Free Classes to Help Your Family Eat Healthy on a Budget
Kids love healthy food! Maine SNAP Nutrition Educator Shannon Cherry teamed up with the Maine Seacoast Mission to provide three weeks of cooking classes during EdGE Summer Camp at Rose M. Gaffney School in Machias.
Students in grades 3-9 learned how to prepare easy, healthy lunches, and enjoyed the results of their efforts! Want to learn ways to cook healthy meals for your family on a budget? Check out the opportunities below.
Are you looking for ways to stretch your food budget and create healthy and delicious meals at home? Our SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators can help you gain the skills and confidence to create meals your family will love while also making the most of your time and budget.
Our Washington County team is excited to offer the following free learning sessions in the Machias area this fall:
Cooking Matters at the Store
September 7, 2023
Option 1: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Option 2: 11 a.m. - noon
Machias Hannaford
Join Shannon for a one-hour guided grocery store tour. Participants will learn how budget better while making healthy choices. Participants receive a $10 Hannaford gift card!
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10 Tips for Adults Series A
Fridays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2023
11 a.m. - noon
Porter Memorial Library, Machias
Join Shannon for four, one-hour weekly sessions where you’ll learn how to make healthy choices, using Myplate as a guide. Participants will prepare and enjoy a healthy recipe at each class. Upon completion of the class series, all participants will receive a free gift and cookbook!
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10 Tips for Adults Series A
Thursdays, September 14 & 21, 2023
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Machias Family Planning/WIC
The same class as above, offered in a two-hour, two session format.
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Healthy Acadia’s Maine SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators offer year-round cooking and nutrition classes in partnership with schools and organizations throughout Hancock and Washington counties. To learn more or schedule a class, contact Mandy or Shannon in Washington County, and Isi or Lizzie in Hancock County.