Get your chill on at Tropical Chill, where the treats are cold, sweet and tasty. With 20 years serving shaved ice in the same location, it’s a Deer Park landmark, where everyone goes with the weather gets hot and they need to chill out with a cold, flavorful snowball.

If you don’t know the difference between a snow cone and a snowball, here’s the deal. Snowballs consist of finely shaved ice, which gives them a soft, creamy texture that’s more like ice cream than the crunchy crushed ice in snow cones. Plus, these babies come in an array of delectable flavors, like Mango, Banana, Black Cherry, Root Beer, Coconut, Watermelon, Peach, Pineapple and Strawberry Daiquiri. Specialty flavors include Chamoy, Chocolate, Leche, Diablo and Tamarind.

Have them add cream to make yours extra swet!

Tropical Chill
7446 Elbridge Lane
Deer Park, TX 77536
(281) 476-9893
http://thetropicalchill.com/
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Certain types of milks and cheeses are fattening and not particularly good for you, but dairy as a whole is a beneficial food group that’s important for your overall health.

If you’re confused about the amount of dairy you should consume, these helpful tips from the USDA will help you become a food pyramid pro:

Not all milk products are considered dairy foods.
While foods made from milk that retain their calcium content are a part of the dairy food group, foods like cream cheese, cream and butter are not. That's because these foods contain little to no calcium and, in turn, virtually no health benefits.

As you age, you need about the same amount of dairy.
A very young child needs only about 2 to 2 1/2 cups of foods from the dairy group per day, while all other children, teens and adults need approximately 3 cups.

Dairy products have a number of health benefits.
Regularly consuming dairy products improves bone health, prevents osteoporosis, builds bone mass in children, and even reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

Only low-fat and fat-free dairy products are considered beneficial.
Dairy products with high saturated fat content and cholesterol can raise the “bad” cholesterol levels in your body and put you at risk for heart disease.

What Foods Are Included in the Dairy Group? [USDA]

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Chances are you’ve seen the big, black block letters on the yellow Waffle House sign. But did you know that the budget friendly, down-home eatery has been around since 1955? Since then, they’ve served almost a billion waffles. And the La Porte outlet continues the restaurant's history of quality.

Breakfast is a favorite time to stop by for – what else? – Waffles with eggs & bacon, sausage or ham, Buttermilk Pancakes, Steak & Eggs, or a Fiesta Omelet with ham, cheese, onions, tomatoes & jalapeno peppers. Later in the day you can put the hammer down on your appetite with a Double Angus Cheeseburger, Texas Cheese Steak Melt, Papa Joe's Pork Chops, Grilled Chicken, or Bert's Best Bowl Of Chili.

La Porte's Waffle House is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and it's just a short distance from Plaza at San Jacinto.

Waffle House
1501 W. Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 842-8081
http://www.wafflehouse.com/
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