Slow cookers have been named in a list of the best healthy kitchen gadgets.The list by Readers Digest notes that slow cookers are perfect for making bean-based soups and stews high in cholesterol-lowering soluble fibre.It also suggested that the devices are good for simmering lean cuts of meat, which are in turn healthier due to their low fat content.Other items to make it into the list included a standard kitchen blender.Readers Digest argued that blenders are great for making breakfast smoothies and cool drinks in the summer.You can toss in any kind of fruit - fresh, canned or frozen - along with cottage cheese or yogurt for your calcium portion, a handful of nuts or seeds for heart-healthy fats, and a sprinkle of cinnamon for extra flavour, it said.Meanwhile, decorator Candice Olson, host of HGTVs Divine Design show, recently observed in a column for Evansville Courier Press that she opted to install a stainless steel kitchen sink during one of her remodelling projects in order to add a touch of sparkle to the room.