Local Nutrition Classes
Maine SNAP-Ed offers local nutrition classes statewide for children, adults, and families. All classes are taught by a trained Nutrition Educator. Sessions are fun and engaging, with food tastings and materials to take home!
Classes We Offer
Not every class is available in every area.
10 Tips for Adults
This nutrition education series offers the theme of “Choose MyPlate,” which provides tips for healthy eating as well as “Eating Better on a Budget,” which provides tips for stretching food dollars.
10 Tips for Teens
A series of interactive, fun, and engaging lessons, which focus on increasing the knowledge and skills for teens to make healthy choices.
Cooking Matters – for Kids, Teens, Adults, or Families
A series of interactive cooking and nutrition education classes available for kids, teens, adults, or families. This program teaches strategies to shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget.
Cooking Matters at the Store
An interactive tour of the grocery store to teach the skills for buying healthy food on a budget. This can be done inside the grocery store or as a pop-up tour at a convenient location.
Food Smarts Kids
Learner-centered nutrition education and cooking curriculum for grades 2-8, which covers core topics including: eating a variety of foods, consuming water more often, and increasing physical activity.
Eat Well Play Hard in Child Care Settings
A series of interactive lessons, which focus on improving nutrition and physical activity behaviors of preschool-age children and their parents or caregivers.
Pick a better snack
Series of monthly lessons, which focus on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption for grades K-3. Each lesson includes hands-on learning, a tasting of a fruit or vegetable, and physical activity.