Cafeterias and Coffee Shops

MaineGeneral's Food & Nutrition Service knows how important good food is to healing and good health. You'll find many fresh foods prepared with local ingredients.

As part of our mission of making our community a healthier place, we also bring education and demonstrations into the community and also support local farms.

Menus

We're happy to provide you with monthly menus, which you can view online or print. Please note that the menu is subject to change without notice.

• Menu for the Alfond Center for Health (Nov. 10 to Dec. 7)

Cafeteria Hours

Our cafeterias are open at the following times:

• Alfond Center for Health (ACH), Augusta
  Cafeteria: Open seven days a week, including holidays, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Features a deli bar, brick-oven pizza, healthy salads and more. We also have a grab-and-go prepared meal area for those on the run who want to bring home a meal to heat up later.
  
  Main Street Cafe: Open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Features grab-and-go items, specialty coffees and healthy juices.
• Thayer Center for Health (TCH), Waterville
  Cafeteria: Open Monday thru Friday (closed holidays) from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Features a salad bar, soup, sandwiches, desserts and hot and cold beverages.
• Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care (HACCC), Augusta
  Cafeteria: Open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Nutrition & Recipes

Vision

MaineGeneral wants to lead our community in promoting and providing healthy food choices. Our Food & Nutrition Services team works across the health system and with many community partners to offer increased education on nutrition and healthy cooking, benefits of sourcing through local suppliers and adopting sustainable practices.

Education

Nutrition is a building block for good health and MaineGeneral works with many partners to make healthy food and cooking available in the Kennebec Valley.

Among these partners are the Good Shepherd Food Bank, the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, Health Care Without Harm, and our local farmers’ markets.

Our registered dietitians and health educators provide healthy food and cooking tips through Prevention & Healthy Living classes and free events. Learn more about and register for our upcoming classes.

Buying Local

When you come in our health centers or the cancer center, you’ll find more fresh food that is labeled so you know exactly what you're getting.

Eating local foods is good for your health and for our local economy. At MaineGeneral, we increasingly buy food from local sources and we know the farmers and their practices.

Buying local and in-season means you have the freshest, most nutrient-dense foods available. MaineGeneral buys produce, dairy and meat and fish from sources right here in Maine.

Our farmers and suppliers are important partners to our goal of offering food that tastes great and is good for you.

Farmers Markets

MaineGeneral is the presenting sponsor of the Augusta Farmers' Market at Mill Park and Downtown Waterville Farmers' Market and we're proud to share The Farmers' Market: Where Your Food Comes From Matters.

This half-hour documentary sponsored by MaineGeneral showcases the hard work of Maine farmers who bring great-tasting, nutritious food to Kennebec Valley's residents.

• Watch Part 1 of 2 (15 minutes)
• Watch Part 2 of 2 (15 minutes)

Don't have time to watch the entire 30-minute production? No problem.

• Check out our 5-minute short version instead.

To learn more about these markets or our other nutrition opportunities - including the teaching kitchen at the ACH, please call (207) 621-7266.

Sustainability

We support sustainable food programs that limit the misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture and limit the chemicals used in food production.

We also looks for ways to decrease food waste and work to support our local food-insecure population by donating more than 6,000 pounds of food annually to local programs.