BUCKSPORT, Maine — Bucksport Regional Health Center and Healthy Acadia announced that they will offer a free six-class Cooking Matters series 1-3 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 14, at Bucksport Regional Health Center, 110 Broadway.
The series will offer participants an opportunity to learn about easy ways to prepare healthful, delicious meals and stretch food dollars.
“Cooking Matters teaches healthy eating habits, cooking skills, food shopping and budgeting through a fun and hands-on learning experience,” said Shoshona Smith, Healthy Acadia’s Nutrition Education coordinator. “After offering a successful Cooking Matters course in partnership with RSU 25 Adult Education several times in the last few years, Healthy Acadia is excited to continue the collaboration and make the class available again.”
In each class, participants will work together to create a meal and enjoy sampling their completed dishes. Free take-home ingredients will be provided to participants so they can create the meal at home. A recipe book and other helpful kitchen tools will be provided to participants to support cooking at home.
“We are very pleased to be hosting the Cooking Matters series at Bucksport Regional Health Center” said Elizabeth J. Schidzick-Brunelle, chief operations officer at the Health Center. “We are always looking for ways to provide wellness activities to our patients and community to support a healthy lifestyle.”
The Cooking Matters class series is geared to engage community members who are experiencing low income. The classes will give them the knowledge and skills to eat healthfully on a limited budget. Participants are requested to commit to all six classes in the series.
To register for the class series, contact Martha Cole at 374-3496 or by martha.cole@emhs.org. For more information on Cooking Matters or other nutrition education classes and events offered by Healthy Acadia, or to volunteer with Healthy Acadia’s Nutrition Education Initiative, contact Shoshona Smith at 667-7171 or shoshona@healthyacadia.org.