I think fruit is an excellent snack pre-bed, as long as it's low GI...Some people don't want to chug down oats before bed.
A perfect snack would be cottage cheese and an apple for example.
The rationale for this is that a minimal amount of insulin would be produced to help shuttle the protein...
Man, Skim milk is great before bed. Don't listen to what these "sugar" fanatics say... Milk has a very very low GI and won't cause you to store fat... The protein in milk (casein) is very slow-digesting and will keep you anabolic for hours... You can't say the same about protein shakes or PB or...