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One cup of raw broccoli (chopped) has approximately 30 calories — three calories from fat (0.0g saturated), and one large stalk (cooked) has 98 calories — 10 from fat (0.2 saturated).

Broccoli

You're thinking: Of course it's healthy because it tastes like a rubber plant. Right? But this unpopular vegetable is a superb complement to many great recipes. Broccoli can help prevent heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. It's a great source of beta-carotene, calcium, fiber, folate, potassium and vitamin C.

Lucas' Sesame Broccoli Florets
Twice-Cooked Broccoli
Pesto Pasta With Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Broccoli
Three "B" Salad (The three B's stand for broccoli, bulgur and black beans.)
Sauteed Broccoli Rabe With Garlic

One cup of blueberries has approximately 83 calories — four calories from fat (0.0 saturated), and one cup of frozen (and unsweetened) blueberries has approximately 79 calories — nine calories from fat (0.1 saturated). Nutritionist, chef and cookbook author, Patricia Greenberg, reveals the keys to putting together a Healthy Menu.

Blueberries

After broccoli almost anything would be refreshing, but with blueberries you have the best of all culinary worlds — great taste, exhaustive health benefits and ample recipe choices. These precious berries are high in antioxidants and fiber, which help in the battle against aging and cancer.

Blueberry Iced Tea (green tea optional)
Bobby Flay's Warm Mixed Berry Compote (Courtesy: Food Network's Bobby Flay)
Fresh Berry Parfaits (recipe can include sliced toasted almonds)
Easy Berry Pie (With blueberries, raspberries and peaches in the ingredients, this is basically as healthy as a pie can get!)
Raspberry-Blueberry Smoothie

Bonus: Blueberry Smash (Complement any meal with this succulent, healthy alcohol-free cocktail.)

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