Free Cooking for Health & Longevity class beginning soon

Published 09.11.26

Open to all adults, YMCA members & non-members, both beginner cooks and experienced alike!

Are you concerned about high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes? How would it feel to create healthy, budget-friendly meals for yourself or a loved one?

This hands-on 12-week series will empower you to lower your risk of chronic disease, stretch your food dollars, and cook delicious, heart-healthy meals.

Benefits of joining:

Get hands-on experience cooking recipes that lower your risk of chronic disease
Taste your creations at the end of each class and leave with recipes
Master nutrition label-reading, meal planning, and grocery shopping to stretch your food dollars
Learn simple lifestyle changes to lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes

Cost: FREE (registration required).

This series is made possible by funding from the Maine Rural Health Transformation Grant and Nourish ME program. Featuring science-backed cardiovascular lifestyle strategies from the American Heart Association's Healthy for Good initiative and the Cooking Matters recipes for eating healthy on a budget.

Location: Penobscot Bay YMCA (Kitchen & Room 204)

Please plan to attend all 12 classes in the series (or as many as possible), as each class builds upon the previous one. Class Dates | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM:

Wednesday, October 7

Wednesday, October 14

Wednesday, October 21

Wednesday, October 28

Wednesday, November 4

*Thursday, November 12

Wednesday, November 18

*Monday, November 23

Wednesday, December 2

Wednesday, December 9

Wednesday, December 16

Wednesday, December 23