Healthy Acadia Offering Free Classes to Help You Eat Healthy on a Budget
For Immediate Release
July 16, 2025
Contact: Christine Dentremont, christine.dentremont@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
Bucksport, ME. Are you looking for ways to stretch your food budget and create healthy and delicious meals at home? Join Healthy Acadia for Cooking Matters, a free, healthy eating, healthy cooking on-a-budget class series at Bucksport Regional Health Center, 110 Broadway, Bucksport. 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 plan menus, 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 on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. for six weeks: August 12, 19, and 26; and September 2, 16, and 23. Please note, there will be no class on September 9. In each session, Healthy Acadia Maine SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator Christine Dentremont will feature a food demonstration with hands-on cooking opportunities and recipes for participants to take home. Participants who attend all six classes will receive a free gift bag, cookbook, and kitchen items.
Classes are free; however; pre-registration is required as seating is limited. Contact Christine by email at christine.dentremont@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 Shannon (shannon.cherry@healthyacadia.org) or Andrea (andrea.coffin@healthyacadia.org) in Washington County, or Amy (amy.russell@healthyacadia.org) or Christine (christine.dentremont@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.
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 Shannon (shannon.cherry@healthyacadia.org) or Andrea (andrea.coffin@healthyacadia.org) in Washington County, or Amy (amy.russell@healthyacadia.org) or Christine (christine.dentremont@healthyacadia.org) in Hancock County.
Healthy Acadia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that engages in a broad range of initiatives to build healthier communities and make it easier for people to lead healthy lives across Washington and Hancock counties, Maine. Learn more at www.healthyacadia.org.
Maine SNAP-Ed is a program designed to help eligible Maine families shop, cook, and eat healthy foods on a budget. Funded by the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the program offers hands-on nutrition education through classes in schools, community centers, healthcare settings, and food pantries across the state. Learn more at https://www.mainesnap-ed.org/.
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