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<\/a>My next tip — buy lots of food! \u00a0 It\u2019s particularly important that you have a good supply of your favorite low glycemic foods on hand.\u00a0 Nothing will cause you to stumble more quickly than to be hungry and tired and find there is nothing low glycemic that is easy to fix and eat.\u00a0 Make sure your pantry is well-stocked with staples like nuts and nut butters, and put a festive fruit basket on your table for handy snacking.\u00a0 Keep eggs\u00a0 and cheese in the refrigerator for a quick, low glycemic meal.\u00a0 This might be the time to splurge on a pre-prepared vegetable tray.\u00a0 Eat the raw veggies with Himalayan salt — which is good for you — instead of high calorie dip and you have an especially healthy and easy-to-eat snack.<\/p>\nUse your slow cooker to have meals ready for you when you get home from a long day shopping and cook extra so you can eat leftovers for a cooking-free day.<\/p>\n
Plan ahead and make sure you don\u2019t get too hungry and too tired at the same time. You can enjoy an occasional treat, and still avoid the extra weight gain.<\/p>\n
You can do this!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>My next tip — buy lots of food! \u00a0 It\u2019s particularly important that you have a good supply of your favorite low glycemic foods on hand.\u00a0 Nothing will cause you to stumble more quickly than to be hungry and tired and find there is nothing low glycemic that is easy to fix and eat.\u00a0 Make sure your pantry is well-stocked with staples like nuts and nut butters, and put a festive fruit basket on your table for handy snacking.\u00a0 Keep eggs\u00a0 and cheese in the refrigerator for a quick, low glycemic meal.\u00a0 This might be the time to splurge on a pre-prepared vegetable tray.\u00a0 Eat the raw veggies with Himalayan salt — which is good for you — instead of high calorie dip and you have an especially healthy and easy-to-eat snack.<\/p>\n