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.
Barrel cactus can be easily grown from seed. Fill a flat with commercial cactus mix and sow the seeds on the surface of the soil. Sprinkle a thin layer of sand on top of the seeds and then the soil needs to be evenly misted. Cover the flat with a lid or plastic wrap and keep it in a warm location.ater your barrel cactus once per week in summer. The barrel cactus doesnât need much water in winter when it is dormant. Water once between December and February. Adequate water in spring may cause the plant to produce a large yellow flower.