Yes, please do! Broccoli is a delicious, nutrient-packed vegetable that can be eaten safely raw or cooked.  Both the florets and stems are completely safe to eat, however, the stems may be stringy and tougher to chew. If you’re looking for the healthiest way to consume broccoli, however, raw is the way to go. Different cooking methods i.e., sautéing, steaming, boiling, or roasting can affect its nutritional value.  For example, broccoli is rich in vitamin C and chlorophyll, which is highly heat sensitive, and can be depleted based on the cooking method. Stir frying broccoli can reduce the Vitamin C as much as 38%. Broccoli is also rich in the natural plant compound sulforaphane which has been linked to various health benefits and may help protect against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and digestive issues.  Recent research in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found that cooking broccoli locks sulforaphane in, making it unavailable to your body. Or in other words, it's easier for your body to absorb sulforaphane from raw broccoli than cooked broccoli.