Is it okay to eat fruit past 8pm?

jk31011
jk31011 Posts: 7
in Food and Nutrition
I want to eat some pineapples or honeydew melon slices or maybe an apple but idk if its okay considering that its late.
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  • egarrett8911
    egarrett8911 Posts: 39
    It does not matter what time of day you eat your food. A calorie is a calorie.
  • egarrett8911
    egarrett8911 Posts: 39
    So eat dat fruit!
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    I eat when I am hungry so you'll be fine :) Sometimes having a big meal late at night can be troublesome for me, but that's more cause some foods can keep me up. But fruit should be fine :)
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    It does not matter what time of day you eat your food. A calorie is a calorie.
  • skinnytayy
    skinnytayy Posts: 459
    Its okay to eat anything past 8pm.
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    night eating packs on pounds. My cut off time is 7pm..... The scale notices!
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    No, eating fruit a second later than 7:59PM turns you into a Gremlin.

    Truestory.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I want to eat some pineapples or honeydew melon slices or maybe an apple but idk if its okay considering that its late.

    Yes, especially if you're a male. Just sayin'.
  • DJDrew222
    DJDrew222 Posts: 1
    lol not its not ok to eat ANYTHING after 8pm. it sits in your stomach and as you sleep your body spends time breaking that down instead of breaking down your fat because believe it or not you burn calories while you sleep
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    :grumble:
  • egarrett8911
    egarrett8911 Posts: 39
    lol not its not ok to eat ANYTHING after 8pm. it sits in your stomach and as you sleep your body spends time breaking that down instead of breaking down your fat because believe it or not you burn calories while you sleep

    This is 100% a myth.
  • skinnytayy
    skinnytayy Posts: 459
    No, eating fruit a second later than 7:59PM turns you into a Gremlin.

    Truestory.

    Could that be why I look terrible in the mornings? :)
  • kyrose91
    kyrose91 Posts: 4
    While eating after 8 p.m. won’t increase the amount of weight you’ll gain, there are still some risks to late night snacking. The issue is simple: when you’re tired, you’re more likely to overeat. To compensate for fatigue, your brain will tell you to eat more and you might grab an unhealthy, calorie-dense snack. This is why you may run into trouble when you eat late at night. It’s not because your body gains more weight, it’s because you eat the wrong foods. Instead of grabbing a bag of chips, you should grab a piece of fruit or a vegetable. The best options are healthy, high-fiber foods that will satisfy your hunger without packing lots of calories.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    i eat well past 8pm, i work 1 to 9 so i eat dinner around 10pm, sometimes close to 11pm and go to sleep around 1am.
    look at my ticker.
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    We don't typically eat dinner at our house until around 8pm due to schedules. I almost always save my fruit for a late night snack to keep me out of the junk food before bed.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Meal timing and number of meals doesn't matter links

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319656

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1905998

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15085170

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8399092

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8383639

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123467

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Eat the fruit!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    night eating packs on pounds. My cut off time is 7pm..... The scale notices!

    Please be kidding.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Yup. Unless it affects the quality of your sleep...(and for some people, eating too close to bedtime can do that)...it doesn't matter what time you eat.

    ETA: I just read some of the advice against it. No...my goodness people, no...just no.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    lol not its not ok to eat ANYTHING after 8pm. it sits in your stomach and as you sleep your body spends time breaking that down instead of breaking down your fat because believe it or not you burn calories while you sleep

    No.
    night eating packs on pounds. My cut off time is 7pm..... The scale notices!

    NO!

    If you are within your calorie goal, you will NOT gain weight!
  • aikasm
    aikasm Posts: 63
    as long as you don't go to bed for a while after, you're body functions more slowly while asleep (including digestion), especially if you lay on your side . I wouldn't worry too much though because fruit is nutritious and also relatively low calorie, not the same as eating a steak dinner :)
  • Rockstar_JILL
    Rockstar_JILL Posts: 514 Member
    It does not matter what time of day you eat your food. A calorie is a calorie.

    ^^^This!
  • starfinale
    starfinale Posts: 309 Member
    your body doesn't know the time on a clock.

    it depends on the amount of time that's between when you eat it and the time you go to bed..
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    lol not its not ok to eat ANYTHING after 8pm. it sits in your stomach and as you sleep your body spends time breaking that down instead of breaking down your fat because believe it or not you burn calories while you sleep

    The problem with this is that not everyone goes to bed at the same time. Some people go to bed @ 10 pm every night and get up @ 6am (like me), this is why I can't eat anything "heavy" before bed. However, a piece a fruit is fine I think especially if my body says I need food because being hungry all night WILL wake me up @ 3 or 4 am craving something even bigger! lol.

    However then there are people who do not go to sleep until 2 or 3 am and wake up @ 11am due to their lifestyle (like when I used to work 4pm to 1am every night). For those people eating even a big meal at 8pm or 9pm would be COMPLETELY reasonable in my opinion :)

    So, just listen to your body :)
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    as long as you don't go to bed for a while after, you're body functions more slowly while asleep (including digestion), especially if you lay on your side . I wouldn't worry too much though because fruit is nutritious and also relatively low calorie, not the same as eating a steak dinner :)

    NNNNOOOOOOO!!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    pineapple is ok but no melon after 7:59 ...your body will reject the melon...
  • SatchGallamax
    SatchGallamax Posts: 549 Member
    lol not its not ok to eat ANYTHING after 8pm. it sits in your stomach and as you sleep your body spends time breaking that down instead of breaking down your fat because believe it or not you burn calories while you sleep

    MGTYSJ5.gif

    What everyone else has said - meal timing is irrelevant. Enjoy your fruit!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    It's not unusual for me to eat 500-1000 calories after 8:00 p.m. It didn't impact my ability to lose weight or maintain that loss.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Why wouldn't it be ok? Eat! Enjoy!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    your body doesn't know what time it is..

    it depends on the amount of time that's between when you eat it and the time you go to bed..

    No, it doesn't. If you are eating at a calorie deficit, you can eat whenever you want.

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