Carbsteady with this Piña Colada Glucerna Smoothie

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If there is one thing that I have found out since I married my husband who happens to be from a big Hispanic family,he is number 9 of 10, is that they love dulces (sweet stuff) and basically food in general. When we visit Mexico desayuno (breakfast) is normally a piece of pan (sweet bread) and a drink. They consider that a snack until the next meal which is normally around 10 am. And then we eat again at 2 and then again around 8 or 9 at night. I think we eat more while we are on a week-long vacation in Mexico than we do during the weeks we are at home. Especially when it comes to breakfast. Diabetes runs in both sides of our familia (family) so we know we have to be careful of what we eat. And in fact, my husband has to watch what he eats because he is prediabetic.

Did you know that he is not alone and that an estimated 57 million people are prediabetic in the United States and that 35% of those are estimated to be Hispanic people?

That is why it is so important to raise diabetes awareness in the Latino community. Skipping breakfast or lunch is not a way to avoid diabetes. And although we aren’t big breakfast eaters we have found that if we don’t start our day off with a little something- problems often ensue. Headaches is one that I can name right off the top of my head. So we have had to look at ways that we can eat and go aka eat on the run. We have tried a lot of things but sometimes the flavors of those eat on the go items are just plain bland.

So one day while I was shopping for ibuprofen in the Walmart pharmacy aisle , I turned around and found I was also in the aisle with the  Glucerna products. I decided to take a look at the products and it was almost like a bell went off in my head.

Why not create breakfast recipes for  on the go eating using these Carbsteady products? Carbsteady helps to minimize the spikes in our sugar levels. I thought why not create a breakfast smoothie with a Glucerna shake as the base. After all Glucerna helps satisfy hungers without the spike in levels that most shakes can bring. And they come in a variety of flavors. They are great for not only maintaining your levels but also help if you are watching your weight. And every Glucerna product had Carbsteady or Carbsteady Ultra which are designed to help minimize sugar levels. Not sure exactly what it this means check out this Steady Ahead Video.

So with that in mind, I grabbed a four pack of their awesome vanilla shakes to make smoothies for my family. I then thought to myself what flavor do most Hispanics like and then it came to me why not make a Piña Colada Smoothie. And that is exactly what I did. I also grabbed a package of Glucerna’s Nutrition Chocolate Chip Bars to sprinkle on top of the smoothies. For those of us in our family that need their chocolate fix.

This smoothie was so yummy that I decided to share it with you!!

Carbsteady with this Piña Colada Glucerna Smoothie

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 minute min

Total Time 3 minutes mins

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup crushed pineapple Fresh is best
• 1 shake Glucerna Vanilla Shake
• 1/2 tsp. Coconut Extract to taste
• 1 bar Glucerna Chocolate Chip Bar optional

Instructions

 

• Combine all the ingredients except for the bar in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
  
• Garnish with a pineapple, cherry or crushed up Glucerna Chocolate Chip Bars.
• Enjoy
  

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

I will say that I let my Glucerna shake chill out in the refrigerator until I was ready to use it. It made the smoothie yummy.

So do you think you will be making one of these smoothies for yourself? Here is something that might make up your mind- a coupon for $1 off of any Glucerna product. Grab it and go shopping and let me know what you think of this smoothie.

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