Best foods to eat before sleep

[EliteRetard]

My comment about milk acidity was mostly in relation to causing of heart burn. And the studies showed that less than 3 cups a day of milk to not be detrimental to bone health, and that dairy products like cheese and yogurt actually help bone health and and reduced risked of death in the groups that were studied.

Strictly speaking your information is outdated.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26445771

The article you link actually supports my position. They link many studies, however their interpretation of the results is often different than that of the actual study...trying to put a more positive spin on the results.

For example: Study 4 [141] where they state "...the exception was ankle fractures, which significantly decreased with increasing milk intake"

The actual study says "...there was some suggestion of reduced risk of ankle fractures with increased dietary calcium intake" (which included non dairy calcium supplements)

There are many studies suggesting little to no positive effect of milk/dairy intake, and several studies showing adverse effects including higher mortality rates linked to higher milk consumption.

In fact they directly state the following:

Up to two-thirds of the population’s calcium intake in Western countries is supplied by dairy products [6, 7]

Hip fracture rates are in fact highest in countries with high calcium intake and lowest where calcium intake is lower (the opposite to what might be expected) [69]

Anyway, I'm not going to debate this any further here...somebody can start a new thread if they wish. I think my point stands, milk/dairy is not a "healthy" food as claimed (despite it's high calcium content) and can in fact be detrimental to health. Especially in larger quantities or combined with other unhealthy foods...like in the average American diet today, high in processed foods meats dairy etc and low in real fruits and vegetables.

I'd be willing to concede that some dairy is O.K. as long as the daily average intake of ALL dairy sources combined is low, and it's followed up with a healthy diet containing a high percentage of a good variety of fruits and vegetables.

 

[futurefields]

So some of you guys are going like 12-14 hours without eating.

I go two hours without eating and I am hungry as hell. And I am 5'9 160lbs in pretty good shape. How do you go so long without eating?

 

[Crono]

So some of you guys are going like 12-14 hours without eating.

I go two hours without eating and I am hungry as hell. And I am 5'9 160lbs in pretty good shape. How do you go so long without eating?

It's called sleep. It's a lower power state.

That's like asking why your computer doesn't draw hundreds of watts while in sleep mode. #nerdanalogy
(though obviously most computers don't run on reserve fat or muscle like our bodies can )

 

[EliteRetard]

So some of you guys are going like 12-14 hours without eating.

I go two hours without eating and I am hungry as hell. And I am 5'9 160lbs in pretty good shape. How do you go so long without eating?

It really helps to be poor, when you can only afford to eat a good meal once a week.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I try to avoid eating anything too close to bed time, and I definitely avoid drinking anything. Every now and then I might violate that rule though, like if I ate a late lunch, no supper, then suddenly I get hungry and it's late.

 

[Eli]

Insufficient vitamin D3, K2 and inadequate magnesium, calcium and trace mineral status correlates to osteoporosis infinitesimally more than milk consumption. You get those things in significant amounts from dairy products, leafy greens and sun intake.

In fact, humans have been drinking animal milk for millions of years. Primary osteoporosis as a metabolic bone disease is a relatively new phenomenon in relation to many other relevant factors.

That fact strikes me as odd. Got a source? We weren't keeping animals until pretty recently....

 

[Linux23]

So some of you guys are going like 12-14 hours without eating.

I go two hours without eating and I am hungry as hell. And I am 5'9 160lbs in pretty good shape. How do you go so long without eating?

Do you wake yourself every two hours to refill your pie hole?

 

[vi edit]

I've been taking a couple oz shot of Kefir before bed. It's sort of a more watery yogurt. A friend of mine swears by it and I'll be damned if I don't sleep better if I drink some before bed.

 

[Linux23]

I've been taking a couple oz shot of Kefir before bed. It's sort of a more watery yogurt. A friend of mine swears by it and I'll be damned if I don't sleep better if I drink some before bed.

Really? The acid in that fermented milk would turn my stomach into a furnace.

 

[vi edit]

Really? The acid in that fermented milk would turn my stomach into a furnace.

I'm not totally up on my hippy dippy granola holistic therapies...but it's my understanding that Kefir is alkaline forming and actually helps balance out stomach acid. Lemon juice is similar.

 

[Blue_Max]

No food for me for 2 or 3 hours before bed, otherwise I get acid reflux

Exactly. And the OP's suggested peanut butter would guarantee a gastric disaster and zero sleep.

A hot cup of tea (no milk) sure hits the spot though!

