Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Express Squash and Black Bean Tacos

When I wrote about how to prepare squash and posted the recipe for baked squash, I promised a recipe for squash tacos. It sounds funny, but really it's so good and a great way to add fall flair to your taco recipes. Keep in mind, this taco recipe is intended to be fast. So if you're a foodie, you'll still love it, but we're going for fast and fresh with this recipe, not fancy. Squash and Black … [Read more...]

Quick Tip: What to Do If You Don’t Want to Drink

As my clients begin to change their diets, many also want to drink less alcohol. It comes with the territory. Putting living foods into your body means less desire to also dump in the poisons and toxins. When you feel good, you want to keep it up. What do you do if you don't want to drink, but want to be social? My quick tip is to drink kombucha. Kombucha is a fermented tea drink made from a … [Read more...]

Check Your Roots

When you think about healthy eating, salads and green juice probably come to mind. But how about adding a little more variety, especially since it's root vegetable season? Earlier this week, we celebrated the beet with my healthy meal planning ideas for roasted beets. Root vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, and turnips, are a rich source of nutritious complex carbohydrates. Instead of … [Read more...]

Healthy Meal Planning for the Week: Roasted Beets

Whoa! Everyone really really loved my whole grains meal prep guide so I'm sharing more meal prep secrets and since it's root vegetable season, let's move on to roasted beets. I noticed a lot of people don't prepare beets simply because it seems complicated (and messy). Well, guess what? It's not! Beets are SO good for you and are great natural detoxifiers. Here's a quick little guide to roasting … [Read more...]

Ninja Blender Review

You may recall that I mentioned I first learned about the Ninja Blender at theย Healthy Living Summit. It was there that I first fell in love with this glorious kitchen appliance. From the second I tasted the green smoothie it made, I NEEDED to know where it came from! Enter the Ninja Ultima Blender (now known as the Ninja Foodi), which my friends at Ninja sent me as a gift in exchange for this … [Read more...]

Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon Recap: A Surprise PR

It was a long racing season. I didn't even expect to write a race re-cap because I thought this race would be uneventful like many of my others. Oh, was I wrong. By the time I ran the Healdsburg WIne Country Half Marathon last weekend, my body was finished and so was my mind. I learned a lot about myself this year in terms of my limits and my strength. But what every athlete always knows deep … [Read more...]

How to Prepare Squash: Baked Squash {Recipe}

I've noticed a lot of people wondering how to prepare squash. One of my favorite things about this time of year is the mounds of  beautiful winter squash available so I want you to be able to take advantage. I love all squash varieties but my favorite is Delicata because it's so easy to work with. This baked squash recipe can be used with almost any kind of squash and makes a sweet and savory … [Read more...]

Simple Food Philosophy from Spoonriver Restaurant

At the Healthy Living Summit in Minneapolis, I ate dinner at Spoonriver Restaurant, an organic establishment that supports local growers and sustainable food. I ordered the vegetarian platter and it was SO GOOD! Little did I know, the owner, Brenda Langton, would be the keynote speaker at the conference the next day. Her philosophy on healthy eating is spot on similar to mine. In a world where … [Read more...]

One Medical Group: Free Membership

I've never thought of going to the doctor - even for a check-up - as an enjoyable experience. Even though I'm super healthy there's always a little anxiety involved with my annual visit. When One Medical Group, a concierge-style medical practice with six office in NYC, invited me in for a free visit, I thought the same would be true, but from the second I walked in the door, I was immediately … [Read more...]