I have several "kitchen aids" that help with my dieting. Since I live alone, I have one of those little George Forman Grills that just makes the yummiest meats. I also have a sandwich maker that is pretty cool. I'm even able to use it to make single serving "cakes" and "tarts". I use my blender a lot to make low fat floats, and delicious fruit slurpies... but one of my absolutely favorite things is a Crisper Oven pan...I love "fried" baked fries that I cut myself and it makes "fried" chicken and all kinds of "fried" foods crispy. The food is much crispier and cooks faster than on a cookie sheet. I love it. I bought it here: http://www.wdrake.com/walterdrake/Sh...tID=0000121114

So, what do you use to "help"?

For your sandwich maker, here's some good recipe websites--you can "tweak" them however you need to make them more "friendly" to whatever diet you are on.
http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=93932
http://www.grouprecipes.com/s/sandwi...pe/1/relevancy
Here's a pizza recipe--so good!!!
http://parentingteens.about.com/od/s...sandwich_a.htm

I can't live without my food processor or my digital kitchen scale. Eyeballing food portions doesn't work for me, so I measure everything. I paid a little more for a digital because it had a "tare" feature. I can put the container on the scale, hit the tare button, and it zeros back out. Very helpful.

Ditto on the digital scale! I love mine and have become slightly obsessed I "test" myself and have gotten quite good at recognizing what portions are which comes in handy when eating out/at friends/etc. My blender and steamer are tied for second!

I like my stainless steel collapsible steamer - I use that alot for veggies. I have an emersion blender that I use for smoothies, fruit drinks and soups. DH is a stickler for good sharp knives - and they are wonderful for chopping all those veggies. I have three sets of measuring cups and spoons. Seems like a go thru those all day long. And, my crockpot is wonderful for throwing together something tastey and healthy early in the day. Also, my microwave.

The trash can.

It's great for when things are just tempting me TOO much. Couldn't lose weight without it.

digital scale
vitamix (every morning I make a shake)
tupperware like items (glass for microwaveable, plastic for other - make my lunch every day)
knives (can't live without a set of good knives and a cutting board)

Those are what I'd rate as the top. Others include rice cooker and pressure cooker.

My Cuisinart digital scale (LOVE IT) and my good old fashioned measuring cups!!

A rice cooker - doubles as a steamer and it's what I use to cook big batches of chicken, as my George is broken now.

digital scale
toaster oven
bullet blender

What would I do without my Vitamix? That's a thought too terrible to contemplate. I also love my rice cooker. And my yogurt maker, though it's time-consuming so I never use it. Pity, because homemade really does taste better.

my scale...which isn't a digital but i love it anyway
my blender - i make a smoothie almost once a day

what else do i use frequently? my strainer - to wash all my blueberries
my calphalon grill during the winter and now that it's getting nice out we'll be using our outdoor grill.

and my laptop, which isn't a kitchen aid, but it does live on the kitchen bar area and i use all the time visiting my healthy motivating websites including
3fc and the daily plate.

my microwave for my oatmeal every morning
my coffee pot for my coffee
my very old chop-chop micro food processor (does about half a cup at a time) and was my mothers.... use it to make fine flour out of oatmeal
my good knives and cutting board
my mini trashcan on the counter so i don't have to walk back and forth to the trash when i'm cooking

It's my measuring cups that are shaped like bowls and are from 1/8 to 2 cups - perfect for measuring out exact amounts



trailgroomer

I'm an appliance ho- but my first choices for healthy:
My digital scale
Love my big monster juicer
Food processor
My Kitchen Aid mixer and various attachments
OHOHOH- ETA- my George Foreman

And you know what makes me happiest? Because regardless of what I cook it makes the meal seem complete- my Le Creuset Cookware collection. My MIL gives them to me on every special occasion, that rocks.

Hmm...mine would be my stainless steel steamer. I love it!! I steam all my veggies. I have to agree with the sharp knives and cutting boards. VERY important! I also like my blender...I am getting reacquainted with it.