Lizzy Briskin is a contributing writer and product reviewer for PEOPLE. She's the former food editor at Real Simple and Food Network Magazines and has a culinary arts degree from Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. She's been a food, travel and lifestyle writer for nearly a decade and her work has appeared in Wirecutter, Bon Appetit, Insider, Women's Health, SELF, and other publications.

If your New Year's resolution includes cooking more at home or meal prepping to avoid shelling out for lunch at the office, now's the time to set yourself up for success in the kitchen.

Many of our favorite kitchen gadgets for faster meal prep are on sale at Amazon right now. From an efficient vegetable chopper to a salad spinner for quickly rinsing greens, this is the time to stock your kitchen with tools to make healthy eating easier and faster in the new year. Check out these clever kitchen gadgets starting at $7.

Consider this vegetable chopper your personal sous chef -- and join the 70,000 shoppers who have purchased the best-seller this month alone. It can turn a mountain of raw veggies for soups, stir-fries, and salads into beautifully diced cubes in seconds. Choose from four blades to make perfect cubes, or shave zucchini and carrots into elegant ribbons for a pasta alternative.

This smart tool quickly turns cooked chicken, beef, and pork into soft and fork-able pulled meat. It's ideal for adding protein to a salad, sandwich, or taco.

One shopper said this chicken shredder has been a "game-changer" in their kitchen and shared that it shreds meat "perfectly in seconds." They added that "it's efficient, easy to use, and makes meal prep so much smoother."

Transform your fridge into the gleaming, impeccably organized space of your dreams. This 32-piece set of reusable food storage containers will keep your lunches, leftovers, and beautifully sliced fruit fresh and easily accessible. The set includes rectangular and round containers in a variety of sizes made from durable BPA-free plastic that's dishwasher-safe.

When we tested full-size blenders, this Nutribullet model earned a nod for its two-in-one versatility. In addition to the full-size 64-ounce pitcher, the blender base is compatible with the included travel cups for single-serving smoothies on the go. This thing blitzed up ice cubes, queso, and soup easily -- there's not much it can't do.