Here are some tips to help you make the best possible food choices:

• Apples and other fruits should make up part of breakfast.

• Varying your protein routine is essential to a healthy lifestyle, mix it up with seafood, beans, peas, unsalted nuts and seeds, soy products, eggs, lean meats and poultry. An easy fix to healthier eating is to choose vegetable oils instead of butter and oil-based sauces, and choose fat-free milk and yogurt to cut back on saturated fat.

• If you’re strapped for cash, it might be tempting to go the unhealthy route. But eating right doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Purchase foods in bulk — it’s cheaper — and make a large batch by doubling a recipe so that extra portions can be saved for lunches and snacks. Shopping for fruits and vegetables that are in season is a good way to save some money because those foods are typically cheaper, and sometimes canned or frozen produce is less expensive than fresh. Just make sure to look for “low sodium” or “no salt added” on the label.

• The internet is full of healthy, delicious recipes that will make eating better less boring. You will find  hundreds of healthy recipes, ranging from chicken dishes to pastas, which may inspire you to make smart nutrition decisions well past the month of March.