Daily Fit Tip: Buy a rice cooker

I always thought a rice cooker was an unnecessary appliance. I mean, it's rice ... if you can boil water, you can cook it, right? Then, last week, I saw a rice cooker on clearance and I thought, "Why not?" What I discovered was that I'd been cooking rice wrong all along, because the rice that came out of that tiny red pot was perfect. Now we have brown rice with dinner every night and even my kids, certified rice haters, are gobbling it up. (Plus, I can steam my veggies at the same time!)

Whole grains are a part of a healthy diet and brown rice is definitely a good whole grain choice. Learn more ways to stock your kitchen for diet success at AOL Body. And don't forget to join our Summer Quick Fix challenge while you're at it!