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Books

Trim Healthy Mama Plan

The book you must have to do the Trim Healthy Mama plan!

Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook

The first THM cookbook with lots of great recipes.

Trim Healthy Table

The second THM cookbook. Includes an overview of the plan in the first few chapters.

Full

Why do you seek fullness in something that never satisfies? Learn how to to find your fullness in Christ with this book by Asheritah Ciuciu.

Made to Crave

The reality is we were made to crave. Craving isn’t a bad thing. But we must realize God created us to crave more of Him.

How to Eat Better

James Wong, a Kew-trained botanist, teaches you how to choose the best foods for optimal nutrition.

Appliances

Blendtec Blender

If you can afford or save up for a high end blender, definitely go for this one. It's amazing.

Dash Chef Series Blender

This is a great quality, less expensive blender.

KitchenAid Food Processor

For the things a blender can't do.

Dash Egg Maker

Great for hard boiled eggs fast and easy. Comes in several colors and a couple sizes.

Dash Mini Waffle Maker

Great for waffles and chaffles.

Instant Pot

Available in several different varieties and sizes.

KitchenAid Stand Mixer

Available in lots of colors. KitchenAid is THE best stand mixer.

KitchenAid Hand Mixer

A powerful and helpful hand mixer.

Dash Hand Mixer

A less expensive and great hand mixer.

Dash Air Fryer

Available is several colors and sizes.

Dash Ice Cream Maker

Great for making homemade on plan ice cream.

Dash My Pint Ice Cream Maker

For a mini batch of on plan ice cream.

Kitchen Tools

Self Sharpening Knives

I have this exact set of knives and I LOVE them. The block has ceramic sharpeners built in, so the knives are sharpened as you pull them out.

Serrated Bread Knife

To go with the self-sharpening block I just recommended. Because it for some reason has a slot for this, but doesn't come with this one knife.

Calphalon Accucore Cookware

These are the stainless steel pans I use. They have a copper core so the pans heat evenly. Best cookware EVER.

GreenLife Cookware

Another set of cookware I own. These are my nonstick goodies. They have a healthy ceramic nonstick coating as opposed to unhealthy Teflon.

GIR Ultimate Spatula

This might looks like just a humble spatula, but it's awesomeness. Made with silicone and enduring extreme temperatures, this spatula really is the best. I have like 10 of them.

Chop & Stir

This tool is amazing for getting perfect ground meat crumbles. It is definitely one of the most used tools in our kitchen.

Bialetti Pasta Pot

My kids LOVE spaghetti so this pot gets used a ton. It is oval shaped so it holds spaghetti noodles easier. And it the lid twists on and serves as the strainer, saving on dishes.

Duralex Lys Square Bowls

This is what we use instead of tupperware. They're glass, making them healthier than tupperware. They nest inside each other. They're dishwasher safe. And our leftover container cabinet is so organized with these. I keep the lids in a basket and the containers in stacks according to size.

Ingredients

THM Gentle Sweet

Trim Healthy Mama

A great sugar replacements that isn't bitter to most people. There's a xylitol free version as well for those with grabby dogs.

THM Super Sweet Blend

Trim Healthy Mama

Great for recipes where you want to just not use as much volume of sweetener as you would with Gentle Sweet.

THM Pure Stevia

Trim Healthy Mama

Let's get doonkin'. FYI: A "doonk" is 1/32 teaspoon and is a measurement often used in THM friendly recipes. The doonk measuring spoon comes with this stevia.

Lakanto Classic

My favorite non-THM sweetener. Has a blend of monkfruit and erythritol.

Lakanto Powdered

The powdered version of Lakanto Classic. Great for icings and chocolate.

Lakanto Golden

Lakanto's brown sugar alternative.

Swerve Granular

Great erythritol sweetener.

Swerve Confectioner's

Erythritol based powdered sweetener.

Swerve Brown

An excellent substitute for brown sugar.

THM Mineral Salt

Trim Healthy Mama

Yummy, pure salt.

San Francisco Salt

I love this mineral salt, too. It's available on Amazon and can be purchased in huge bulk bags.

Real Salt

Garlic, Seasoning, and Onion salts, perfect for healthful seasoning.

THM Baking Blend

Trim Healthy Mama

Excellent for all kinds of recipes including baking ones and savory ones. You can make your own with my copy cat recipe if you want to try it out before the THM one arrives (recipe here: TJ's Basic Baking Mix).