Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

The Days After Sandy: What Can You Do Today?

It was an emotional week here in NYC with Sandy aftermath unfolding to reveal the true devastation in many communities of the city's boroughs, the controversy which ultimately led to the last-minute cancellation of the NYC Marathon and the philanthropic efforts of New Yorkers banding together as the city begins to rebuild. It was a week of lows and some highs, including getting Billy Joel to … [Read more...]

Cooking at Home: New Cookbooks for Fall

Sandy put "the city that never sleeps to sleep ...." But not for long New Yorkers are resilient and that's why I love this city. We're still without power and now water and staying with friends to wait it out (thank goodness for them). Needless to say, cooking at home hasn't been possible this week. So in the spirit of "do what I say and not as I do" (at least for this week), I want to … [Read more...]

Weathering Hurricane Sandy and Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites {Recipe}

The scene at my local Whole Foods looked like this yesterday afternoon: And this (they were baking and bagging bread on site) Luckily, David and I had stocked up on Saturday. We went back for a couple more bottles of water but in keeping with the bread trend, there were none to be found. We spent yesterday running a few last minute errands, stopped into our local bar for a drink while … [Read more...]

7 Vegan-Friendly, High-Protein, Post-Workout Snacks

Today has been an unbelievably good day. Not only do I have the apartment to myself all day, but I had an unbelievably productive meeting with a local fitness studio. Nothing more I can say about that just yet, but it's fitting for today's blog post. And speaking of fitness, I'm sharing 7 of my favorite, vegan-friendly, high-protein, post-workout snacks on the Zweet Sport blog (yes, this chia … [Read more...]

Get Fashionably Fit for Fall

Now that I'm working for myself, I practically live in stretchy pants and slouchy sweatshirts. But my one requirement is that even though I'm wearing exercise gear, it has to be fashionable and functional. I went straight to the experts and asked Marja, co-founder of Zweet Sport, a high-end active wear company that marries fashion-forward design with incredible fit, to round up some of her top … [Read more...]

Fall Harvest Smoothies

Two weeks ago I made post-workout smoothies for a sweaty crowd at a Löle Showtique NYC meet-up hosted by Mahri Relin of Body Conceptions. Mahri's workout is no joke. I was so intrigued I went back the following week to get in on the action and the next day my abs and butt were screaming. My abs never get sore so you know this workout was intense. But I digress. Back to smoothies. They're one of … [Read more...]

How to Make Apple Puree in Your Blender

Applesauce is one of my favorite snacks when I'm craving a little sweetness after dinner. I usually buy the unsweetened jarred kind, but it's relatively easy to make apple puree right in your blender without even cooking the apples first. If you have a boatload of apples around right now, try this. I freeze any excess and use it in baking and also in my signature Apple Pie Smoothie  (recipe … [Read more...]

Extraordinary People: Endurance Runner, Marc Bergman

I'm so very excited to profile my friend and fellow runner, Marc Bergman. I've been wanting to write this post forever but kept putting off asking Marc, a Jersey boy-turned-Austinite, to help me out. I mean, the guy is a marathoner (he's done 28 to date!) and parent (a vegan one at that) among all other things so how in the heck would he have the time to be featured on this little blog?? Well, I … [Read more...]

What a Health Coach Eats: Then vs. Now

I tend to reminisce a lot. I try to be present but sometimes my thoughts wander a few years back. I don't know why I do this. A bad habit? Or maybe it's because I'm so interested in transformation and how past experiences have shaped me. During a recent walk down memory lane, I got stuck into an old training journal and food log from 2008 which got me thinking for hours about how different my … [Read more...]