Meet Trailblazer Claudia Harris

Today we’d like to introduce you to Claudia Harris.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Fruta Healthy Eating is a casual eatery. We offer all natural products like cold-pressed juices, superfood smoothies, acai, dragon fruit bowls, sandwiches, customizable salads and all healthy sweets related to fruits like fruit popsicles, fruit cups, and fruit nice cream! We carry vegan, gluten free and dairy free options too.

Fruta was born on November 29th, 2018 in a need of finding a place where I could be sure I will get what I order. I am from Peru and something I miss the most is fresh fruits. I remember when I was a little kid going with my mom to the farmers market and see all different kind of colorful fruits. She always kept me busy carrying a little bag with fruits that I had to peel and eat while I walk around the market. I never going to forget the smell of mandarins, mangos, papaya and granadilla (my favorite fruits).

Now, I am a mother of a four years old girl and one day, driving around my daughter asked me for food. I was looking on the map for a place where I can find fresh fruits like smoothies or a simple fruit cup and I could not find it. I ended going to the supermarket buying fruits and preparing it myself. Then, with the frustration to could not find a place to eat, I thought that I am sure it must be tons of people like me looking for a place where you can get real food. Natural simple and delicious food. Good for you, for your kids!

How I started in business was a little bit later. I used to make fruit popsicles at home and every time family and friends came to visit I made sure they try it. They love them! Then, one day, my sister in law asked me if I could be delivered to her workplace for like 100 people. I was excited and the feedback I got from that experience was great! It boosted my confidence. I bought a pushcart from China and thought about selling popsicles at the farmers market. That never happened because it was a lot of work with all the regulation, insurance, commercial kitchen and money I had to invest in order to go out and sell popsicles. I talked to my husband and we decided to invest all our savings in opening our cafe. I decided to risk everything in order to have something I believed in. We still at the beginning of this amazing adventure. I hope you come to visit us and taste the difference.

Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
My husband and I have been saving money for years. It was nerved wracking to invest all our savings in something we really don’t have much experience. We do believe that what we offer if a great product is so different than what you see around. My big struggle was my confidence in my English skills. I still need to learn improved. The advice would be if you decided to do something do it no matter the obstacles you could face and when years past by you will look back and realized that it was not that difficult as it seems. You will feel proud of yourself. Let the fear aside and keep going with your plans. Feel the fear and do it anyways.

Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Fruta Healthy Eating – what should we know?
We take pride in our products, we take the time to pick our fruits carefully. Fruits need to rest and have time to ripen in order to have the best taste. We offer mostly organic fruit and vegetables. We peel, chop and into your dish.

Our bestsellers are:
. Special smoothie (papaya, bananas, strawberries, liquid of your choice)
. Pina colada smoothie (pineapple, young coconut meat, banana, coconut milk)
. AB Maca (almond butter(made in our store), bananas, maca, liquid of your choice, dates)
. Tropical Smoothie (dragon fruit, mango, pineapple, coconut water)
. Toxin flush cold-pressed juice (celery, apple, grape, lime, parsley, ginger)
. Metabolic boost cold-pressed juice (grapefruit, celery, orange)

Acai bowls, dragon fruit bowls, avocado toast, our ripest fruits bowl, turkey avocado sandwich, brie fig sandwich, etc.

We are dedicated to our customers. Fruta is a place where you will find people who love what they do and love to make the most delicious drinks and food with all natural ingredients for our customers. The positive and vibrant atmosphere you will find at FRUTA.

Do you recommend any apps, books or podcasts that have been helpful to you?
I love to hear advice from Gary Vaynerchuk, Oprah, Eckhart Tolle social media.
The power of now book, Rich dad poor dad book.
Yoga, meditation, work out.

Contact Info:

• Address: 222 E. Warner Rd. Chandler, AZ 85225
• Website: www.frutahealthyeating.com
• Phone: (480)361-4341
• Email: frutahealthyeating@outlook.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frutahealthyeating/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frutahealthyeating/

Image Credit:
Photographer Andrea Coffman

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