Now that all those indulgent holiday meals are history, it’s time to get back on track with sensible eating. When it comes to whipping up healthy home-cooked meals, a little bit of help in the kitchen sure goes a long way! Check out some of our favorite kitchen essentials to start off 2012 on road to healthy eating:

1. Joseph Joseph Salad Bowl w/ Servers: We love the clever and modern design of this generously-sized salad bowl! It’s perfect for dinner parties.

2. Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick Bronze 12” Wok: Cook perfect stir frys without using a ton of oil in this essential nonstick wok.

3. OXO Little Salad & Herb Spinner: Making salad for two? This handy tool makes sure your salads are restaurant-perfect every time!

4. Cuisinart Elite Collection® 14-Cup Food Processor:  Talk about versatility! This powerful machine makes creating an entire meal fast and simple.

5. Kitchenaid 5-Speed Metallic Series Blender: This not only makes perfect smoothies, it’s also great for homemade soups and sauces!

6. DeLonghi Indoor Grill/Broiler: We love this for grilling up chicken and seafood for delicious salads.

Joseph Joseph was founded in 2003 by twin brothers Richard and Antony Joseph. Specializing in contemporary kitchenware, Joseph Joseph is now internationally recognized for producing some of the most stylish and technically innovative products and has become one of the fastest growing companies in the worldwide housewares market.

Their unique ability to match form and function has earned them global recognition for their multi award winning design of the Nest 5 Preparation Bowl Set. Save space and spend less time hunting around for the item you need with this ingenious nesting set. The set includes:

   ½ cup juicer with a non-slip base, perfect for fresh-squeezed lemon or lime juice.

   ½ qt. small mixing bowl with a non-slip base, calibrated inside to eliminate the need for measuring cups.

   1.75 qt. sieve, fine mesh nylon is great for filtering out small particles.

   3 qt. colander/strainer, vertical holes drain liquid quickly and thoroughly.

   4.75 qt. large mixing bowl with a non-slip base, great as a salad bowl or for mixing large quantities.

Joseph Joseph is proud to announce the launch of a new series of pioneering kitchen tools designed to make life in the kitchen easier. Their original range of products designed to aid with the storage, preparation and presentation of food has also been expanded to bring innovation, style and a sense of 'cool' to your home. It seems like there’s never enough storage space in kitchens. Leave it to Joseph Joseph to create ingenious designs that make being in the kitchen more fun and easier.

The kitchen is a one of the best places to show off your creativity at home and Zappos.com has a few tools that can help your inner-gourmet come out. From high-tech electronics to colorful cutlery, there are several new kitchen toys that can help you kick it up a notch.

There is never enough space in the kitchen, so Joseph Joseph created the Folding Colander and Rinse&Chop. The colander goes from a perfectly flat surface to a colander in two snaps. The Rinse&Chop folds from a cutting board into a wedge with a colander end, perfect for rinsing vegetables. Did we mention it's green?! That's right. The high-quality polypropylene is more sanitary than wood and folds completely flat within seconds.

Tea has been proven to add years to your life, but we want you to enjoy your tea in style. The Bodum BORA BORA 34 oz. Double Wall Tea Press is an elegant borosilicate glass teapot that is double-walled and microwave/dishwasher safe. The best part of the BORA BORA is that the tea leaves are free to create beautiful flavors in the chamber.

Even the techies can geek out in the kitchen. Check out the Peugeot Elis Rechargeable Electric Salt Mill. This sleek, stainless-steel rechargeable beauty will impress dinner guests by freshly grinding sea salts with the push of a button. With rechargeable batteries and fully-back-lit dispensing, the Peugeot Elis Rechargeable Electric Salt Mill is on every chef's wish list.