Night Time Snack

I know what you're thinking, "eating before bed, that cant be good", and you are right - to an extent. You can eat an hour or so before bed, as long as its healthy and will benefit you while you are sleeping. What does that mean? Well, I'll tell you!

Its good to have a night time snack before bed consisting of protein (and great news, you have so many options! cottage cheese, peanut butter, tuna, turkey slices, or string cheese!)

What these proteins will do, is avoid your body from going into a complete catabolic state - which is when your body goes into a "starving" state and starts eating away at your muscle for fuel.  In addition, when you fast for a long period of time (8+ hours), your metabolism starts to slow down, so having a snack before bed will keep you full, prevent waking you up due to hunger, and keep your metabolism in full speed!!

Tonight I chose a small/medium size red delicious apple with a tablespoon of peanut butter (ok so yes, there is more peanut butter in my picture than I am claiming, but my puppy is so darn cute while watching me eat and he loooves peanut butter. So I made a conscious effort to only eat half so he could have the other half!

The benefits of the apple is the water and fiber content. The insoluble fiber in an apple helps to retain water in your intestines, which will also help with having to pee in the middle of the night as well as helps digestion and cleanse your colon all while you sleep! The soluble fiber will be broken down by your body which can help lower cholesterol and makes for better circulation and better sleep!  And lets not forget, apples are low in calories and fat, so its guiltless!!


Sweet Dreams Followers!