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5 Healthy Late-Night Snacks

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Let's get real: It's not  always  possible to avoid eating after dark. Some situations (a late work shift, a delayed flight) call for legit midnight meals—and hey, other times you're just still hungry. When you are, you should eat, says Angela Lemond, R.D.N., of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The trick is to munch on fare that won't spike your blood sugar, incite cravings, or pack on pounds. Any of these light-but-filling combos should tide you over till morning. 1.  1 medium banana + 1 tablespoon almond butter source 2.  1 medium apple + 1 ounce low-fat cheese source 3.  1/4 cup black beans + 1 small corn tortilla source 4.  1 cup blueberries + 6 to 8 ounces plain, non-fat yogurt source 5.  1 cup carrot sticks + 3 tablespoons hummus source Comment below what your favourite healthy late night snack is. Let me know if you want more recipes or ideas on healthy alternatives to those late night snack cravings :) Source

Six Effective Ways to Fight Late Night Cravings

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Late night cravings can ruin your diet, and those extra calories are hard to burn off. These tips can help you fight late night cravings as you use FitDay to monitor your  weight loss  progress by tracking your calorie consumption and the nutritional content of your meals . 1. Eat Lots of Fiber High fiber foods are low in calories, but keep you feeling full longer. Eat a diet rich in fiber to control cravings and late night hunger. Soluble fiber stabilizes  blood sugar  levels so that you don't wind up craving sugary treats at night, and insoluble fiber fills your stomach to reduce hunger pains. Eat a fiber rich evening meal that contains plenty of non starchy vegetables , and drink plenty of water throughout the day as well. 2. Stay Busy One reason late night cravings occur is because you're unwinding after a long day, and looking for a low stress way to occupy yourself. Take up a hobby, like knitting, reading, meditation , jigsaw puzzles or any relaxing a...

The Hidden Causes of Late-Night Snacking

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Hi there. This is your conscience speaking. I happen to know you are still digesting the dinner you ate an hour ago, so I’m curious about what you are doing there with that king-size bowl of chips? It’s 9:27 p.m., and you’re watching TV . A fast-food commercial comes on and – WHAM! It hits you: An insidious, appalling and almost irresistible craving for a cheeseburger. This is not your average hunger pang . It is a command from an unseen force to rise from your chair, get in the car and find the nearest drive-through or 7-11, or maybe just rummage through your cupboard. What gives? In some cases the urge to snack late at night is easily attributable to the power of advertising. But other times, it’s not so simple. You may be up paying bills or writing a report when suddenly your brain takes a veering, inexplicable turn toward Oreos and milk . You may rise out of an insomniac toss-and-turn session and head straight to the kitchen for a big bowl of cereal. You’re not hungry . So...

The Time You're Most Likely to Binge

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When you're probably jonesing for junk food —and how to curb the urge When you're tempted to dive face-first into a bag of chips could be tied to your body’s circadian rhythm:  Cravings for sweet, salty, and starchy foods peak in the evening, when hunger levels are also at their highest, according to a new study in the journal  Obesity . Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston kept 12 healthy people in a controlled lab environment to track how circadian rhythms impact food behaviors. What they found? Regardless of what time the subjects woke up or when they’d had their last meal , their desire for sweet, salty, and starchy foods peaked around 8 p.m., as did their feelings of hunger . The takeaway? Our body’s internal clock has a pre-scheduled effect on our appetite, and it wants us to eat more in the evening. While it’s not clear why this happens, the researchers have a theory. “From an evolutionary perspective, it sort of makes sense,” says senior study aut...