Need some “fast” food ideas? Not the kind from the drive-thru, mind you, but a few nourishing meals you can easily put together at home? Here are time-saving tips and favorite recipes from three registered dietitian nutritionists for no-hassle meals that even the novice cook can handle.

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Plan to prepare

It’s undeniable that a little advanced planning can go a long way to save time with meal prep. Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND, an award-winning nutrition expert and author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller “Diabetes Create Your Plate: Meal Prep Cookbook,” suggests “planning ahead of time what you’ll be eating, when you’ll go food shopping, and when you’ll prepare the meal.”

Having a plan is the first step in making meal prep much easier