Healthy Acadia Offering Free Classes to Help You Eat Healthy on a Budget
For Immediate Release
January 30, 2024
Contact: Shannon Cherry, 207-598-6587 or shannon.cherry@healthyacadia.org
Media Contact: Tracey Carlson, 207-667-7171 or tracey@healthyacadia.org
Healthy Acadia Offering Free Classes to Help You Eat Healthy on a Budget
Machias. Are you looking for ways to stretch your food budget and create healthy and delicious meals at home? Healthy Acadia’s SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators offers free classes for community members to explore tasty and creative ways to eat healthier and stretch their food budgets.
Healthy Acadia Maine SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator Shannon Cherry will be at Porter Memorial Library, located at 92 Court St., Machias, during the Annual Seed and Plant Sale on Friday, February 2, 2024, to offer, Cooking Matters at the Store, interactive pop-up store tours. Lessons will be available from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cooking Matters at the Store features recipe taste tests, nutrition information, free gifts, and shopping tips to stretch your food budget while learning about healthier options at the grocery store. All participants will receive a $10 Hannaford gift card.
Cherry will also offer Cooking Matters at the Store at DownEast Recovery Support Center, 11 Free St., Machias, on Monday, February 5, 2024 during Free Produce Day. Lessons will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while produce may be picked up between 10 a.m. and noon. The Center has a limited supply of reusable shopping bags available, please bring your own if you have one.
For more information about Free Produce Day, which occurs monthly on the first Monday, call the DownEast Recovery Center at 207-259-6238.
In March, Healthy Acadia will offer, 10 Tips for Adults, Series B - Choose My Plate, a free, healthy eating, healthy cooking on-a-budget class series at Porter Memorial Library in Machias. This free workshop series is designed to help participants gain the skills and confidence to create meals they will love while also making the most of their time and budget. Participants will learn how to select nutritious and low-cost ingredients and prepare them in ways that taste great and provide the best nourishment possible for themselves and their families.
Classes will meet for one hour each week for four weeks on Fridays, March 1, 8, 15, and 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Porter Memorial Library, 92 Court Street, Machias. In each session, Healthy Acadia Nutrition Educator Shannon Cherry will feature a food demonstration with hands-on cooking opportunities and recipes for participants to take home. Participants who attend all four classes will receive a free gift bag, cookbook, and kitchen items.
Classes are free, however; pre-registration is required as seating is limited. Contact Shannon Cherry at 207-598-6587 or email shannon.cherry@healthyacadia.org for more information and to register for this class series.
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 (mandy.kalin@healthyacadia.org) or Shannon (shannon.cherry@healthyacadia.org) in Washington County, or Isi (isi.munoz@healthyacadia.org) or Abby (abby.miller@healthyacadia.org) in Hancock County.
Healthy Acadia is a 501(C)(3) community health organization building vibrant communities and making it easier for all people to lead healthy lives throughout Washington and Hancock counties. For more information about Healthy Acadia’s efforts to address food insecurity and other health initiatives, visit www.healthyacadia.org.
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