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The challenge, though, is to find a meal that is easy to fix, reasonably fast, fairly healthy, not too expensive, and still tastes good. That's a tall order!
Our recipe page is full of great ideas for all sorts of meals.
But if you're looking for some no-recipe-required meals that are fast and healthy, check out the ideas below:
Fortified Soup: Add extras to canned soup or pasta sauce to boost the flavor and health value. Consider adding leftover meat, canned, frozen or leftover vegetables, canned tomatoes, canned pinto beans, canned or fresh mushrooms, pasta and leftover cooked rice.
Grilled Salmon: Marinate 3 ounces of salmon in 1/2 cup of orange juice for 20 minutes. Drain. Grill with 1/2 cup diced potatoes, 1/2 cup diced onion, and 1/2 cup sliced green beans, tossed with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
Hearty Tacos or Burritos: Pile 1/2 cup shredded cooked beef pot roast, 1/4 cup shredded spinach leaves, 2 tablespoons shredded cheese and 2 tablespoons salsa into a taco shell or warmed soft tortilla.
Fettuccini Primavera: Sauté 2 cloves garlic in 1 tablespoon oil. Add a variety of fresh vegetables such as 1 1/2 cups total of tomatoes, broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms or shredded carrots. Cook a few minutes and then stir in 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 cup cooked fettuccini (or other pasta) and 1 cup cooked chicken pieces.
Roasted veggies: Slice just about any vegetable such as carrots, potatoes, peppers, mushrooms, onions, broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, beets, and turnips. Toss very lightly in olive oil, or spray with nonstick spray. Bake at 375° F, turning every 15 minutes, until tender and almost-but-not-quite burned. Serve with a low-fat Italian salad dressing, or enjoy them in their pure goodness.
Sweet Potatoes: Bake a sweet potato instead of a white potato. They're denser, so they'll take a bit longer, but serve them just like white potatoes, or sweeten them up with cinnamon and sugar for a pumpkin-pie-like taste. You can tell a baked sweet potato is ready when you see syrup bubbling out.
Grilled Veggies: Thickly slice zucchini, onions, peppers and mushrooms and cook on the grill or in the pan along with a burger or a steak (thick pieces won't fall through the grates of a grill). Toss with low-fat Italian dressing or brush with olive oil to keep from sticking.
Sneaky Veggies: Shred zucchini and carrots into meat loaf, tacos, spaghetti sauce and muffin batter to boost the nutrition.
Published 08/17/07
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Some people skip breakfast, and some people skip lunch, but most people do eat dinner. By the end of the day, everyone needs some food. 
