- Breakfast cereal boost: Sprinkle 1/2 cup (or more) of blueberries on your favourite cereal. If you use frozen blueberries, let them sit for about 5 minutes before eating.
- English muffin deluxe: Spread a warm muffin with softened light cream cheese. Top with blueberries.
- Red, white and blue salad: Blueberries add sparkle to any tossed salad, but this combo is especially good: On a bed of mixed greens, sprinkle low-fat feta cheese, strawberries and blueberries. Top will vinaigrette dressing.
- Fruit cup super-combos: Blueberries make any fruit salad prettier and more flavorful. We like avocado slices, cantaloupe cubes and blueberries with a honey vinaigrette dressing. Or try watermelon cubes, kiwi fruit slices, and blueberries - delicious as is!
- Blueberries and "cream": What could be simpler? Top a bowl of blueberries with low-fat (1%) milk. Add sugar or honey, if desired.
- Dessert cooler: Blueberries are fabulous with ice cream and frozen desserts. For a match made in heaven, pair blueberries with lemon sherbet.
- Fruity yogurt: You could buy blueberry yogurt, but instead, why not try using half low-fat vanilla or lemon yogurt and half fresh or frozen blueberries? You'll get more berries, plus terrific flavor.
- Chicken salad with a surprise: Add blueberries to chicken salad dressed with low-fat lemon yogurt.
- Quick blueberry pandowdy: In a glass baking dish, mix 3 cups blueberries, 1/2 cup purple grape juice, 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch, and 3 low-fat cereal bars, crumbled. Cover and microwave on high about 7 to 10 minutes until bubbly. Stir and serve hot. Serves 4 (per serving: 189 cal, 0.5g fat, 3.3g fiber)
- Blueberry jimmies: Kids love this one. Fill an ice cream cone with low fat vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt. Allow the outer surface of the ice cream to soften a bit, then roll in fresh or frozen (slightly thawed) blueberries.
