"The team will be growing, harvesting and cooking organic produce and educating children and families why and what foods are best for good health at the Gate House and in the new organic teaching garden within the Green Acres-funded 10-acre horse farm at the Irene Habernickel Family Park (1057 Hillcrest Road)." To read the full article, click here!
"Ridgewood Parks and Recreations Department serves hundreds of children through a variety of sports, cultural, and environmental programming. "We recognized the need for this expansive healthy-lifestyle educational offering within our portfolio and felt that Stacey Antine and HealthBarn USA will deliver the professional programming we are known for," said Tim Cronin, Director of Parks and [...]
"I’m really looking forward to this partnership," Hauck said. "I thank everyone for their hard work, application, patience and dedication to excellent programming for Ridgewood residents. I think this is going to be something that we look back on and say, [while] it’s good to move cautiously and carefully and slowly, this is something that [...]
“When families are in this time of stress, it’s s not a time to educate people about what they should be eating, it’s a time to make sure they’re getting what they need,” Antine told Good News Network. “That prompted me thinking, ‘How can I make that happen?’” Antine went to a nonprofit and proposed the idea that [...]
"When kids don't get a satisfying snack, they tend to overeat," says Stacey Antine, who opened Healthbarn USA in Wyckoff to offer educational programs for children. "We need to move away from thinking that snacks are a processed, packaged food," adds Antine, suggesting portable items such as whole wheat tortilla with nut butter and jam, [...]
“The Healing Meals program will enable our families to take home a nutritious meal after spending a long day at the hospital. It also helps our staff educate families about healthy food choices, and now we can literally hand the family this amazing gift,” says Jill Menell, MD, Chief of Pediatric Hemotology/Oncology at St. Joseph’s Children’s [...]
"CHARITY: Nutrition program begins at St. Joseph's Hospital -- Registered dietitian Stacey Antine, founder of HealthBarn, said the move allows the foundation to broaden its mission. "St. Joe's, in particular, is a very diverse population," Antine said. "Our brochures are in English, Spanish and Arabic. We're really expanding the cultures we're serving and, from a [...]
"General Mills, which makes Trix, is one of many food makers purging their products of artificial dyes as people increasingly eschew anything in their food they don’t feel is natural. “This is great news,” said Stacey Antine, registered dietitian and founder of HealthBarn USA in Wyckoff, which teaches kids and their parents about nutritious foods [...]
How to Compost 101: A Beginner's Guide "Kids are very passionate about taking care of the environment," explains Stacey Antine, founder of HealthBarn USA, who's been teaching kids to compost for more than 10 years. "Composting is one way that they can do it." Show your enthusiasm for composting and your kids will be excited [...]
SEASON'S GREETINGS Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. May Everyone Experience a Child's Joy in Their Heart at this Magical Time of Year. Thumbs up for making living a healthy-lifestyle a priority for you and your family!