Two Rio Grande Valley businesses joined forces to create what they hope is the next big thing in healthy school snacks — mangonada paletas.
I Love Chamoy and Valley Ice Cream spent the last 10 months combining their expertise to create natural fruit popsicles with sugar-free chamoy.
As of late September, the companies began distributing the first round of products to local partner districts, but both owners think they could take their paletas outside the Valley.
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Lea Juarez
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Lea Juarez is a born-and-raised Valleyite. She has spent her journalism career writing about arts, life, education and local government. Previously, she was the editor of the Progress Times in Mission before taking a hiatus from news in 2016 to work in construction. During that time, she became a DIY podcaster, sharing inspiring stories from women around the world.
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