BUSINESS FEATURE
BY DAVE MANNING
D’Lites Houston Local shop sells healthy ice cream, snacks F inding healthy nutrition became a priority for Sam Dunlap when he was diag-
agreement and have their own small business together. “He used to work in the oil eld out in West Texas, [and he was] gone two weeks at a time,” Julie said. “So he was just ready to be home and do something di erent.” The shop o ers a variety of ice cream avors such as rocky road, key lime pie, cotton candy, co ee, brownie pecan, Snickers, salted caramel, Oreo and pistachio. The Dunlaps also stock other products, including low-carb tortilla chips and low-sugar cinnamon rolls. The products are keto friendly, but many customers are simply diet- and health-conscious consumers. “I think that we have helped a lot of people discover something that they can enjoy and not feel bad about,” Sam said. “Bariatric patients, people with dietary restrictions, like all kinds of people come in and can enjoy this.”
nosed with Type 2 diabetes. He would drive through Austin on his way to his job in Midland and on his way back home to Cypress at the end of the week to stock up on low-sugar, low-carb, low-fat food, snacks and drinks he depended on to stay healthy. “When COVID[-19] hit everything, the oil eld slowed down. ... I went from being a driller on a rig to having to ... go all the way back down to the lowest level on the rig,” he said. When he and his wife, Julie Dunlap, found D’Lites Austin, they were perplexed to discover there were no diabetes-friendly ice creams or snacks in the Cypress area. So the idea for D’Lites Houston was born: They decided to open a shop in Cypress, carry some of the same products as D’Lites under a licensing
D’Lites has healthy ice cream for both take-home and dine-in service. (Photos by Dave Manning/Community Impact)
D’Lites Houston 26321 Hwy. 290, Ste. 400, Cypress 281-304-2313 www.dliteshouston.com Hours: Tue.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.- Sun. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., closed Mon.
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D’Lites Houston is owned and operated by Sam and Julie Dunlap.
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