Want to Eat Healthy? These Appliances Will Help You Get There

To prompt yourself to get your eight-plus glasses of H2O each day, why not create some bubbles? The SodaStream Art Sparkling Water Maker ($110) transforms tap water into a fizzy, effervescent drink that you can sip as is — or add flavor drops to jazz up your hydration game.

When it comes to taste and nutritional value, there's nothing like making your own bread. The Hamilton Beach Artisan Dough & Bread Maker ($110) allows you to bake everything from focaccia to whole-wheat loaves, and since you control the ingredients, you'll be able to avoid anything you don't want in your bread. Yes, even gluten — thanks to this smart machine's special gluten-free setting.

If you love fried food but don't love what it means for your overall health, get yourself an air fryer. The Ninja Foodi 8qt. 6-in-1, 2-Basket Air Fryer with DualZone Technology ($200) creates crispy sweet potato fries and just-right meat and fish without using oodles of oil. If that's not reason enough to get into it, the two separate compartments can cook two foods at different temperatures for different lengths of time — and finish at the same time. Dinner is served.

Just-squeezed juice is great to drink on its own, but citrus juices can add heaps of flavor and nutrients to savory dishes as well. (Don't believe us? Just see what a bit of fresh lemon juice does to sautéed broccoli.) The Dash Citrus Juicer ($21) quickly produces juice for your dressings, stir-fries, and drinking enjoyment — without requiring any elbow grease.

If it's hard to find time to spend stirring over a stove, the Crockpot Choose-A-Crock Digital Slow Cooker ($110) is here to cook stews, soups, curries, and more for you. Plus, it has three interchangeable stoneware options, so you can choose whether to cook a little or a lot.

Finding it tough to eat all of your recommended servings of fruits and veggies? That's where a smoothie comes in. Using the NutriBullet 1200-Watt Blender Combo with Single Serve Cups ($140), you can blend all kinds of vitamin-packed leafy greens, protein-loaded nuts, and countless other tasty treats — and since one of the blender cups is a handy to-go container, it means you'll spend less time cleaning and more time loading up on the good stuff.

If you have a KitchenAid stand mixer, there's no need to buy a separate appliance to make zoodles. Instead, pop on the KitchenAid 5-Blade Spiralizer Stand Mixer Attachment ($100), and create ribbons of zucchini. (Plus, it can peel, slice, and core various foods — which comes in handy during apple pie season.)

If you love brown rice, you should know that GreenLife Healthy Ceramic Go Grains Rice Cooker ($54) makes it nice and fluffy every time. It also makes super-creamy oatmeal, just-right quinoa, and perfect white rice. The four-cup capacity is sized right for the everyday needs of solo cooks, couples, and small families.

Yep, the Beast Blender + Hydration System ($185) is beautifully designed — but it's more than just a good-looking addition to your kitchen. Despite its compact size, the blender is powerful enough to turn frozen fruits and vegetables into silky smoothies. The included hydration system allows you to infuse water with pulsed fruit, herbs, or vegetables. Strawberry-basil water, anyone?

The Excalibur® 5-Tray Dehydrator with Timer ($250) is not cheap. And its appearance could be generously described as, uh, solidly retro. But this top-ranked dehydrator more than makes up for that by creating the most delicious dried fruits and vegetables. (Seriously, you'll never buy store-bought kale chips again. No comparison. Not even close.)