What do you eat when you're hungry at bedtime?

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  • thesmallestpineapple
    thesmallestpineapple Posts: 21 Member
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    Bowl of cereal with milk for me if I'm properly hungry.
    Glass of water if I'm just a little hungry.
  • EmmieBaby
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
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    I have a nice cup of tea, the warm liquid helps me feel sleepy and tends to quiet the tummy a little
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
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    Budget your calories so you could have some left for a night time snack. Exercise or reduce your weekly weight loss goal to budget for the calories.
  • decblessings
    decblessings Posts: 113 Member
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    A serving of Cheerios with half a cup of almond milk is my go-to bedtime snack. It's more filling that most things I can come up with for 130 calories.
  • veggiebuckeye
    veggiebuckeye Posts: 115 Member
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    Large pizza.
  • canoepug56
    canoepug56 Posts: 161 Member
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    BetterKimmer wrote: »
    My personal trainer had me eat low fat cottage cheese, not nonfat. The fat is to satiate you, the protein is to keep you fuller longer and helps feed/preserve muscles during weight loss. That can become any low fat/protein combo you enjoy, as long as you plan for it and stay within your calorie goals.

    This,or tuna.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    whatever fits into my allotment, usually peanut butter or nuts, sometimes chocolate (if I haven't had it yet).
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
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    I like to eat just before bedtime. It helps me sleep better. I don't eat anything special, just whatever I would ordinarily eat during the day-though fruit doesn't set well with me at night so I avoid that. I usually just I like to eat 200-300 calories so I try to save them for my bedtime snack.
  • lpeterson
    lpeterson Posts: 36
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    Toothpaste. Once I brush my teeth I no longer want any food.
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
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    I always have a mug of herbal tea right before bed. Just having something hot is usually satisfying.
  • 3Alice3
    3Alice3 Posts: 36 Member
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    I have porridge for supper a good few hours before bed but try and save about 50 cals for a bit of fruit or carrot sticks an hour before sleep time :) I too find it hard to go to sleep when I'm hungry and all i can think about is food !
  • LauraPa1mer
    LauraPa1mer Posts: 65 Member
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    Cheese!
  • climbing_trees
    climbing_trees Posts: 726 Member
    edited October 2014
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    Greek yogurt!
    I like plain nonfat, mixed with cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and stevia.
    Tastes great on its own or with strawberries.

    If I don't eat before bed, I will wake up in the middle of the night totally ravenous. Since I'm not properly awake, my brain doesn't remember to have restraint and I will often eat entire containers of food >__<
  • ajravanos
    ajravanos Posts: 40 Member
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    it depends. if i am laying in bed, knowing that i probably wont fall asleep for a few hours, & still hungry, i will usually eat a hard boiled egg or a bit of chicken (usually a tenderloin, if i have taken the time to make any). if i am hungry & already half asleep, knowing that once i hit the bed, i will be out again, i usually just grab a tiny handful of almonds or a few brown rice crackers. i think as long as you keep in mind what your sleep time-frame is, & avoid a lot carbs & sugar late at night, you should be okay with a late night snack.
  • Vina4
    Vina4 Posts: 23 Member
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    If i need a snack i mix low fat cottage cheese and either sugar free jello powder or a little bit of the powder packets that you would mix with water usually. Very good and very filling.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    But what if you're already over your allotment? That's happened to me. I usually don't have food in the house so I have to steal an apple of my roommates.
  • wmcmurray61
    wmcmurray61 Posts: 192 Member
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    A few walnuts, almonds or pecans. (Planned calories) I am a nut. :smiley:
  • matteng52
    matteng52 Posts: 2 Member
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    Any dairy based protein is good. Because you're sleeping you want something that is slow digesting.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
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    For me, it is usually carrots with hummus and a hard boiled egg, or some oatmeal.
  • Sebismom
    Sebismom Posts: 44 Member
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    Glass of water, or on rare cold nights a hot peppermint tea with a dash of milk. Otherwise, I lose all sense of hunger at night. When I was pregnant all bets were off and I tended to have a glass of warm milk with a cookie.

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