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.
schlumbergera spp christmas cactus is a true cactus although it doesn t resemble typical desert cacti that s because in its native habitat it grows in trees it is a short day plant blooming when it gets more than 12 to 14 hours of uninterrupted darkness you can also force it into bloom by providing cool temperatures below 55 degrees f for 6 to 8 weeks plants grow best in bright light with moderately dry soil