Set up your kitchen the Blue Zones way

Here are simple tips to make your kitchen a Blue Zones kitchen. Your kitchen set up can help make healthy choices easier and make your diet more nutritious.

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I'm really proud of how colorful my fridge is. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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Today, I'm going to give you some tips for how you can make your kitchen a Blue Zones kitchen so that healthy choices are easier.

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I'm eight months pregnant. So it's really important for me to eat a nutritious diet. And how I have my kitchen set up helps me to do that.

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The first thing I want to show you is my fruit bowl. I love the splash of color that it adds to my kitchen.

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It's the first thing that I see when I walk into it. So whenever I'm hungry, it's easy for me to just grab a piece of fruit instead of something

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a little bit less healthy. Here, I've got lots of healthy snacks here individually

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packaged into Ziploc bags so it's easy for me to just grab them and take them on the go. I've got almonds, roasted chickpeas, some dried mango,

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some dried fruit and popcorn. Those are some of my favorites. I'm constantly snacking throughout the day

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being pregnant. So I love having these at hand. On my middle shelf, I've got beans.

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Beans are a longevity superfood packed full of protein for a plant based diet.

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On the very top shelf is where I keep my junk food, a little bit less healthy snacks. I keep them there so that they're out of eye level.

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And sometimes I even forget that they're there so I don't eat them very often, which is great. Over here, I've got my plates.

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They're a little bit smaller than the average dinner plate. So a great tip is to have plates that are 10 inches or less.

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So by having smaller plates, you're less likely to overeat. And that's a longevity tip from Okinawa, Japan.

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Over here, I've got my bottle of wine on hand. I always have this because you never

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know when friends and family are going to pop in to share a meal. I'm really proud of how colorful my fridge is.

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I keep my top two shelves loaded up with fresh fruits and vegetables so it's easy for me to grab them and put them into any kind of meal.

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And then on the bottom, I've got lots of leftovers so that when you're in a hurry, you can just grab those and heat them up

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instead of grabbing something a little bit less healthy while you're on the go. I hope you enjoyed these tips and can incorporate

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some of them into your kitchen. If you want to see a full list of them, check out the Blue