Tina Marinaccio MS RD CPT

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Tina Marinaccio MS RD CPT

Based in Morristown New Jersey, and also serving Manhattan, and boroughs of NYC. Telehealth services are available

Improving quality of life through long term lifestyle changes; consultant dietitian, detox diets, weight loss, integrative nutrition therapy, cooking instruction and demos, motivational wellness speaker My name is Tina Marinaccio, and I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Foodie Gourmand, providing Corporate Wellness Solutions, Private and Group Cooking Instruction, Cooking Demos and Classes, and Nutrition Counseling in Integrative and Functional Medicine Nutrition Therapy.

11/05/2025

Once Upon a Clove: Now is the time to plant.
Nothing like bitey garlic fresh from the garden!

One clove at a time, when garlic is not warding off vampires, it’s doing this:
Boosts Immunity
Supports Heart Health
Lowers Blood Pressure
Lowers Cholesterol
Balances Blood Sugar
Feeds Gut Microbiome

Tips:
Use organic garlic – Conventional garlic is sprayed with an anti-sprouting agent
Plant 2-4” deep, about 4” apart
Cover with mulch like hay or leaves
Water upon planting, then occasionally until first hard frost if no rain
Fertilize in the Spring
Snip garlic scapes (shoots that come out in the Spring) when they flop over, use to make garlic scape walnut pesto
Recipe Here:
https://tinamarinaccio.com/garlic-scape-walnut-pesto/
Garlic is ready to harvest in July when bottom third of leaves go brown
Cure 2-3 weeks after harvesting

11/04/2025

Love at First Bite For Date Night!

Nikko has wonderfully authentic Japanese Cuisine, and is one of the first Japanese restaurants I ever had sushi at back in the ‘90’s, as they were pioneers of this Cuisine in my area of Northern New Jersey

Since then, it seems you can’t throw a rock without hitting a sushi joint, but what I have noticed over the years at other Japanese restaurants, is the increasing, disrespectful, and inauthentic use of “spicy mayo” slathered all over sushi rolls which is a Kewpie Mayo, sugar, fat, salt bomb covering up the delicate flavors of the fish.

Even the ginger dressings on salads and sesame dressings on seaweed salad have become cloyingly sweet, and far removed from authentic Japanese fare.

Don’t even get me started with the cream cheese lox rolls! 😂 🤢

From Tokyo to Table, Nikko, has stayed true to its’ roots, and the menu has a lot of old school dishes to explore for the adventurous palate

Shown Here:
🍣 Spicy Scallop Handroll – NOT slathered in mayo YAAAY!
🍚 Onigiri With Sesame and Umeboshi (Rice Ball with a pucker up pickled preserved plum – perfect complement to the rice)
🍱 Toro (tuna belly), Hamachi (yellowtail), and Uni (sea urchin go**ds with a creamy texture and sweet and briny flavor) sashimi
🐟 Grilled Smelts (A small mild fish my family makes for Xmas Eve)
🦑 Grilled Calamari With White Miso

All beautifully prepared and presented, authentic and the natural flavors shine through!

11/03/2025

Carbo-Loading for a cause: They said buy gold – I bought pasta!

Did you know in January 2026 there will be a 91.74% tariff on some imported Italian pastas on top of the already 15% tariff, totaling roughly 107%???

Bronze die pasta is superior to quick dried pasta because it is extruded through machinery that makes the surface rough, so it grabs onto more sauce

Bronze die pasta is dried more slowly, and is more flavorful

Italy has much stricter laws on use of glyphosate. In fact, Barilla Al Bronzo, imported from Italy has been 3rd party tested for glyphosate with good results compared to other pastas

Regardless of tariffs, pasta is still a relatively cheap, healthful, and a versatile food with a long pantry shelf life

So, why not stock up?

10/30/2025

Cooking up meals your heart will love 💕

Another delicious and nutritious meal in the books, thanks to the nutrition chefs in my class at

❤️ They designed and prepared colorful plant forward, high omega 3 meals that lower the risk of, and can even reverse heart disease, an inflammatory condition that not only affects the heart, but all of the blood vessels in the body!

💕 To design their meals, they pulled from well researched dietary approaches such as the Mediterranean Diet, DASH diet, and Dr. Dean Ornish’s Lifestyle Medicine Program, setting targets for nutrients like saturated fats and sodium

❤️‍🩹 Use food first, before supplements, in a variety of colors, to get the widest array of protective phytonutrients, anti-inflammatory compounds such as carotenoids, anthocyanins, alliums, and curcuminoids, and fibers

💜 Other essential cornerstones to prevent cardiovascular disease include exercise, stress management, and having love and support networks in your life

🥰 Follow along to see what they create next!

