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Eating healthy is great but to ensure that you are truly getting the most out of your healthy meals it is important to look at food parings. Some food pairings can enhance the nutritional value of each other, while other foods eaten together can actually cause harm to your body.

1.Tomato & Avocado. Separately, these two are both so good for you but together they are even better. Tomatoes contain high amounts of the antioxidant lycopene and eaten with avocado actually makes the body absorb seven times more lycopen than it normally would. Avocados contain healthy unsaturated fats and any food containing fat will release more antioxidants in the vegetable. If you aren&undefined;t a fan of tomato and avocado you can also use olive oil on your vegetables or in your salad dressing to get the same effect.

2.Grapes & Apples. These two foods are a great pairing as a snack alone or within a fruit salad. Apples contain a flavonoid called quercetin and grapes contain catechin. Pairing apples and grapes with each other actually makes blood platelets less sticky so that they do not cause blood clots or clog arteries.

3.Spinach and oranges. Spinach contains a high amount of calcium and iron and oranges contain a high amount of Vitamin C. Iron and vitamin C eaten together are the perfect pair- vitamin C makes it easier for your body to absorb iron. Try adding mandarin orange slices to your spinach salad or drink orange juice with oatmeal or iron enriched cereal.

Along with eating healthy combos you should also drink healthy combos. A couple of pairings to avoid altogether are alcohol and energy drinks as well as alcohol and diet soda. Not only are they extremely dehydrating, but the amount of caffeine found in energy drinks is terrible for your body. Stick to good old water or naturally flavored juices.