What Can We Afford For Midnight Walks In The Cold

We all know that eating before bed is not helpful. But for people who work late, hunger is a reminder of itself, even when it should not be eaten. Then the rules have to be broken.

Which products are more harmful and which are less dangerous to eat at night and is it worth starving before bed? We will try to answer these questions.

Is it harmful to eat late at night?

Night starvation is thought to help restore cells because they interfere with stress and food intake during the day. A very late and hearty dinner can disrupt the recovery of the digestive system and the body as a whole. In addition, it can disrupt sleep and lead to insomnia, preventing the production of sleep hormone - melatonin. Systemic night eating also leads to the accumulation of extra pounds.

But all this applies to adults over 22-24 years, when the growth and development of the organism are complete. Children, adolescents and young people need more energy and they are not forbidden to eat anything late at night or at night.

What can we afford to eat late at night if this is unavoidable?

Not everyone can afford a full breakfast or lunch on a weekday, an early dinner at home and not complain of stomach discomfort. Therefore, it is necessary to specify what dinner should be and what we can afford to eat late at night, if hunger is unbearable and we are powerless to fight it.

If you do not have weight problems, do not follow a diet and do not have an explicit medical ban on eating at night, you can afford easily digestible foods with a high glycemic index (this is a number from 1 to 100, which indicates the rate of absorption of sugars) - pastries, pancakes , honey, carrots or boiled rice, boiled pumpkin, baked potatoes or mashed potatoes without butter, kiwi, raisins, banana. These foods will saturate the hungry brain with fast glucose, will help it to quickly produce melatonin and serotonin, which in turn gives restful sleep. The high glycemic index allows food to be absorbed faster. In addition, at night you can eat vegetable dishes and drink a little white wine (low in alcohol and not champagne).

Important!

These foods should not be eaten by people with diabetes or obesity. Appropriate diets for them appoint ONLY DOCTOR.

If you have trouble sleeping, take products that increase tryptophan levels (an amino acid that stimulates the production of sleep substances), such as: cheese, dairy products and sesame seeds. In sleep disorders are also useful chamomile tea with a spoonful of honey, oregano extract and mint.

Foods we should not eat before bed?

There is a group of products that can worsen the mood, lead to weight gain and poor sleep: energy drinks, caffeinated products, alcohol (except light wines). Foods with a low glycemic index should be avoided because they take a long time to process.

You will also experience discomfort if you can afford products that cause fermentation and putrefaction in the intestines - at night digestion is slowed down and the microbes are active.

Be sure to exclude legumes from your dinner, as well as whole milk (if you do not tolerate it well), cabbage, zucchini, hot peppers, pasta, durum wheat, onions, tomatoes, cream. Do not emphasize: nuts, cherries, plums, pears, apples, oranges and grapefruit.

Remember that garlic and spices stimulate the appetite and it is possible to be hungry again 2 hours after eating.

Poultry, meat and fish are digested for a long time (up to 6 hours), so it is good to consume no later than 18-19 o'clock in the evening.

For our digestion to be proper, we need to rest our stomachs and intestines, but the feeling of hunger can be persistent and painful.

In the evening, the appetite increases, because during the day we are usually busy with something and pay less attention to the body's signals. In addition, eating late focuses on replenishing the reserves of fat consumed during the day, which is the reason for gaining weight due to eating late. Let's not forget that many of us eat something after dinner, sitting in front of the TV, just in the company of family or out of boredom.

To eat less food at dinner, drink unsweetened yogurt or a cup of chamomile tea with honey half an hour before it. You will eat half as much because you have deceived the brain.

Useful tips

• Diversify your dinner: let it consist of several products - the brain "eats with the eyes" and will be satiated faster than the variety;
• 15 minutes before eating drink a glass of warm water so you will eat less food. But do not replace water with juice, it enhances gastric secretion. You can replace it with tea with milk or kefir;
• Do not eat sweet foods instead of dinner: they should be a dessert after the main course and no more than 2 pieces;
• Do not eat or drink out of boredom, do something useful;
• We often perceive thirst as hunger and eat unnecessarily, so try to drink water, sugar-free tea or a cup of compote first;
• Brush your teeth after dinner - this way you mentally adjust that you will not eat more.
• To eat or not to eat late at night and at night - a difficult question. But if the feeling of hunger does not give you peace and does not let you sleep, let your evenings be light and useful!