Is it normal to eat cereal in the middle of the night?

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PistachioTiramisu · 10/01/2026 12:33

DH often eats a bowl of cereal in the middle of the night - after having eating a full dinner around 8. I think this is odd as he shouldn't be hungry at night but he says he is! What do you think?

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2026x · 10/01/2026 12:40

Is he overweight? If not then he obviously needs the calories.

AhBiscuits · 10/01/2026 12:40

DH always snacks loads in the evening. I guess he's hungry 🤷 I don't feel the need to eat after dinner.

BaronessBomburst · 10/01/2026 12:39

DS does this. He's 15 and eats every two hours, if he's not asleep. So if we're up late watching a film he'll eat cereal or fruit before going to bed.
Fortunately he loves porridge.

Littletreefrog · 10/01/2026 12:39

You mean in the middle of the night as I'm waking up from being asleep to eat cereal then going back to sleep? I'm which case that is odd.

If you mean eating cereal in the evening then no not odd. My 18 year old DS eats cereal several times a day.

NewYearNewMee · 10/01/2026 12:38

Are we talking at like 10-12 before bed, or waking up at 3am to do it?

MotorbikeStuntRider · 10/01/2026 12:38

Munchies?

TomatoSandwiches · 10/01/2026 12:38

I remember from my teenage years all my boyfriends ate huge bowls of cereal after dinner/before bed so I would say yes.

Spoodles · 10/01/2026 12:37

In the middle of the night, as in he wakes up eats cereal and then goes back to bed? It sounds like a habit he's got into rather than actual hunger.

zurigo · 10/01/2026 12:36

18-year-old DS tends to do this after he comes home from the gym.

Hockorydickerydock · 10/01/2026 12:35

My mum does this weirdly enough

SharpLemonShark · 10/01/2026 12:35

Well he obviously is hungry so…

Are you concerned for health reasons or is it just that you think “he shouldn’t be hungry”?

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