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Evening snack: rules and permitted products
21.07.2024 02:10
Does your workday start early? You didn't have a big breakfast and didn't have time to have lunch
This means that closer to bedtime you will wake up with a strong feeling of hunger.
If you can't avoid a late-night snack, but don't want to gain weight, check out these simple rules for the "midnight meal."
How to eat in the evening
Nutritionists offer a lot of valuable advice that you should take into account.
Among the highlights:
After six in the evening, give up foods that contain too many carbohydrates and fats. The body also spends calories at night. Not eating at this time contributes to the fact that it uses up the main reserves made during the day. If you snack on carbohydrate-rich food before going to bed, the accumulations will remain in place. This will negatively affect the process of losing weight.
Your dinner should be as light as possible. Make sure it does not contain more calories than the previous dishes.
Walk around the apartment after your evening meal. Don't go straight to bed, as it will be difficult to fall asleep.
The evening meal should be three hours before bedtime. If you feel hungry right before going to bed, it is better to limit yourself to a glass of low-fat kefir.
When choosing products for an evening meal, remember that some of them, for example, pork, are digested by the body for a very long time. If you are tempted by such a dish, then soon your figure will be far from ideal.
What foods can you eat before bed?
There are some snack options that won't make you gain weight.
Among them:
- Dairy products. Before going to bed, you can drink a couple of glasses of kefir or natural yogurt. You will eliminate the feeling of hunger and stabilize the digestion process.
- Porridge. This dish is useful not only in the morning, but also before bed. But do not cook the porridge in full-fat milk and do not add sugar to it. It is better to use skim milk, and instead of sugar, take your favorite dried fruits.
- Turkey or chicken breast. Breast is the meat that is recommended to be eaten during a diet. It contains pure protein and little fat. You can bake chicken breast or turkey in the oven or in an air grill. You do not need to use oil. Such a delicious dinner is easily digested by the human body. On average, the meal will be digested in just an hour and a half.
- Nuts. If you are hungry, eat some of your favorite nuts. But 40 grams of the product is enough, because pistachios, hazelnuts, walnuts contain a lot of calories.
- Low-fat cheese. The product is rich in vitamins of various groups, minerals and valuable acids. Cheese is perfectly absorbed by the human body and stabilizes the digestion process. Eat a few slices of cheese for dinner, complementing them with vegetables, so that the evening meal does not harm the figure.
- Baked apples. The fruit will turn into a real culinary masterpiece if you add cinnamon and honey to it. You can bake apples right in the microwave, saving a lot of time. The dessert will be low-calorie if you add nuts and cottage cheese to it. By the way, apples are rich in those components that make it possible to fight insomnia.
- Fruits. Remember that they should not be sweet. Do not snack on grapes or bananas before bed, as these fruits contain a lot of calories.
- Hummus. This puree is made from chickpeas. It is supplemented with spices and seasoned with olive oil. Hummus does not contain cholesterol, it is rich in fiber, vitamins of different groups and unsaturated fatty acids. You will need a minimal portion of the dish, as the feeling of satiety comes quickly. Hummus can be served as a side dish to chicken or combined with vegetables.
- Muesli. Season them with yogurt or low-fat milk. This is an easily digestible dinner that will ensure a good night's sleep.
Now you know what to snack on before bed. These foods won't cause extra pounds or a feeling of heaviness in the stomach!
