Stacey Antine

Stacey Antine, MS, RD is the founder and CEO of HealthBarn USA, Inc. the leader in proven hands-on healthy-lifestyle education for children and their families. A registered dietitian with a Master’s of Science in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics from New York University, she has over 20 years of experience as a nutrition counselor, speaker, writer and media spokesperson—including 16 years in public relations.

During her dietetic training at Beth Israel medical Center, New York City Antine became familiarized with the types of traditional programs available for overweight and at-risk youth. She combines her passion for nutrition and health with her public relations experience creating educational campaigns for children and adults on behalf of big name food companies.

Antine was honored on The Rachel Ray Show as part of Ray’s “Incredible People & Healthy Eating” series. BusinessWeek Online selected her as “Entrepreneurs to Watch.” Antine and HealthBarn USA have been featured on CNN, House Calls with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Families First with Cindy Hsu, CBS-TV, FOX-TV Good Day, and over 200 television networks across the country. Women’s Health magazine named her their action figure in 2006 for fighting for a good cause.

Antine is appointed to the advisory board of the master’s degree program in nutrition communication at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and presides on the board of trustees for the Academy of Holy Angels, Demarest, NJ. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), Nutrition Entrepreneurs, Diabetes Care Educators and the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE). She wrote the nutrition commentary for celebrity chef Curtis Aikens’ book, Cooking is a Family Affair. In addition, she holds a certification in childhood and adolescent weight management from the American Dietetic Association.