Evening consumption

FlyingFit4

I'm a college student working on gaining weight. My question is; what do you eat or drink before going to bed if adding weight? I've been wondering if there's certain food I should eat before going to bed.

Gallowmere1984

Depends on calories left. Tonight I have to cram in 1000-1200 before bed. Gonna be a lot of nuts and Rise bars probably.

bioklutz

Ice cream or gelato is a favorite go to for an evening snack for me. I also enjoy salty chippy things, a protein bar (if low on protein for the day), cookies.

If you are short on calories for the day look for calorie dense items - items that are high in fat will help add calories quickly.

sardelsa

For me it's whatever easiest to eat and enjoyable. Ice cream is my go-to

CafeRacer808

PB&J or just peanut butter straight out of the jar. I also sometimes do PB&J w/o the bread, a spoonful of peanut butter with a dollop of jam/jelly on top.

richardgavel

Cereal and milk is my go-to if I need a few hundred more calories at night. But to the question if there is a certain food: no. But you could look at your macros and taylor that snack towards macros you might be low on if necessary.

psuLemon

FlyingFit4 wrote: »

I'm a college student working on gaining weight. My question is; what do you eat or drink before going to bed if adding weight? I've been wondering if there's certain food I should eat before going to bed.

The only foods you shouldn't eat are the ones that can disturb/inhibit sleep (e.g., caffeine in some people) or cause heartburn. Outside of that, eat whatever you enjoy.

Hannahrose888

I would recommend eating instead of drinking before bed. I find that drinking right before bed disturbs my sleep. I personally like to eat apple slices with peanut butter or pretzels with Nutella. Also I find that a yogurt before bed is quite relaxing and soothes my stomach. You can even try frozen yogurt.

jwknight67

I make my own version of sludge. 1-2 scoops whey protein mixed with water to a little thinner than a pudding. add oats (i use a cup). Microwave for a minute stirring halfway. Then add 32 grams of natural peanut butter.

Gallowmere1984

jwknight67 wrote: »

I make my own version of sludge. 1-2 scoops whey protein mixed with water to a little thinner than a pudding. add oats (i use a cup). Microwave for a minute stirring halfway. Then add 32 grams of natural peanut butter.

Sludge ftw. I actually vary mine a lot depending on calories and macros needed. Tonight's will be 90g chocolate casein, 60g PB whey/cas/mpi (quest), and 56g of pecans. I get it pudding thick with just water, then freeze it. With the way casein works, if you don't include oils, it ends up coming out like a big *kitten* bowl of frozen fudge.