Bedtime snacking – good idea? Bad idea?
Hungry before going to bed? Checking out what snacks are on hand? Is it bad to eat before you go to bed? Growing up I always ate my dessert late, usually just before bed time - a hard habit to break. The New York Times has an article, What are the Best Snacks Before Bedtime? A reader asked them, “I know it’s not good to eat close to bedtime, but I get hungry. What are the least harmful things I can eat – or drink – say, an hour or two before going to bed?” Most of their bedtime snack suggestions were low fat and healthy so I adapted some of their suggestions and also added some real life snacks for real people. Calories – if you are trying to keep off the pounds or lose a few pounds, limit the bedtime snack to 100-200 calories or 300 calories max, says Isabel Maples from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. If you are trying to bulk up, then adding snacks to your day is a good way to add som...