Rainbow Quinoa Salad This fresh and flavorful creation uses the whole grain quinoa So bright & colorful you need sunglasses! (pronounced keen-wah), which is the only grain that naturally contains protein. The combination of vitamin C and iron in this recipe is really important, because your body uses the vitamin C to help [...]
A weekly family favorite recipe! The Barn (Granola) Bar: We learned during a Supermarket Spy Kid shopping trip that popular brands of granola bars have lots of strange-sounding ingredients that kids had never heard of (and couldn’t pronounce) so we set out to make our own creation using whole grains. Our delicious Barn [...]
Kids Love to Decorate The Giving Table! It's The Giving Season! At HealthBarn USA we are all about giving the gift of learning about living a healthy lifestyle to children and families and we do this by providing a fun and entertaining experience. As you get bombarded with emails about special offers on electronics, clothing and toys, [...]
Pumpkin Spiced Donuts! It’s fall and stores are overrun with pumpkin bread, muffins and donuts. Despite the allure of added nutrients, these treats are often laden with artificial ingredients and trans fats. Our Pumpkin Spice Donuts are made with REAL pumpkin (making them an excellent source of vitamin A), and warm spices to satisfy that [...]
It's Time to Trick or Treat! While kids across the country are gearing up for an action-packed Halloween season, parents are bracing themselves for this candy extravaganza! At HealthBarn USA, we are all about indulging without going overboard, and making sure it's with the good stuff --- CHOCOLATE! We love semi-sweet dark chocolate because it tastes so good, it's easy [...]
All foodies will enjoy this seasonal dish! This is the ultimate scratch hands-on cooking recipe; handmade pasta AND sauce? Can’t get much better than that! Making fresh pasta is a unique experience for kids (and adults!); pasta usually comes out of a box, so for them to be able to experience it in [...]
We're Busy Practicing the 3 R's! The HealthBarn USA kids have taken Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to a whole new level by doing, not by talking! While each week at camp has a different theme, practicing our 3 R's is a common thread that weaves all the weeks together. Bringing awareness to our "use or [...]
Best activity for veggie eating! Shabu shabu translates to “swish swish,” in Japanese, and that is what you do when cooking this dish. You take these natural ingredients, “swish” them in the vegetable broth, and watch them cook right in front of your eyes! This low-fat meal is high in vitamins A and [...]
Omigod… how good is our Beet Velvet Cupcake? I'm going to share a "dark" food secret with you: my FAVORITE dessert is red velvet cupcakes! I can hear your gasps at the very thought of this food dye laden treat! Knowing this, we had to make a HealthBarn USA version that we could [...]