Any good ideas for night snacks?

wordpainter09
wordpainter09 Posts: 472 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone have ideas for quick and easy snacks to eat before bed?

I know some swear by NOT doing this, and I do tend to feel better if I can avoid it, but hey, if I'm very hungry, I'd usually rather eat.

I used to just do a whole grain cereal such as oatmeal with berries or protein powder and soy milk, but I'm trying to avoid just straight carbs if possible (but not always :)

I wish cottage cheese and such sounded more appealing to me at 10 or 11 pm!

Any ideas/tips?

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  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    Banana's meant to help you sleep, so banana with something else for protein?
  • wordpainter09
    wordpainter09 Posts: 472 Member
    I've done that.. they're kind of high in carbs but they are delicious.
    That and PB or almonds is so good.
    I'll add it to the list.
  • drop_it_like_a_squat
    drop_it_like_a_squat Posts: 377 Member
    If I'm still hungry shortly before bed time I'll have some veggies (bell pepper, carrots, ...) cut into sticks with some dip for example hummus or cottage cheese.
  • DrenRigs
    DrenRigs Posts: 448 Member
    Lots of popcorn
  • leaton22
    leaton22 Posts: 3
    Fruit. I'm eating an orange.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I used to have 3-4 squares of dark chocolate before bed as a snack, kind of a treat to myself especially as I'd try to save calories for it and I felt like I was still getting treats on most days.
    Also porridge/muesli with milk works well but just a little, ideally no more than 30g for a snack.
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    I tend to save my little treat for just before bed time. So a bit of chocolate, a fat free marshmallow or a stick of liquorice with a cup of coffee or an options hot choc drink. Then i can regulate myself through the evening, knowing that there's something nice waiting for me if I've been good. Pretty much works for me.
  • locolew
    locolew Posts: 36 Member
    A handful of frozen grapes, works for me!
  • wordpainter09
    wordpainter09 Posts: 472 Member
    Thank you, great ideas all!
  • allshebe
    allshebe Posts: 423 Member
    I was about 400 calories short on the day, so I mixed up a cup (8 oz) of plain, non-fat greek yogurt, a tablespoon of ED Smith wildberry fruit spread, a heaped teaspoon of (baking) cocoa powder and 1/4 cup of blanched almonds for about 350 calories. Figured I was close enough for govt work.
  • Annahasababy
    Annahasababy Posts: 60 Member
    A tablespoon of almond butter

    A warm cup decaf tea w one tbs half n half

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