Thread: Bedtime shakes; what are the best ingredients to use?

A micellar casein shake is good, as is cottage cheese. Skip the fruit.

I've always been under the impression that bedtime shakes/meals should consist of only protein and fats. So I have been drinking cottage cheese (blended w/ water) - sometimes with a scoop of protein - and then eating a tablespoon of natural peanut butter.

When I first wake up, I don't drink any shakes, I eat breakfast. But this is what my usual breakfast looks like:

- Multi-Vitamin
- 1/2 cup Oatmeal w/ 1 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
- 1 Egg, 5 Egg Whites

Adds up to aprox.: 435 calories, 15.5g fat / 31g carbs / 36g protein
which is: 18.8%F/37.6%C/43.6%P

A lot of what you eat/drink before bed depends on the rest of the foods you've eaten throughout the day (I usually use my bedtime meal to balance everything out a little bit better). It also depends on whether you're trying to lose weight or gain weight.

-Kent

Casein is the best choice, cuz casein gels when it gets into the stomach. So it takes around 6-8 hrs to digest.

Flakko

yes, most people would agree to lay off the carbs at bedtime. like redspy said, you should have casein protein because it digests slowly (proteins such as whey digest super-fast which makes them good PWO but poor at bedtime). i always enjoy some good CC before bedtime.