Late Night Snacks That are Good For You

First, let’s debunk a myth.

When you are sleeping, no calories will be burned.

Not entire true, during sleep, you do burn calories as your metabolic rate slows down a bit, but it doesn't stop burning. A good night time snack would be around 200 calories with complex carbs and protein. Eating the right protein at night can help you build muscle while you sleeping.

Adding a protein to your midnight snacking will keep you full until breakfast. After eating your snack, don't go immediately to sleep, spend some time doing anything, maybe just sitting up reading, watching TV, doing the dishes, whatever to reduces your risk of indigestion and acid reflux.

Here is the list of approved late night snacks

Honey and warm milk

Why warm milk?
Milk can help providing good sleeping to a person because it contains two substances which are known to be related to sleep and relaxation. According to research, having it warm is more psychological influence. A glass of warm milk may project memories of childhood were our mother preparing us warm milk, that may help us to relax. Add honey to your warm milk will moderately boost the sugar content of your snack

Frozen Blueberries

Blueberries are one of the best foods that you can eat for your health. Blueberries are highly nutritious and among the world's most powerful sources of antioxidants. The cold sweetness of frozen blueberries however is very refreshing at the end of the day.

Almonds

Eating almonds and other nuts can be a great bedtime snack for you as it improve your night sleep. It is also:

high in monounsaturated fats, the same type of health-promoting fats as are found in olive oil, which have been associated with reduced risk of heart disease- link

Dark Chocolate

No. Chocolate is not always forbidden. There are a lot of nutritional difference between dark chocolate and the average-convenience-store-chocolate. The dark chocolate have less sugar yet have antioxidant substance to improve your mood.