Having a kitchen stocked with nutritious food and the tools to prepare it could boost healthy eating.Writing in the Leader Post, nutrition expert and author Patricia Chuey says refreshing your kitchen can lead to permanent success in maintaining a healthy weight.Having fresh fruit and vegetables in the fridge makes healthy snacks more accessible, such as washed and cut up carrots and celery.In addition, healthy canned foods are useful to have on hand, according to Ms Chuey.Tinned tuna, salmon and sardines and canned fruit are particularly good choices.Grain products should also be well stocked to provide fibre and cereals should have less grams of sugar.However, the nutrition expert argues that eating healthy meals will be difficult without the right tools.Kitchen equipment such as pots and pans are essential, and cooks could also benefit from high quality fixtures such as kitchen sinks to wash fresh produce in.Gathering round the kitchen table for healthy home-cooked meals could also have psychological benefits.According to psychologist professor Geoff Beattie, family meals encourage better eating habits and healthier attitudes to food.