How to Use Your NuStart Kitchen Tools
YOUR KITCHEN, MADE SIMPLE
Five steps from learning to eating, and the one thing to reach for at each.
1
Learn
Get what to eat to feel full and satisfied.
Reach for: NuStart Blocks and the NuStart Satiety & Nutrient Food Guide.
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2
Plan
Pick the week’s meals.
Reach for: your Meal Plan, or build your own from the recipes.
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3
Shop
Turn the plan into a cart.
Reach for: the grocery list. Every recipe has one, and so does each week’s plan. Shopping online? Use the ordering guide.
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4
Prep & Store
Get ahead, and keep it fresh.
Reach for: wash and cut your produce, batch-cook a base or two, and store leftovers to grab later (see the make-ahead & storage tips).
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5
Cook
Make the meals.
Reach for: your recipes. Each shows how filling and nourishing it is.
↻ then do it again next week
A FEW THINGS THAT MAKE IT EASY
- Aim for meals that keep you full: protein, fiber and water in the food do most of that work.
- Buy mostly whole foods; when a package has a label, pick one with a short ingredient list: five or fewer is a handy, admittedly unscientific rule of thumb.
- Cook once, eat twice: leftovers are your friend.
★ Bryce’s go-to kitchen tools
The equipment our co-founder and home cook actually reaches for: mixing bowls, cutting boards, sharp knives, and a knife sharpener; a Vitamix blender; cookie sheets; the oven and cooktop; skillets, pots, pans, and a Dutch oven; a Crockpot slow cooker; cooking tongs; and oven mitts and towels for hot pans.
A handful of dependable tools is all most cooking takes. The full kitchen staples list is in the “Bryce’s Kitchen Staples” handout.
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