10/29/2025

I hate when influencers say their recipe is “quick and easy,” and I’m 10 ingredients, 4 pans, 1 hour invested, and questioning my life choices

When I say quick and easy – I mean it – Like you can fit this one in between Zoom calls

We get our sausage from the Bronx so it’s wonderfully flavorful and surprisingly lean

There’s no need to add oil to this recipe, but also no need to drain because the fat is so minimal

What’s not minimal is the seasoning – Hence no salt or pepper in this recipe so it TRULY is 4 ingredients

It tastes even better on day two, something I LOVE about this recipe for a meal prep day – I can eat it day one, and it’s fabulously delicious on day two

Sausage Broccoli Frittata
8oz lean hot sausage, crumbled
Dozen eggs
2 cups broccoli florets
¼ cup Parmigiano Reggiano fine grated

-Preheat oven to 350
-Cook sausage in oven proof skillet e.g. cast iron
-Beat eggs
-Add broccoli florets to sausage, cover, steam
-Distribute eggs across top of sausage and broccoli
-Loosen sausage and broccoli as shown*
-Sprinkle with parm
-Transfer to center oven rack and bake until eggs set
-Loosen and cut in wedges as shown in reel
-Serve as is, on a sandwich, with a side of soup and/or salad
*Don’t skip this step – That will help suspend the broccoli and sausage so you get some in every bite, and will keep those ingredients from sticking/burning on the bottom of your skillet

10/20/2025

Bright, citrusy, and bursting with flavor and texture, this Fennel Orange Seared Scallop Salad with Pignoli Nuts is a restaurant quality dish you can whip up at home in minutes.

Recipe here and follow along on the blog with the link
below for health benefits of the ingredients:

https://tinamarinaccio.com/fennel-orange-seared-scallop-salad-pignoli-nuts/

Fennel Orange Seared Scallop Salad With Pignoli Nuts
5 Scallops
2c greens
1c packed shaved fennel
1 orange, segmented
Grass fed butter
1 tbsp medium course cornmeal
1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
1 tbsp toasted pignoli nuts

Dressing:
Juice from squeezed orange pith
1 tbsp rice vinegar
Pinch fine sea salt
Fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Trim fennel by cutting off root end and fronds, then peel off outer layer of fennel and discard
Cut in quarters, trim and discard inner tough root, then slice thinly until you have one cup, then tightly wrap and store the rest
Trim orange by cutting away the peel, then with a pairing knife, remove segments by slicing between the membrane
Do this over a bowl so you can catch the juice that drips out to use for the dressing
Once the segments are removed, squeeze the membrane over the bowl to catch remaining orange juice
Arrange greens on a plate, top with fennel, then orange segments
Mix cornmeal and Old Bay in a small bowl
Remove muscle from side of scallops, rinse, and pat dry with a paper towel
Heat a skillet and melt grass fed butter
Coat scallops in cornmeal mixture and sear in hot skillet two minutes per side
Meanwhile mix dressing ingredients
Arrange scallops on salad and drizzle with dressing
Sprinkle pignoli nuts on top and serve

10/07/2025

Some Type 2 Diabetes DO’s and DON’T’s:

🍎 DO plan ahead for your meals and snacks to avoid spikes and dips in glucose

🍎 DON’T eliminate carbs, or rely on those bogus glycemic index charts

🍎 DO make non starchy veggies base of the diet – They have anti-inflammatory phytonutrients, and keep glucose steady

🍎 DON’T use cookie cutter and fad diets, and DON’T automatically go keto - Everyone should be treated individually, and recent research has found keto diets can increase insulin resistance over time

🍎 DO include whole grains and quality starchy vegetables like beans, peas, lentils, and root veggies to provide protein, soluble fibers, and feed the gut microbiome

🍎 DON’T consume excess sugar – It causes spikes in insulin, is inflammatory, and causes damage to blood vessels, over time leading to chronic complications like kidney and heart disease

🍎 DO seek a Registered Dietitian to collaborate on an individualized plan to help guide you to your personal health goals

09/05/2025

1st day of Fall Semester today at Montclair State University

I met my students who proved to be a curious and enthusiastic group - Right up my alley

My class is a mix of clinical and culinary nutrition where we learn about therapeutic diets for disease states, then the students craft delicious and nutritious meals, using food as medicine

Today we discussed the research on why it’s cheaper and healthier to cook at home, hidden fats, sugars, and sodium in restaurant meals, the burdens to our wallets, waistlines, and how excessive dining out v in contributes to chronic disease, and strains our broken healthcare system

Sometimes we think of dining out as sitting in a restaurant and forget about the expensive pumpkin latte, smoothie service at the gym, pizza night, and DoorDash dinners, which all add up to hidden sugars, fat, and salt, plus a wallop 🥊 to our wallets

Soon, the nutrition chefs will be cooking up a storm and creating meals using food as medicine to manage and even reverse chronic disease, while promoting vibrant health

As an alumni, it’s nice to be able to give back to my profession

Stay tuned!

Can’t wait to share their creations!

XO

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