Choose the right cookware

Your cookware and kitchen gadgets can make it easier to follow the DASH diet. Helpful items include:

• Nonstick cookware. Nonstick cookware reduces the need to use oil or butter when sauteing meat or vegetables.
• Vegetable steamer. A vegetable steamer that fits in the bottom of a pan makes it easy to prepare vegetables with limited nutrient loss and without added fat and calories.
• Spice mill or garlic press. These items make it easy to add flavor to your food and reduce your dependence on the saltshaker.