What to eat late at night as snack?

rom

I am trying to get the weight down but I get very hungry late at night. What do you eat that satisfies you but is a healthy option ?

eliwallach

Cheddar cheese and banana ( seriously). Odd combo, but works well for me as a late night snack in heavy training periods.

Rogue Runner

rom wrote: »

I am trying to get the weight down but I get very hungry late at night. What do you eat that satisfies you but is a healthy option ?

Scrambled eggs and toast.

sniperman

K.F.C.:D

walshb

Jacob's crackers with coleslaw and cheese. Light, tasty and healthy enough.

ecoli

rom wrote: »

I am trying to get the weight down but I get very hungry late at night. What do you eat that satisfies you but is a healthy option ?

Nuts - High protein and high satiety. Could always do a shake to natural yoghurt, bit of fruit and a spoon of peanut butter. Ya will be surprised how much that fills you.

Look to your overall daily calorie intake not just one meal and the aim should be to try and fill yourself during the day to avoid late night snacking due to your metabolism slowing down during sleep

Clearlier

rom wrote: »

I am trying to get the weight down but I get very hungry late at night. What do you eat that satisfies you but is a healthy option ?

If you're trying to lose weight and you're feeling hungry you could do worse than aiming to eat less carbs and more fat.* I know that it's contrary to all that we've been told by the establishment for many years but it's slowly working for me - and it would work better if I were more disciplined about the carbs.



*Yes, I've been following Tim Noakes

rom

Thanks all. Had to pass on the KFC

eliwallach wrote: »

Cheddar cheese and banana ( seriously). Odd combo, but works well for me as a late night snack in heavy training periods.

If I started eating cheese I would never stop.

Rogue Runner wrote: »

Scrambled eggs and toast.

Thats a great idea. Upping protein is really what I am after. Will probably leave off the bread though.

walshb wrote: »

Jacob's crackers with coleslaw and cheese. Light, tasty and healthy enough.

I would consider that a treat

ecoli wrote: »

Nuts - High protein and high satiety. Could always do a shake to natural yoghurt, bit of fruit and a spoon of peanut butter. Ya will be surprised how much that fills you.

Look to your overall daily calorie intake not just one meal and the aim should be to try and fill yourself during the day to avoid late night snacking due to your metabolism slowing down during sleep

I actually got a packet of salted cashews from aldi. I used to eat cottage cheese at night but they are out of it everywhere. At least I know the nuts ain't a bad choice as long as I don't over do it and have the packet last a few days.

Clearlier wrote: »

If you're trying to lose weight and you're feeling hungry you could do worse than aiming to eat less carbs and more fat.* I know that it's contrary to all that we've been told by the establishment for many years but it's slowly working for me - and it would work better if I were more disciplined about the carbs.



*Yes, I've been following Tim Noakes

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theboyblunder

Ecoli has the best advice. Late night food (unless straight after a run) is bad. Try to fuel properly during the day, and resist cravings at night. Usually you dont wake up as hungry as you were when craving anyway...

minzabud

rice-cake,natural peanut butter with a touch of honey is my go to

RayCun

a glass of water

slingerz

What about what time and what should you eat before a race in the morning, say race starts at 9.30 what time should breakfast be and what should be for breakfast??

Moneymaker

About 2-3 hours before and it should be low GI carbohydrates.

Jumbo Oat porridge mixed with berries would be perfect.

blainj2

I recently discovered crackers hummus and a few peanuts sprinkled on top. A bit of a treat but so damm tasty

statss

recovery milkshake? 2 scoops of this chocolate power , milk, ice, chia seeds all into a blender = super late night/post run treat.

http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/recovery-xs/10529568.html

Gavlor

Spend less time in the morning on that hairdo and more time having a good hearty breakfast.....

statss

:pac: still a bit cranky as a result of the injury are we?!

Krusty_Clown

statss wrote: »

2 scoops of this chocolate power

Waxy Maize Starch, Whey Protein Isolate*, Cocoa Powder (chocolate flavours only), L-Leucine, Glutamine, Creapure® (Creatine Monohydrate), Flavouring (flavoured options only), Colouring (Beetroot Red [strawberry flavour only]), Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Electrolyte Blend (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sulphate, Di Calcium Phosphate and Magnesium Oxide), Sweetener (Sucralose® [flavoured options only]), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin). *From Milk.

