Perfect pre-bed meal

[nicky007]

I will PAY for the perfect meal........does anyone do oats? Sandwhiches? Carbs kinda scare me that late........

What time do you train? If you train in the evening or late afternoon, then carbs aren't that bad late at night. Provided its low gi carbs. afterall, the body does not "know" it is night time so hence carbs consumed just before bed are not necessarily converted to fat. carbs will only convert to fat if glycogen stores are full. so for instance you could stagger your carb intake in the day with the aim of incorporating some of your carb "allowance" at night.
thats what i do and i have very low body fat and always go to bed with a full tummy .... just don't sleep as well as when i take in protein exclusively

a suggestion - 40 g steel cut oats (made up with water), 1 scoop of whey blended with half a banana to give it flavour. Sprinkle with a teaspoon of sesame seeds and flaxseeds ... (i know this sounds more like a breakfast but just my 2 cents worth) .....

 

[JKurz1]

What time do you train? If you train in the evening or late afternoon, then carbs aren't that bad late at night. Provided its low gi carbs. afterall, the body does not "know" it is night time so hence carbs consumed just before bed are not necessarily converted to fat. carbs will only convert to fat if glycogen stores are full. so for instance you could stagger your carb intake in the day with the aim of incorporating some of your carb "allowance" at night.
thats what i do and i have very low body fat and always go to bed with a full tummy .... just don't sleep as well as when i take in protein exclusively

a suggestion - 40 g steel cut oats (made up with water), 1 scoop of whey blended with half a banana to give it flavour. Sprinkle with a teaspoon of sesame seeds and flaxseeds ... (i know this sounds more like a breakfast but just my 2 cents worth) .....

Is that what your pre-bed meal looks like? 40g steel oats is how many cups of rolled? 3/4?

 

[nicky007]

Is that what your pre-bed meal looks like? 40g steel oats is how many cups of rolled? 3/4?

Yeah that's what I have before bed on most days. I am female so maybe you can take slightly more oats .... 40g rolled oats would be half a cup approximately .... but steel oats meant to be much better than rolled

 

[JKurz1]

quit a bit for a female, no? Actually, I used to think steel cut were a ton better than rolled too....not true....organic 100% rolled are comparable...just stay away from the quickies............

 

[nicky007]

40g of oats has approx 150 calories so hardly that much - even for a female! also, i don't take in alot of calories in the day as i structure my eating with the knowledge that i will be enjoying my bowl of oats later much later in the day

 

[Sta11ion]

250 grams of low fat cottage cheese, sunflower seeds a 100 gram, a handfull of almonds. 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, with 100 grams special K use a protein shake for the milk. It works for me and when I wake up my weight goes down about half a pound.

 

[JKurz1]

can you covert those to cups.....seems like a lot, no???

 

[Sta11ion]

250 grams is about one cup of cottage cheese, you could maybe lower a bit of the sunflower seeds if you are concerned. You could play with it a bit but for myself this works best.

 

[JKurz1]

how bout a cup of cc....3 handfuls of peanuts...some casein powder and a touch of skim?

 

[Sta11ion]

I would stay away from the skim its all sugar, just have a protein shake with the 100 gram of special K a little bit of carbs should be ok, 3 handfuls of peanuts sounds good just as long as your hand is not the size of the big show the casin powder good too. Try it see if it works for you.