Forums: January 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Advice for eating late at night
Created on: 01/05/10 12:08 PM Views: 1237 Replies: 4
VeganGirl2 Joined: 01/05/10 Posts: 1	Advice for eating late at night Posted Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 12:08 PM I have a very full day. I leave for work at 8:00 a.m., eat lunch, sometimes as late as 2 or 3 p.m. (depending on how busy things get) leave one job at 5; arrive at second job at 6 (comute is 50-60 mins away) get home at 10:00 p.m. at night (sometimes later) I am starving at that time. Usually there is no time for a meal while at work. What can I eat this late at night that won't make me feel like blah in the morning. Any suggestions?
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VeganRecipeGuy Joined: 01/03/10 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 131	RE: Advice for eating late at night Posted Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 12:13 PM I like to have a smoothie. 2 Cups Frozen Blueberries 2 Cups Pomegranate Juice 2 Cups (packed) Fresh Baby Leaf Spinach 1 Orange - Peeled and sectioned Put all ingredients in a powerful blender (Like a VitaMix for example) Blend for 90 seconds or until smooth. You can do this in a regular blender, but the VitaMix pulverizes those pesky seeds into atoms. (Well…not atoms really, but so small as to not be noticed..) This smoothie has the most powerful anti-oxidants combined with the chlorophyll, minerals and vitamins of spinach. www
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toasterlisa Joined: 01/05/10 Posts: 6	RE: Advice for eating late at night Posted Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 12:16 PM I once worked two jobs, but I ALWAYS ate on the drive from one job to the other. So my first advice is to pack a meal or substantial snack that is safe for you to eat in the car. Sure, this will take advance planning each day, but will be well worth it. Plus you'll feel so much better at your second job with some good healthy fuel in you! As for late night meals, I like fruit and cereal as a "bedtime snack". It seems to sit well in my stomach and still allow me to drift off. Sometimes 1/2 a Hummus sandwich is nice too. Best wishes! -- Lisa
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shanna Joined: 12/30/09 Posts: 287	RE: Advice for eating late at night Posted Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 12:47 PM that is a tough schedule. i'm away from the house approx 8AM-8PM with an hour commute each way. i carry food with me--Lara bars, unsalted raw nuts, apples or bananas--and usually pack my lunch--salad and a sandwich or soup with beans. i also keep some stuff in my desk--tea bags for herbal and green tea, whole grain pretzels, dried fruit. (if i keep nuts in there, i will overeat them, so i portion those for my bag.) there's no way i could do what you're doing without feeling blah! i try to eat something every 3 hours or so. i usually have time/energy to make something for dinner, but it's really REALLY nice to have a few precooked things like plain brown rice or a soup or some beans (canned works too). our no-time dinner is usually beans and grains with greens in a tortilla (i.e. a burrito, but not always a "mexican" combo), or a microwaved sweet potato with beans & salsa or canned veggie chili and fresh veggies on top. 5-10 minutes, minimal cleanup. but it took a lot of habit-forming re: getting things ready in advance. i've been doing this schedule for almost 3 years now. when i don't pack food i can get away for lunch but i'm never as happy with it. and decent healthy snacks can be harder to come by. i get cranky and feel fatigued and then eat much too large a dinner...sometimes of not very healthy things. there's nothing open in my town by the time i get home (this is good!) but when i lived in a bigger city we'd order or stop to eat out. and the weight shot up. that's a really bad idea right before bed. it interrupts your sleep (or it does for me) and your body is busy digesting instead of repairing itself and resting. in a pinch, i have ordered a chipotle burrito for my train. it's pretty portable. i hope you find a solution that works for you!
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serenevannoy Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 294	RE: Advice for eating late at night Posted Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 1:28 PM In your situation, I think I'd eat soup. Light, but filling, and satisfying (to me, at least) on an emotional level. Serene Vannoy, Oakland, CA -- My daily Kickstart blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com/tag/kickstart
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