Whats the best meal to eat right before bed?

[bigsahm21]

Any ideas? I'm thinking something along the lines of oatmeal and a scoop of whey? Good?

 

[WantItBad]

cottage cheese and some sort of healthly fat!

 

[Randy]

A triple hot fudge sundae with extra hot fudge....ooozing over the side...
mmmmmmmmmmm Yes

 

[dontsurfonmytur]

cottage cheese and natural peanut butta

 

[zapedy]

i eat tuna but people tend to loooove their cottage cheese! yuck!

 

[lioness]

great question!

Here's something from the book Food Remedies:

Insomnia...Restful Foods

"eating draws blood into the gastrointestinal tract and away from the brain...if you draw blood away from the brain, you're going to get sleepy"

turkey, chicken and dairy ~ high in trytophan (amino acid which is converted into serotonin...which is converted into malatonin...both make you feel relaxed). Trytophan best in combonation with starch (insulin pushes all amino acids except trypotphan into muscle cells...leaves trypot alone in blood stream...and it's 1st in line to get to brain).

B vitamins help tryptophan work more efficiently. Found in lean meat, tuna. (although I think B vitamins...like honey...can spike energy?)

banana or bowl of oatmeal will slightly boost your melatonin levels.

not enought magnesium stimulates brain neurotransmitters...over stimulates brain. magnesium found in dried beans, spinach, soybeans, pumpkin seeds, wheat germ and almonds.


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just some info I'd read. Looking for to reading/learning more.

 

[BIGPHIL]

10g glutamine
100g salmon fillet
tablespoon flax oil

 

[lioness]

A triple hot fudge sundae with extra hot fudge....ooozing over the side...
mmmmmmmmmmm Yes

...with almonds sprinkled on top!

 

[lioness]

Any ideas? I'm thinking something along the lines of oatmeal and a scoop of whey? Good?

that's exactly what i had last night!

 

[40-yard dash_2]

If your bulking, then I like eating 4 egg whites and 2 whole eggs cooked in 1 Tbsp Olive Oil, and 2 cups of skim milk. You can add some chocolate mix made with splenda to the milk if you don't like drinking regular skim.

 

[The Monkey Man]

fresh fruit & vegetable juice + favorite Whey

 

[bigsahm21]

so even if you're bulking, carbs are bad before bed?

 

[Emma-Leigh]

As long as they fit into your total calories carbs are fine before bed - cutting or bulking (they can help to retain lean mass when cutting and will aid in anabolism when bulking).