Keep Your Energy Steady This Holiday Season

The holidays are full of delicious moments... cookies, rich dinners, festive drinks and longer gaps between meals. While we want to savour every bite, this mix can easily lead to ups and downs in blood sugar that leave you tired, foggy, or craving more sweets soon after eating.

The good news? With balanced meals, smart snacking, and a few supporting products, you can enjoy the season with grounded energy and less of the post-treat slump.

Here’s how!  Plus some Natural Food Pantry products that make it easy to stay balanced.

1. Start With Balanced Meals

A balanced meal includes protein, healthy fats and fibre-rich carbohydrates. This combination slows how fast glucose enters your system, keeping your energy steadier. Before filling your plate with breads or sweets:

• Load up on veggies or salad
• Add a lean protein or plant protein shake
• Include a source of healthy fat like nuts, seeds or olives

Swap idea: Instead of skipping meals and then overeating at the next, try a balanced shake to tide you over with steady blood sugar.

Featured Pick: Natural Factors RealEasy Vegan Meal Replacement with PGX

A protein-rich, fibre-boosted meal replacement shake that helps you feel full longer and supports blood sugar balance.This shake combines plant-based protein with PGX® — a clinically studied soluble fibre shown to slow carbohydrate absorption and support more even glucose levels after eating, which is great when your schedule is busy and meals are unpredictable.

It’s especially handy as:

• A balanced holiday breakfast before a long busy day

• A stress-free lunch option between errands

• A way to support balanced eating if social meals are spread far apart

2. Support With Targeted Nutrients

When blood sugar is your focus, certain nutrients can help your body maintain balance naturally... when paired with good food habits and activity.

Natural Factors Berberine 

Berberine is a plant-derived compound that research shows may help maintain healthy glucose metabolism already within the normal range. This product uses advanced “LipoMicel” technology to improve absorption, supporting your metabolic pathways during times when food choices are richer or irregular.

Berberine supports:

• Healthy blood sugar already in the normal range

• Insulin sensitivity

• Balanced energy after meals

3. Add Daily Support With a Broad Formula

For many people, a well-rounded supplement can fill nutritional gaps and provide botanical support for metabolic health.

CanPrev Blood Sugar Support 

This blend features ingredients known to support healthy glucose metabolism and insulin action. It’s a smart daily addition if you’re aiming for consistent support through a busy holiday schedule, especially when meals vary in size and content.

4. Snack Strategically

Smart snacking bridges longer meals without blood sugar rollercoasters.

• Pair a protein source with a fibre-rich carbohydrate
• Choose snacks like nuts + apple slices, hummus + veggie sticks, or yogurt + berries
• Hydrate! Even mild dehydration can spike blood sugar markers

5. Move After Eating

A short walk or light movement after eating helps your muscles use glucose efficiently, which may support better energy and reduce post-meal dips.

Even 10–15 minutes counts — a family walk after dinner or dancing to holiday music both help.

Quick Tips for Balanced Blood Sugar Through December

✔ Don’t skip regular meals
✔ Focus on balanced macronutrients (protein + fats + fibre)
✔ Add supportive supplements mindfully
✔ Stay hydrated
✔ Walk after meals to support glucose uptake

The holidays can be nourishing and joyful without the high-low blood sugar cycle that leaves you drained. By combining balanced food habits with smart picks like RealEasy Vegan Meal Replacement with PGX, Berberine Lipomicell, and CanPrev Blood Sugar Support, you’re setting yourself up for steadier energy and more joyful days with the people you love.