How quickly a food breaks down carbohydrate in it into glucose is called its glycemic index (GI). Foods with high GI tend to deposit fat in your body. Examples of high GI food are white bread, table sugar, white polished rice, etc. Low GI foods are: Raw green peas, unpolished rice, raw corn, cucumbers, tomatoes etc.
Take It Outside. In springtime, you can take your Christmas cactus outside in its pot as long as day and nighttime temperatures stay above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. But unlike desert cactuses, the Christmas cactus wonât tolerate the intense full summer sun. Full direct sun will give the plant severe sunburn.he Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) is a native of Brazil but is grown widely as a winter-flowering houseplant. In nature, it grows as an epiphyte in shady tropical rain forests.
This protects them from moisture and from absorbing odors, which shelled nuts readily do. Almonds and cashews maintain freshness at room temperature for up to two or three months if kept in a cool, dry place and out of direct sunlight. They do better in the refrigerator, lasting about six months.