Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Diary of a Total Reset Girl: Carly

Meet Carly. A two-time Total Reset Plan-er. A newlywed at the time, she initially signed up for the Spring plan so she and her husband could get on track with healthy eating. A surprising side effect of the plan? She's a green juice addict these days! The best part about Carly's story is that she made the plan work for her -- instead of letting the plan work her. When she had family in town, she … [Read more...]

Roasted Squash with a Coconut Twist {Recipe}

Squash is one of those vegetables I love but can only eat in small amounts. This recipe changed that. The special ingredient? Coconut oil. Starchy squash needs a heavy, decadent oil to stand up to its texture and sweetness and coconut oil is up for that job. If you're looking for a healthy side dish this Thanksgiving, try this one.   Roasted Kabocha Squash 1 small Kabocha squash, … [Read more...]

5 ‘Healthy’ Snacks That Really Aren’t and How You Can Trade Up

Snacks. What would we do without them? They're that little bridge between meals. The extra pep in your afternoon step. The saving grace on a flight without food. But not all snacks are created equal and certainly not every snack touted as "healthy" deserves such a description. Here are five of the biggest offenders and easy alternatives to try. Eating these snacks won't necessarily make you … [Read more...]

On Being Young, Female and an Entrepreneur: YFE NYC Inaugural Meet-up Re-cap

What's better than sipping wine in a swank Soho lounge with an amazing group of women? Sipping wine in a swank Soho lounge with an amazing group of women entrepreneurs, of course! And that's exactly what the Young Female Entrepreneurs of NYC did last Thursday at Sixty Thompson. After eight years here, New York City never ceases to amaze me. In the midst of some of the craziest weather we've … [Read more...]

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...]