Going green in the home starts in the kitchen, a report has said.Speaking to the Shreveport Times, Michael Abbate, author of the new book Gardening Eden How Creation Care Will Change Your Faith, Your Life and Our World, stated that homeowners who want to adopt a greener lifestyle should make their first changes in their kitchen.Probably around 40 per cent of all the energy we use in our house comes from our kitchen ... so kitchens are pretty key, he asserted.Swapping kitchen appliances for more energy-efficient ones is one way that individuals can cut down on their energy usage and make the room increasingly environmentally friendly.Recent research from uSwitch.com found that three-quarters of households are more energy efficient now than they were this time last year.Almost 80 per cent of Britons are no longer filling the kettle to the top with water from the kitchen tap.Furthermore, 78 per cent of people are shunning dishwashers by cleaning their plates and cutlery in the kitchen sink instead, the survey showed.