Here are sleep-promoting bedtime snacks you can nibble on an hour before you hit the hay:
Here are sleep-promoting bedtime snacks you can nibble on an hour before you hit the hay:
Banana and nuts. Have half of a bana
na with a handful of your
favorite nuts. “You’re getting tryptophan and carbs,” says Freedman.
“It’s a great mix.”
Crackers and peanut butter. Get a few whole wheat crackers and spread
on some all-natural peanut butter for a mix of complex carbs and
protein with tryptophan.
A bowl of cereal. The milk contains tryptophan and the whole-grain
cereal adds the complementary complex carbs. Just be sure to ditch the
Captain Crunch—avoiding sugar helps prevent a sleep-disruptive blood
sugar crash during the night.
Cheese stick. Munching on a low-fat cheese stick before bed supplies
tryptophan. Plus, a lean protein can leave you calm and less frazzled
while keeping your blood sugar on an even keel during the night,
according to Kirkpatrick.
Just be sure to eat dinner at least three hours before bedtime and
have a snooze-inducing snack about an hour before you climb under the
sheets. You don’t want to go to bed full or completely hungry—both can
disrupt your sleep. Instead, try to find a happy medium and you may just
get a more blissful slumber.
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