Not sure what to make for dinner? Here are recipes to help you eat sustainably

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Deciding what to make for dinner can be stressful, especially if you're tight on time. Meanwhile, finding food that's good for you, your wallet, and the environment is a whole other puzzle.

But we're here to help. We've pulled together a few recipes to make sustainable choices even easier.

Weeknight Chili

this America's Test Kitchen The recipe gets around the protein deficiency by adding red kidney beans. Plus, people at morning edition Have already taste-tested and share their thoughts.

➡️Complete Recipe: Weeknight Meaty Chili

Vegetable pot pie

Struggling for a meatless Monday? Or another veggie friendly dish to add to your rotation? People at Life kit Join Tracye McQuirter, a public health nutritionist and author, who recommends this hearty meal that you can store in your freezer for up to three months.

➡️Complete Recipe: Vegetable Pot Pie

A new take on 'Fish and Chips'

Tamika R. Francis shared this sustainable alternative to traditional fish and chips with his local station WBUR Boston.

As Francis explains, while in St. Lucia she “worked with a cooperative of women fishmongers and learned that fish can be eaten from its guts to the skin, and that shark meat and other inappropriate seafood varieties are usually pre-commercialized. Through technical practice, More sustainable alternatives can be found where I have learned a sustainable whitefish to replace the overuse of mako sharks and other shark species.”

The variety in the Atlantic is plentiful, making it a great option if you live near the East Coast.

➡️Complete Recipe: Island-Style Fried Cape Shark

Seasonal Eat-Friendly Roasted Root Vegetable Salad

One way to make your diet more aware of climate demands is to eat what's in season (tomatoes in the summer, apples in the fall, greens in the spring.) here and nowIts resident chef Kathy Gunst shares this recipe for a winter vegetable-heavy meal that can be made ahead of time to help with the evening crunch.

➡️Full recipe: Roasted Cabbage with Chive-Mustard-Caper Vinaigrette

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