Some things in life are just made for each other: salt and pepper, gin and tonic, Andy Roddick and tennis, Cliff and Phebe. Why even attempt to separate these dynamic duos? Sure, each thing on its own is just dandy, but when you get right down to it, the combo is exponentially better! Same goes with vitamin and food pairings. Here are a few choice combos that your body will thank you for…

For better Iron and Zinc absorption: Eat iron and zinc rich foods with vitamin C-rich foods.
Translation:
● bowl of cereal and grapefruit,
●spinach salad with strawberries
●steak with carrots.

For better beta-carotene/vitamin E absorption: Eat beta-carotene or vitamin E rich foods with healthy fats. Pairing healthy fats, such as peanut butter or a dip of olive oil, with your whole grains and veggies helps the body access carotenoids and vitamin E (fat soluble vitamins).
Translation:
●whole-grain toast and peanut butter.
●dinner salad with olive oil or canola oil based dressing.

For better Calcium absorption: Eat calcium rich foods with vitamin D and without caffeine. Most dairy products are already fortified with vitamin D so that one is easy. But caffeinated beverages makes it harder for your body to absorb calcium.

Translation:

●take your calcium supplement at night when you aren’t going to drink caffeine

●add milk to your coffee to counter the calcium leeching effects of caffeine
For better B vitamin absorption: Eat rich vitamin B foods without alcohol. Gasp, this is sad news for your steak and red wine dinner. Alcohol directly hinders vitamin B12 absorption from the intestine into the blood and causes vitamin B6 to be parted from its protective binding proteins, thus destroying it.  But on the positive side, this usually only happens over a long period of time.
Translation:
●Try to avoid frequently drinking alcohol within about an hour of eating your meal.

Some matches are made in heaven…for if not to surf, why are there even waves?