The office hours at Free & Clear are from 5:00am- midnight PST, seven days a week. Yep, we’re indeed that dedicated, because offering professional services to those interested in improving their lives is what we choose to do for a living. Now, does that schedule have an impact on our own way of living? You bet!

The job of a Free & Clear coach is very detail-oriented; it requires lots of concentration and emotional energy. We need brain power and that means we need nutritious food. Look at Quit Coaches who help people quit tobacco. They take call after call for eight hours a day. How do you think they keep each call fresh and concentrate on each person attentively? Having a snack can help, but if the snack is just sugar and salt (i.e. potato chips and a soft drink), it won’t replenish the coach’s energy. In fact, that type of snack would likely induce a sugar high followed by a sudden drop in blood sugar levels. In other words, another snack would be needed shortly after to bring his or her energy back in balance.

That’s why Free & Clear now offers organic fruit, fresh from the farm, free to its employees. Two big boxes of fruit are delivered every other Monday, one for each lunch room in the Seattle office. Free & Clear employees can count on fruit grown without pesticides, industrial waste or food additives. After all, an apple should only have one item on its ingredients list: apple.  This complimentary benefit offers a healthy alternative to processed snacks that have little nutrional value.

Whether we start our shifts at 5:00 am or end them at midnight, eating healthy prepares for whatever challenges we may face!