To eat this some nights before bed?

OrangeRoseApple · 2024-09-13T10:01:30+00:00

Maybe about 4 nights a week I'll have a bowl of oats or homemade muesli before bed as I'm craving it sometimes. The following day then I won't eat till lunchtime. I actually sleep better the nights I eat this. I've no extra weight gain, am about 9 stone. Is this bad for me and should I stop?

CoilWoes · 18/09/2024 20:27

I love nothing more than my 10pm bowl of muesli most nights and I sleep like a log!

SpiderPlanter · 13/09/2024 17:25

independencefreedom · 13/09/2024 14:32

If you're worried about digestion you could think about swapping out the milk for natural/live yogurt (I am completely convinced of its health benefits, rightly or wrongly!)

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And a big glug of kefir!

independencefreedom · 13/09/2024 14:32

OrangeRoseApple · 13/09/2024 14:26

That's a good way of looking at it!

I was just concerned that it may mess up my digestive system in some way, but most of these posts are reassuring - thanks.

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If you're worried about digestion you could think about swapping out the milk for natural/live yogurt (I am completely convinced of its health benefits, rightly or wrongly!)

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OrangeRoseApple · 13/09/2024 14:26

RaspberryBeretxx · 13/09/2024 12:04

If it works for you then I'd go for it all the time! It's just like having breakfast the night before.

That's a good way of looking at it!

I was just concerned that it may mess up my digestive system in some way, but most of these posts are reassuring - thanks.

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independencefreedom · 13/09/2024 12:52

Ofc it's totally fine seeing as you then sleep well and are a healthy weight

Devilsmommy · 13/09/2024 12:49

Nothing wrong with a middle of the night bowl of cereal. I've had many over the years. 2am was always a good time for one😊

ForHardyOliveExpert · 13/09/2024 12:47

OP everyone's bodies are different. Especially women! If something's not good for you trust me you'll work it out pretty quickly.
Happy oat-ing

herecomesthesondodedoodoo · 13/09/2024 12:35

Why would it be bad for you?

SallyWD · 13/09/2024 12:35

Listen to your body. If you feel and good and are not overweight then it's fine. I do 16/8 so only eat between 10am and 6pm each day. I've got used to going to bed with a slightly empty stomach. If I ate late now, I feel uncomfortable full and don't sleep well.

SpiderPlanter · 13/09/2024 12:27

IlooklikeNigella · 13/09/2024 12:26

Not bad at all. Oats contain melatonin and trytophan which are both sleep aids.

As an insomnia sufferer, I’m starting to consider porridge at night instead of for breakfast…

IlooklikeNigella · 13/09/2024 12:26

Not bad at all. Oats contain melatonin and trytophan which are both sleep aids.

Elphamouche · 13/09/2024 12:18

9/10 is a normal dinner time in this house!! Often midnight.

Spomb · 13/09/2024 12:14

I eat my dinner between 2100-2200 every night. It’s never crossed my mind this was bad for you!!

Chessfan · 13/09/2024 12:11

SocksAndTheCity · 13/09/2024 11:15

1: 9 or 10pm isn't late.
2: you're eating a bowl of cereal, not a four person Indian takeaway with rice and naan and a pint of Ben & Jerry's for afters.
3: 'hear' where? I have never 'heard' this anywhere.

If this is truly your most pressing concern, I'll happily swap. I would love to have the time and headspace to be this self obsessed.

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Wow chill out, maybe have a bowl of oats.

Chessfan · 13/09/2024 12:10

OrangeRoseApple · 13/09/2024 11:09

It's just the fact you hear how eating late can be bad for your body, disrupt sleep etc. I'd eat it at 9 or 10pm

Well you sleep better so it's clearly not bad for you or disrupting anything. In fact it must be good for you as you sleep better.

Just googled and it's apparently because some slow release carbs before bed can enhance sleep and the tryptophan from milk passes blood brain barrier and enhances mood and sleep.

Every day is a school day etc...might do it myself!

FiveTreeHill · 13/09/2024 12:06

Do you normally have this much anxiety around your food choices?

RaspberryBeretxx · 13/09/2024 12:04

If it works for you then I'd go for it all the time! It's just like having breakfast the night before.

Keepingongoing · 13/09/2024 12:00

SocksAndTheCity · 13/09/2024 11:15

1: 9 or 10pm isn't late.
2: you're eating a bowl of cereal, not a four person Indian takeaway with rice and naan and a pint of Ben & Jerry's for afters.
3: 'hear' where? I have never 'heard' this anywhere.

If this is truly your most pressing concern, I'll happily swap. I would love to have the time and headspace to be this self obsessed.

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What an unnecessarily aggressive and insulting comment.

We are deluged with conflicting information about what and when to eat, this includes the advice not to snack late at night. It’s perfectly reasonable for OP ask for advice on a public forum.

@OrangeRoseApple if your late night snack isn’t causing weight gain or stopping you from falling asleep, there would seem to be no problem at all. I’d only mention that when I want to eat before bed, it’s because I’ve not eaten enough earlier in the day - but we’re all different.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 13/09/2024 11:55

It’s not even that late!

9 pm is dinner time for some adults.

Although I wouldn’t advise eating dinner that late for your health, a bowl of oats, I believe, can actually help you sleep.

wetpebbles · 13/09/2024 11:52

sounds like it helps you sleep, I always have carbs before bed for the same reason, I think it's called a carb coma

ManchesterLu · 13/09/2024 11:44

OrangeRoseApple · 13/09/2024 11:09

It's just the fact you hear how eating late can be bad for your body, disrupt sleep etc. I'd eat it at 9 or 10pm

I'm pretty sure people realised that was rubbish back in to 80s.

SaffronsMadAboutMe · 13/09/2024 11:39

Just do what you want with your own body and never mind what you 'hear'.

In many homes it's called 'supper' and has been for centuries.

SpiderPlanter · 13/09/2024 11:37

SocksAndTheCity · 13/09/2024 11:15

1: 9 or 10pm isn't late.
2: you're eating a bowl of cereal, not a four person Indian takeaway with rice and naan and a pint of Ben & Jerry's for afters.
3: 'hear' where? I have never 'heard' this anywhere.

If this is truly your most pressing concern, I'll happily swap. I would love to have the time and headspace to be this self obsessed.

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What the actual fuck is this response?

God this thread is full of wankers.

If you sleep better OP then go for it. I have also heard that eating late can be detrimental but then I’ve heard all sorts of things over the years that can be good or bad for you. If it’s making you feel good then go for it.

OneTC · 13/09/2024 11:37

OrangeRoseApple · 13/09/2024 11:32

Yes, with milk, and dried fruit, nuts, thrown in

Milk can be pretty good for promoting sleep. Maybe that's the bit you're craving.

fwiw I like eating late because I am a food coma type and combining the two seems efficient. It has never had any sort of noticeable effect on my health or weight.

MovingTooFast121 · 13/09/2024 11:36

Why do you need to ask strangers if you should eat when you are hungry? You need to stop ascribing moral value to food. Eating is not ‘bad’, nor indeed is it ‘good’.