Possibly you’re within the temper for an actual cooking challenge on a Sunday evening, when you might have time to kill within the produce aisle and the vitality to labor over one thing elaborate. However then there’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…

In her new cookbook, Foodwise, nutritionist Mia Rigden presents weekday recipes that fulfill if you’ve obtained half an hour to toss something collectively—and that you simply’ll like a lot, you’ll make for associates on the weekend, too.

In the event you’re simply creating the behavior, wholesome cooking takes some deliberate thought and work, Rigden says. (A well-managed grocery listing and mise en place will ease stress.) However if you begin arming your self with recipes straightforward and spectacular sufficient that you simply’ll wish to prepare dinner them up once more, you’ll finally end up with a daily rotation of good-for-you dinners—that really feel like no large deal to make.