Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Food Find: Harmless Harvest Raw Coconut Water

I don't buy many packaged foods unless I'm absolutely certain I trust the ingredients. When it comes to coconut water my preference has always been to get it from a young Thai coconut. But, they can be time-consuming to open when the craving for coconut water strikes. I was overjoyed when I found Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water. It tastes so much more like fresh coconut water than some of … [Read more...]

10 Reasons to Eat More Plants

When I was 13 I read the book Meat is Murder and refused to dissect a frog in my eighth grade science class (it caused quite the stir, I will say). Ever since then, I have eaten some kind of vegetarian, vegan or pescatarian diet. More than 20 years later, I haven't missed an ounce of meat. In many ways, I feel that eating this way is how I was born to eat. Since I've learned to do it the right … [Read more...]

Words of Wisdom from Dr. Weil: Control the Breath to De-Stress

I had the pleasure of attending yet another Institute for Integrative Nutrition Conference yesterday (what can I say, they really look out for their students and graduates!) where I heard the latest from Integrative Health Specialist, Dr. Andrew Weil on the subject of inflammation. It's the low-level, undetected, un-noticeable internal inflammation that is a precursor to disease and among the top … [Read more...]

Big Apple Crumble

Lately, apples are everywhere I turn and I've been taking full advantage as if you couldn't tell from my healthy Halloween post. Earlier this week, while eyeing the apples on my kitchen counter, I decided to cook up an apple crumble sans refined sugar. Here's the delicious treat I ended up with: Big Apple Crumble Preheat the oven to 350. Cube an apple and toss the pieces onto a lines baking … [Read more...]

A Souper Weekend

Β  I spent the majority of last week on a business trip in London tempered by a brief, but much-needed visit with my bestie, Kathryn, who is living there for a stint working for the 2012 Olympics. When I returned home on Friday, jet lag in tow, I was in need ofΒ  a restful weekend, ready to catch up on my exercise, healthy eating and most of all -- sleep! It seems the weather wanted to give me some … [Read more...]

A Healthier Halloween: Caramel Apples

I hope by now that it's obvious that I'm concerned about what I put into my body. But this time of year I take my concern one step further to the Halloween treats I hand out to the kids. But that doesn't mean I can't still participate in the festivities. Every year, I post a recipe for a Healthy Halloween treat. Last year's was Raw Superfood Peanut Butter Cups. This year's is a snack I made for … [Read more...]

So Much Kale, So Little Time

Yesterday was the last day of my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) season. I also happen to be leaving for a long weekend today. I was torn. Do I skip my last pick up of the season? I couldn't. So I went and a short-time later was hauling home two heads of kale. Yes, two. I briefly considered living on green smoothies for the next 24 hours but decided not to force the issue and instead … [Read more...]

Healthy Lunch Options in Midtown NYC

New Yorkers who work in Midtown never have a reason to have an  unhealthy lunch. Free Foods is the healthy, organic equivalent to the corner bodega. Yes, get excited! In the business districts of Manhattan, it can be a struggle to find a healthy lunch. When I used to work in Midtown West, the "healthiest" (and I use that term loosely) of options consisted of deli salad (organic vegetables? … [Read more...]

Are You on The Boyfriend Diet?

There are boyfriend jeans and boyfriend sweaters and then there is the boyfriend diet. All may be comfy, but one will leave you feeling pretty crappy. For years, I thought I was the only person who struggled to balance my healthy diet with the favorite foods of a hungry boyfriend. I've never been one to leave my boyfriend to fend for himself for dinner or to make two separate meals. Besides, I … [Read more...]