Bergen Magazine: Nutrition on the Sly

Stacey Antine begs to differ. She’s the registered dietitian who opened HealthBarn USA in 2005, and one of her key motivations back then was to show that even young taste buds can appreciate things that are nutritious—if they’re tasty too. She wanted children to understand there’s an alternative to nutritionless goodies—that “good” food and food [...]

2021-12-22T18:49:25-05:00December 22nd, 2021|Current Happenings, Media Buzz|

PRESS RELEASE: HealthBarn Foundation Awarded $1M for 100,000 Meals by NJEDA

From:  Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce, 27 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ Contact: Axiom Communications: Marjorie Kaplan or Michael Golz [email protected] / 201.741.6616 or [email protected] / 201.788.7821       $1 MILLION FOR 100,000 MEALS: RIDGEWOOD, N.J. NONPROFIT & PARTNERS AWARDED STATE GRANT TO AID RESTAURANTS, FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY IN BERGEN COUNTY DURING PANDEMIC  RIDGEWOOD, N.J., February [...]

2021-02-27T15:19:28-05:00February 26th, 2021|Current Happenings, Media Buzz|

HealthBarn Foundation Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell 1/5/21

Thank you Nasdaq team for honoring the HealthBarn Foundation and its good works in celebration of wellness week.  Executive Director, Stacey Antine, MS, RDN and volunteers rang the Nasdaq closing bell on 1/5/21 virtually.  Watch live footage of community volunteers in action for Healing Meals, a nutritious food gifting program, for ill children and seniors [...]

2021-01-11T08:42:32-05:00January 5th, 2021|Current Happenings, Media Buzz|

Catholic Health World: Families of Pediatric Patients Get Healing Meals

"To help ensure that sick children and their families eat nutritious meals — despite the long hours they spend at the hospital — St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Paterson, N.J., and a group of community partners is offering free, ready-to-heat meals. Through the Healing Meals food gifting program, the family of any child undergoing treatment [...]

2018-11-05T17:54:42-05:00November 5th, 2018|Media Buzz|

Jerseybites.com: Eating Well and Having Fun

"What It’s All About... The concept for the nutrition education center was born when founder Stacey Antine, MS, RDN, was working in a hospital completing her internship to become a registered dietitian nutritionist. During that time, she observed the treatment side of the obesity epidemic but felt a need for greater focus on educating children and their [...]

2018-03-26T21:49:34-04:00March 26th, 2018|Media Buzz|

PBS Life & Living with Joanna Gagis

"Joanna Gagis sits down with Stacey Antine, MS, RD, Founder of HealthBarn USA and Author of 'Appetite for Life,' to discuss the unique programs taking place for kids and adults at HealthBarn USA in Ridgewood, NJ. She describes the importance of nutrition education for young children and families and how HealthBarn can teach good habits." [...]

2018-02-22T20:15:07-05:00February 22nd, 2018|Media Buzz|

Whole Foods Market 5% Community Giving Day 9/19 to Benefit Healing Meals

Whole Foods Market® names HealthBarn Foundation’s Healing Meals Program as Beneficiary of 5% Community Giving Day Bergen County, NJ, September 19, 2017: Whole Foods Market is teaming up with HealthBarn Foundation to support Healing Meals, a nutritious food gifting program for families with ill children and its newly expanded mission to serve seniors in need [...]

2017-09-17T16:52:58-04:00September 17th, 2017|Media Buzz|

Boozy Burbs: Southern-Style Honey BBQ

"HealthBarn USA proudly presents Chef Table Event: Southern-Style Honey BBQ featuring dynamic duo Chef to the Stars, Jesse Jones and Ridgewood’s apiarist (aka beekeeper) Frank Mortimer on Wednesday, 7/26, 2017 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm. Partial proceeds are donated to Healing Meals, a nutrition food gifting program for families with ill children and seniors in [...]

2017-07-25T15:00:29-04:00July 25th, 2017|Media Buzz|

The Record: Nourishing the Careworn

The Bergen Record's Better Living Section:  Giving Back: Maywood's Alice Wright Helps Lead a Free Food Program for Families with Sick Children... "Alice Wright won’t meet the Cortez family or any other recipients. She doesn’t hand them the meals. They won’t know the name of the Maywood resident, who likely had a hand in preparing [...]

2017-05-04T17:44:38-04:00October 31st, 2016|Articles, Media Buzz, News|
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