 

[Cappuccino]

real question is do you brush your teeth after your bed time snack? I bet most of you dont hehe ;D

 

[DigDog]

Best foods to eat before sleeping: none.

 

[Muse]

Best foods to eat before sleeping: none.

No further list required.

I like this one, particularly if you are not hungry. Food in the stomach makes good sleeping more difficult, particularly the first few hours. Digestion is very slow when you are asleep. Heartburn can ensue easily, which makes sleeping well much more difficult, and that goes away very slowly because (as said) digestion is very slow during this cycle. If you must eat before going to bed, make it light.

 

[Muse]

I've been taking a couple oz shot of Kefir before bed. It's sort of a more watery yogurt. A friend of mine swears by it and I'll be damned if I don't sleep better if I drink some before bed.

I make my own kefir from dried starter I bought online. Make it in 1 quart jar by pouring in the dried starter packet, 4.3 oz non fat dry milk powder, fill with water, shake, microwave for 30 seconds to get it near 80F, put in "cold" oven ~18 hours (gas pilot light keeps oven around 80-85F), by then it's "yogged" meaning it's firmed up and I have kefir, put in refrigerator. When the bottle gets down to around 4 oz, I pour in 4.3 oz NFDMP (as said in this post), fill with water and etc., refrigerate.

I can also keep a yogurt culture going using the same methods.

I like it in my smoothies, I pour over a waffle, have it with a cut up banana. Said to be very beneficial in terms or bowel health due to the organisms. Some use kefir grains to make it and keep the culture going but I've never encountered them. I think what I'm doing may be reasonably equivalent. It's way cheaper than buying kefir in quart cartons.

 

[Muse]

Dont eat anything, drink a gallon of Mountain Dew.

I try not to take in too much in the way of fluids late in the day because I don't want to have to pee during the night.

 

[Muse]

In order:

6 Scrambled Eggs Cooked In Butter
Half Pound Of Bacon
4 Hash Browned Potatoes
6 Pieces Of Buttered Toast
1 Ice Cream Shake
1 Bag Of Animal Crackers
2-Liter Of Soda
Bag Of Barbeque Chips
3 Ham And Cheese Sandwiches
3 Beef, Bean And Green Chili Burritos With Sour Cream
Salad With Bacon, Cheese And Chicken
12 Tacos
2-Liter Of Soda
8 Scoops Of Ice Cream
Pan Of Brownies

This is what you order for your last meal before they execute you?

 

[Muse]

In order:

6 Scrambled Eggs Cooked In Butter
Half Pound Of Bacon
4 Hash Browned Potatoes
6 Pieces Of Buttered Toast
1 Ice Cream Shake
1 Bag Of Animal Crackers
2-Liter Of Soda
Bag Of Barbeque Chips
3 Ham And Cheese Sandwiches
3 Beef, Bean And Green Chili Burritos With Sour Cream
Salad With Bacon, Cheese And Chicken
12 Tacos
2-Liter Of Soda
8 Scoops Of Ice Cream
Pan Of Brownies

This is what you order for your last meal before they execute you?

Last night late night snack was the following:

Whiskey
Pie
Tiramisu
PB cookie
Choc. chip cookie

Bet you have a big rear, admiral.

 

[Muse]

No one said pussy? ATOT, I am disappoint.

Wasn't it Henry Miller who said:

"A good meal, a good shit and a good fuck."

Throw in a good night's sleep...

Are you still disappointed?

Muse has struck...

 

[alien42]

growing up, my dad would melt brown sugar and butter and serve it on a slice of toast before bedtime. that was the special treat, otherwise i would eat a bowl of Gerber oatmeal with a solid layer of brown sugar on top.

i don't think my parents understood what sugar does.

 

[Linux23]

growing up, my dad would melt brown sugar and butter and serve it on a slice of toast before bedtime. that was the special treat, otherwise i would eat a bowl of Gerber oatmeal with a solid layer of brown sugar on top.

i don't think my parents understood what sugar does.

not for nothing, but that sounds really, really yummy.

 

[John Connor]

 

[John Connor]

Bet you have a big rear, admiral.

LOL!

 

[ctk1981]

Beer, eggs, cheese. Because I'm lactose intolerant, eggs add just the right sulfar to the mix, and I enjoy poisoning my coworkers the next morning with the biohazardous mix that brews in my stomach all night.

 

[Skeeedunt]

If I want to wake up at 4 am vomiting pure stomach acid that could melt through the hull of a battle ship, I have a delicious pepperoni Hot Pocket.