Most of you know about proper nutrition, nutrition ratios and nutrition throughout the day, but what do you eat before bed? Common sense suggests that we should consume a meal with a balance of complex carbs, protein and a little fats. This would be adequate at this time, but I will be telling you a bit more than that. I will explain precisely what you should be eating before bed.
Bed time meal is as important as any other meal of the day. So here is what you should do. At this time you have to consume slow carbs, fibrous carbs, casein protein and even healthy fats. We all know that EFA’s play a very vital role in our day to day activities and should never be neglected. Taking a little of EFA’s will help you to increase the hormonal balance in the body.
At bed time you can consume something like cottage cheese, peanut butter, milk, and any type of vegetable. You can even consume some complex carbs, but stay cautious not to eat too much of them as an insulin spike is the most undesirable thing you need before bed. In simple words, carbohydrates are the main energy source for our body and we won’t be burning much while we sleep and so it is desirable not to take a lot of them before bed.
And of course you should be avoiding fattening and sugary foods at this time. Anyways if you are a bodybuilder you should be limiting these.
Avoid caffeinated food at this time. It is a world known fact that caffeine keeps you from getting a good sleep.
All these guidelines are ok. But the toughest part is keeping the food intake low at night. Most of the people sleep late at night and they feel bored at night. Sometimes they feel that eating is the only thing left to do. Keep yourself occupied and make sure that you are in control of what you are eating. Read a book, watch tv, listen to music and the options goes on and on, just see to it that you don’t eat what you shouldn’t be eating at this time.
All the best...
