Although many people try to avoid consuming food before bed, as they believe it can increase fat stores and therefore lead to increased weight, this is not always true. However, it is essential to know how to choose what to eat before going to sleep because if the calorie intake is very high the snack before bed can even increase fat mass and impair muscle mass, for example.
Before bedtime, light foods of easy digestion and with soothing properties to facilitate sleep, such as avocado vitamin, yogurt with oats, bananas with nuts or milk with honey, for example. See also a list of foods that make it easier to sleep.
In addition, you can also drink drinks with soothing properties such as chamomile tea or passion fruit juice, which help naturally to soothe, relax and sleep well, which is important both in the process of weight loss and in muscle recovery and growth.
4 snacks to eat before bed
For those who want to lose weight it is important not to go to sleep hungry because this will make you even more hungry the next day, thus tending to eat more. Therefore, what should be eaten before bed, in order not to make weight should be light meals with few calories such as:
- a cup of rice, soy or milk drink;
- A yogurt;
- A strawberry or kiwi vitamin;
- A gelatin.
Sometimes it is enough a warm tea like chamomile, dine or lemon balm, for example, to help reduce the feeling of hunger and it is not even necessary to eat before bed. If you work at night, these snacks are not enough, however you don’t have to overdo it either. Also see some tips on what to eat at night at work.
What to Eat Before Sleeping for Hypertrophy
For those who want to recover and increase muscle mass, favoring muscle hypertrophy it is necessary to eat protein-rich foods such as milk and dairy products or egg and low glycemic index carbohydrates such as whole grains to replenish the energy expended during training and not be hungry at night.
Some good snacks to make before bed for those who want to increase muscle mass can be oatmeat, vitamin avocado or banana and yogurt with oats, for example.
Is Eating Before Sleep Is It Does It Ale’s O’t
Eating before bed is bad when the meal is too greasy and difficult to digest. In addition, it is only necessary to eat before bedtime if the interval between dinner time and bedtime is more than 3 hours.
It is also not good to drink drinks like coffee, guarana, black tea or soft drinks with caffeine before bed because these drinks are stimulants and do not contribute to a rested sleep. See the answers to other myths and truths about diets to lose weight.
Watch the following video and see what to do if hunger strikes at night:
Graduated from the Catholic University of Santos in 2001, with professional registration in CRN-3 No. 15097.
