Today we’d like to introduce you to Seattle Sutton.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Seattle. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
In 1985, I decided as a registered nurse working in my husband’s family medical practice that patients needed healthy, portion-controlled meals that they could use to help improve their health. It grew from that idea to a national company serving people from coast to coast, healthy, freshly prepared meals. Today, I’m happy that it’s also grown to a three-generation family owned and operated business.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
There are always hurdles along the way, but we make changes as necessary and are never afraid of failure, as long as we learn from the experience. It is viewed as a learning experience and opportunity for improvement rather than mistake.
I learned what not to do, when in 1991 I decided to sell the business and it failed in 1992, therefore I bought it back in 1993. And, that experience in of itself was a learning experience, which allowed us to re-focus on our mission: to improve people’s eating habits and overall health.
Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating (SSHE) is a family-owned, Illinois-based company recognized for dedication to convenient, healthy eating since 1985. SSHE takes the guesswork out of portion control and calorie counting by offering complete, freshly prepared 1,200 and 2,000-calorie (per day) traditional meal plans plus a 1,500-calorie vegetarian plan. A weekly plan consists of three meals per day or 21 meals per week and partial week options are also available. Meals are available for pick up at select retail locations or via UPS delivery nationwide.
I’m most proud of our success stories, such as a client who have lost weight, improved their health and reduced or eliminated medication due to improved diet.
We are unique in that we are a healthy, freshly prepared meal plan that provides all the food you need for a balanced diet. Meaning you do not need to assemble, cook or prepare the food. Our meals are complete. We do all the work for you and deliver right to your door! We include fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and salads.
Our meals also are not frozen, freeze-dried or shelf-stable like many others out there and do not include what you don’t want to eat, for instance we do not include: trans-fat, high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners, artificial additives as preservatives, artificial food dyes, antibiotics or hormones in poultry served and monosodium
glutamate (MSG).
What is “success” or “successful” for you?
As a registered nurse, success to me is helping people. Everyone going into nursing is interested in helping people. Improving people’s health through improved eating habits to me is a success.
Pricing:
- Partial week of healthy, delicious, freshly prepared meals for as little as $74 plus shipping or shipping, depending upon where you live.
Contact Info:
- Address: Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating Corporate Headquarters:
611 E. Stevenson Road, Ottawa, IL 61350 - Website: seattlesutton.com
- Phone: 1-800-442-3438
- Email: Corp@sshe.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/SeattleSuttons
- Twitter: Twitter.com/SeattleSutton
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