[TheBabies]

I use my salad spinner thing a lot (when I'm not in my high-lazy days and just buy an overpriced bag of salad). I use that and make a huge salad for the whole week much cheaper. I also started branching out and getting good accessories for the salads (olives, capers, red onions, chickpeas).

And my George Foreman grill, which I'll be using to make shish-kabobs tomorrow.

CostCo: they have cheap Fiber One bars and really cheap baby lettuce salads (again, for the high-lazy days).

[LisaF]

Here's one I haven't seen mentioned. I just discovered recently, but I already can tell that I will never stop using it.

Reynold's Wrap Release. It's a non-stick aluminum foil, and it really is completely non-stick. I line baking trays with it and don't have to use oil or a non-stick spray. When I make things like sweet potato fries, I don't have to use any oil. They just literally slide off. I even reheated a piece of pizza on it (in the toaster oven). The cheese melted, but slid right off the foil without even becoming stretchy. It's awesome.

Lisa

[gaia3]

Oh, wow, I'll have to try that Reynold's wrap release! I use aluminum foil almost everyday and spray and spray! I'll still use my baking criper pan for "fried" baked foods, but for other stuff, I'll definitely use that new wrap!!

[maass1981]

we also have a small george foreman grill. it is so usefull. but i must say that the items i can't live without are my measuring cups and spoons. we use them many times daily. and my scale which is not digital, but works just fine.

[sxulcmnky]

i can't live without ziplock steamer bags... i love them oh so much

[dgramie]

1/2 cup measuring cup( seems like that is a serving of so many items)

blender for making smoothies

non stick skillet

a small plate that doesnt match my dishes at all.I eat all my meals on it!!
Ithink it has really helped with controling my portions.

[gaia3]

dgramie, I think that smaller plates do work miracles! Even when we conciously KNOW that the plate is smaller, our "animal brain" just doesn't register it...sort of like giving a young child a choice between 7 pennies or a dime. lol You can even tell that child he can buy more with a dime, but he still wants the "more" physical amount of the pennies. LOL Same with us--if we have a bigger plate, then we eat "more" whether we actually want it or not!