Yum!

ultraman1

if ur hungry,,run up and down the stairs 10 times,

inigo

Last night I had a jam doughnut and 2 glasses of milk! :o:o I still managed to leave the last one intact though... Of course, it's the missus fault for buying the damn doughnuts!!

slingerz

Moneymaker wrote: »

About 2-3 hours before and it should be low GI carbohydrates.

Jumbo Oat porridge mixed with berries would be perfect.

Early morning blues!! thats getting up at 5am to have breakfast before the run im doing!!

RayCun

slingerz wrote: »

What about what time and what should you eat before a race in the morning, say race starts at 9.30 what time should breakfast be and what should be for breakfast??

Practice a morning routine before some long runs, and do the same thing on race day. Find out what works for you.

ultraman1

have ur breaki before u go to bed if u think ur gonna be hungry on a early morn run

TFBubendorfer

slingerz wrote: »

What about what time and what should you eat before a race in the morning, say race starts at 9.30 what time should breakfast be and what should be for breakfast??

I'm ok with having porridge 2 hours before a race. I came to that conclusion by trial and error (and error wasn't particularly pleasant).

The "real" answer is always the same. You have to find out what works for you, nobody else can give you definite answer.

RacoonQueen

You're probably not really hungry at all Rom. If you're trying to lose weight I'd just drop the late night snack, providing you're refuelling properly after training/having a good dinner you don't need that snack...

RacoonQueen

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

I'm ok with having porridge 2 hours before a race. I came to that conclusion by trial and error (and error wasn't particularly pleasant).

The "real" answer is always the same. You have to find out what works for you, nobody else can give you definite answer.

Yeah, some people always like to tell me how wrong I am for the way I do it. WTF??
Eating breakfast before a run doesn't work for me...judging by how slow some of these run or how much they drop off when they start feeling sick or cramping it doesn't really work for them either...yet I'm the one who is wrong :rolleyes:

tunguska

I understand were you're coming from, I've been there. I've woken up in the middle of the night starving and have had to go downstairs and raid the fridge. The answer is fairly straight forward, you just gotta make sure you're front loading your meals throughout the day and then gradually taper off how much you eat before bed. I found that the less I eat before bed the better I sleep. If I was eating shortly before bed I'd have crazy nightmares(especially after eating cheese or anything dairy based) and my sleep would in general be broken. If you're body is conditioned to eating at night then theres gonna be a period of adjustment as you eat more food earlier in the day. Its kind of like a Pavlov's dogs effect when its night your body becomes "hungry" even if you've eaten fairly recently. You just gotta ride it out and let your body settle into a new rythm, which it will quickly enough. As a general rule I think you're best not eating within 3 hrs of when you go to bed.

statss

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Waxy Maize Starch, Whey Protein Isolate*, Cocoa Powder (chocolate flavours only), L-Leucine, Glutamine, Creapure® (Creatine Monohydrate), Flavouring (flavoured options only), Colouring (Beetroot Red [strawberry flavour only]), Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Electrolyte Blend (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sulphate, Di Calcium Phosphate and Magnesium Oxide), Sweetener (Sucralose® [flavoured options only]), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin). *From Milk.

Yum!

it does taste lovely...honestly!

if I don't have my favourite chocolate powder at hand a Yazoo fills the void.

rom

RacoonQueen wrote: »

You're probably not really hungry at all Rom. If you're trying to lose weight I'd just drop the late night snack, providing you're refuelling properly after training/having a good dinner you don't need that snack...

Yeah prob just a habit. A handful of cashews i am finding great.

Inbox

Warning do not eat cheese at night it gives you crazy dreams/nightmares, something to do with a certain chemical in it.

zenno

1 tin of tuna or 2 tiny tins of tuna grilled and a few garden peas, very tasty and light...No Bread.

eliwallach

Inbox wrote: »

Warning do not eat cheese at night it gives you crazy dreams/nightmares, something to do with a certain chemical in it.

Tryptophan would be that chemical, but ther is no solid proof that eating cheese at night causes nightmares.
Evidence suggests that eating late (in general) causes restless nights sleep which causes the sleeper to wake more often and thus remember the dreams so vividly.
Who'd a thunk it?

Not sure if by late night snack you mean as alternative to the last meal of the day, or as an alternative to crisps and chocolate while watching telly. I'm not great for the latter, while I don't guzzle litres of coke in a sweatpants or anything I might have a packet of crisps and a can of sodt drink. Now try and leave it at yoghurt and some nuts, both very cheap in Lidl.