Now that we have to observe social distancing and wear masks, a trip to the supermarket can be a hassle, so a food processor can help to make meal prep easier and faster. It makes grinding and milling of nuts and spices a breeze, and mum can whip up homemade pesto or hummus anytime in the comfort of her home.

The Kenwood Multipro Compact food processor even doubles up as a blender for making healthy soups and smoothies while she is preparing her main dishes.

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Mum is probably working the hardest whipping up meals for the family, while we are staying at home. A multi-functional oven can help to make it easy to prepare healthy and simple food.

The Sharp Healsio Superheated Steam Oven comes with multiple functions — steam, grill, roast, bake, proof, defrost and reheat — making it highly convenient to prepare a variety of meals for the family at home. Check out our delicious Asian steamed recipes here!

Available on Lazada.

We love how you can batch-cook large amounts of healthy foods with a slow cooker, without having to slave over a hot stove. Slow cooking allows you to retain maximum nutrients as the lower temperatures can help preserve nutrients that may be lost when food is cooked rapidly at high heat.

Mum can start the slow cooker in the morning and let it simmer as she works at home throughout the day. By the time she ends work, voila, dinner is ready to be served.

Available on the Philips website.

A spiralizer can effortlessly churn out even-sized vegetable spiral strands, slices, shreds and chips so that they can all be evenly seasoned and cooked. From apples to zucchini to carrots to cabbages, the 5-Blade Spiralizer from Brieftons can handle vegetables of all sizes. It can even churn out angel-hair pasta at two-millimetres thin!

Available on Amazon. 

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Not your average blender, a vacuum blender can process foods with minimised oxygen. Therefore, vitamin C and other oxygen-sensitive nutrients are preserved longer than with regular, standard blending.

The VitaMaxx by Bosch does all of that and comes with a vacuum ToGo bottle that keeps your smoothies and drinks fresh up to two times longer.

Available on the Bosch website.

Pressure cooking is the modern, quick and healthy way to cook. This method uses steam sealed in a pressure cooker, which is a special airtight cooking pot, thereby preserving nutrients and vitamins for a longer period of time.

The Perfect Plus pressure cooker from WMF can reduce cooking times by up to 70 per cent – while saving approximately 50 per cent energy. If you are pressed for time, a pressure cooker can easily halve your usual cooking time to get your food ready.

Available on Lazada. 

A food scale helps keep mum’s portions and meals in check, so that she knows exactly how much she is eating. This helps to keep track of her consumption pattern, in a good way.

The KD-400 features a sleek and modern design with a stain-resistant steel plate. With a weight capacity of up to  five kg, it also has a foldaway display for easy storage and a convenient tare function.

Available on Tangs.com.

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A healthier alternative to plastic, silicone food bags help to keep your food fresh in an air-tight environment. It is also durable, non-toxic and temperature resistant.

Re-usable and non-plastic, the Stasher silicone food bag comes with an airtight seal that locks in flavours and nutrients. It is also hypoallergenic and easy to clean for the fussy ones out there.

Available on iHerb.

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A smart, connected appliance will make our lives so much easier. What about one that can help even the most inexperienced cooks create tasty dishes with its smart functions and capabilities?

The Thermomix TM6 can perform up to 22 different culinary functions and techniques — it can whisk, caramelize, brown, chop, steam, saute, blend, boil, knead, emulsify and so much more, all with the touch of a button. Albeit the priciest item on the list, this investment-worthy appliance goes a long way.

Available on the Thermomix website.

A slow juicier retains and extracts all nutrients possible from fruits and vegetables with a slow yet powerful motor. It can even process nuts such as almonds to make almond milk.

This model from Hurom features its new Alpha Chamber (upgraded chamber, more convenient cleaning and smoother pulp extraction). It can make fresh and high quality juice from a wide variety of fruits and vegetables (even leafy ones!), as well as churn out baby food, ice cream and sorbets, and even nut and soy milk.

Available at Harvey Norman.

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Text: Sheila Chiang