your oven range. Broiler pans consist of two parts, the base pan and a slotted cooking top. As your meat cooks, the fats from the meat drain into the base pan, helping to provide you with a healthier slice of meat.
  
  

Cooking Thermometer

• A cooking thermometer is an important healthy cooking tool as it helps to ensure that you are cooking meat to the proper internal temperature. Meat that is not cooked to adequate internal temperatures can cause illness and disease from bacteria, so it is important to use a meat thermometer to cook the meat to a high enough temperature to kill bacteria.
  
  

Juicing Machine

• A juicing machine will help you use fresh fruits and vegetables to prepare nutritious, healthy beverages. Juicers can be used to make fruit and vegetable juice beverages, or extracted juices can be used in recipes when cooking.
  
  

Dehydrator

• A dehydrator is a machine that removes moisture from foods for preservation. Using a dehydrator, you can create healthy snacks at home, including lean meat jerky, fruit leathers and dry fruit and vegetables that can be added into granola or homemade trail mix.