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Marissa Lippert

Marissa Lippert is a registered dietitian in Manhattan. Named "Best Nutritionist" by New York Citysearch the past 5 years running, she is the founder of NOURISH, a nutrition counseling and media communications firm where she helps clients live, eat and cook more healthfully without giving up delicious food. She recently launched Nourish Kitchen + Table in the West Village, a café and takeaway food shop. (www.nourishkitchentable.com)

Winter's Revival

Coconut water is known for being a big source of hydration. It's a perfect potassium-rich pairing for a little vodka, lemon and aromatic Earl grey simple syrup.

Rubies & Thorns

Blood orange kicks up the vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants in this bracing cocktail. Citrus is a great way to release a little extra water weight—so you can detox (a little) while you drink.

To Grandmother's House We Go

The compote in this winter refresher provides a nice dose of antioxidants from fresh cranberries and cleansing notes from the ginger. Excess sugar is kept to a minimum with natural honey.

The Complete Menu Plan for the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014

A complete, one-page resource for the entire 2014 Food Lover's Cleanse menu plan, including over 50 recipes for healthy delicious meals, snacks, and drinks.

Coconut Rice, Tofu, and Kale Salad

Tuscan kale, also called black kale, dinosaur kale, Lacinato kale, and cavolo nero, has long, narrow, very dark green bumpy leaves; it is available at farmers’ markets and some supermarkets.

Tomato Farrotto with Sardines

Fresh sardines are only sporadically available, so we’ve recommended using canned sardines here. By all means broil fresh sardines if your fishmonger has them. If you go with canned, spend a little money on them: Imported Portuguese and Spanish sardines such as Cole’s and Matiz taste much better than the grocery store staples. You could also use good-quality tuna—again, imported canned tuna, or line-caught albacore from the Western U.S., will taste best. A time-saving tip: Soaking the farro over.…

Citrus Salad with Orange-Flower Water, Pistachios, and Pomegranate Seeds

Orange-flower water can give even a simple fruit salad a faraway lilt, but adding too much of it leaves a dish tasting like old-fashioned soap. Use this ingredient with serious discretion—start with ⅛ tsp.

Roasted Butternut Squash

Perfectly roasted, caramelized, and the ideal base for our Red Pepper–Walnut Relish.

Orange-Date Muesli with Coconut and Cacao Nibs

Muesli is a cold porridge of oats, fruit, and yogurt that softens overnight in the refrigerator. If you don’t have time to prepare it the night before, don’t worry. You can omit the oats and make a breakfast parfait with the orange (use one large orange), date, yogurt, cacao nibs, and coconut.

Roasted Beets, Carrots, and Jerusalem Artichokes with Lemon and The Greenest Tahini Sauce

If you haven’t made The Greenest Tahini Sauce yet, thin some tahini with a combination of water and lemon juice. Grate ½ garlic clove, stir in, and season with salt.

Pan-Roasted Chicken with Red Pepper–Walnut Spread

We like to cook chicken breasts with the skin on because it helps keep the meat moist. And this recipe calls for a little aromatic thyme and garlic to be tucked underneath the skin to flavor the chicken as it cooks. We’ll let you decide whether to pluck off the skin before eating.

Coconut, Pistachio, and Cacao Chocolate Bark

This bark combines unprocessed cocoa nibs, toasted coconut, and chopped pistachios for a crackly texture and bittersweet chocolate for its antioxidant virtues. Storing it in the fridge will give it extra snap, though the chocolate may acquire a dull bloom in there.