Bed-time Meal

[hookdup]

Thanks Anthrax.
I was going to try bran buds with a protein shake tonight, but what if I did some sort of egg / bran bud concoction???

Or are vegetables a lot better?

 

[anthrax]

eggs (especially whites) + vegetables (green veg)
+ cottage cheese + bran buds + flax seed oil
=

 

[D00fy]

tunafish,chicken,cottage cheese with natural pb,steak,turkey all good before bed,takes time for these foods to break down while sleeping unlike whey protein and stuff

 

[hookdup]

Alright,
I'm set then!!!

Something in my brain just feels weird about eating veggies that late.


Thanks all!

 

[Lumberg]

While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with eating veggies before bed... pre-bed you actually want to slow down your digestion. We all know fiber increases gut motility and decreases absorbtion of some nutrients. So for the IDEAL conditions I would load up on the fiber throughout the day but before bed you want a slow-digesting slug of slow proteins, some carbs, and some good fats.

For example some people are big on cottage cheese plus flax oil.

JC

 

[ronaldo9]

i take a whey shake and my plan is just going fine, i think if you refine everything down to little details like that it is too far unless your a pro, earning money and that.

 

[Creatureofnight]

I eat steak w/ some veggies when cutting and steak and eggs when bulking.

Any slow digesting protein or protein w/ some fat , will get you through the nighttime fast. Eating carbs before bedtime will depend on metabolism and goals. Personally i never include them bedtime unless refeeding. My outlook is : carbs are used for energy (and repair) and i wont be doing any exercising while i sleep. I feel as long as you take enough throughout the day and centered around workouts, you would be fine.

 

[rez]

add pysllum husks or sesame seeds to a shake, cottage cheese/ricotta cheese ..they are full of fibre!

 

[Lumberg]

I eat steak w/ some veggies when cutting and steak and eggs when bulking.

Any slow digesting protein or protein w/ some fat , will get you through the nighttime fast. Eating carbs before bedtime will depend on metabolism and goals. Personally i never include them bedtime unless refeeding. My outlook is : carbs are used for energy (and repair) and i wont be doing any exercising while i sleep. I feel as long as you take enough throughout the day and centered around workouts, you would be fine.

Your body uses carbs to fues the basic processes such as breathing. Even to digest food and of course build muscle it takes energy. The best way to get this energy is from carbs. Granted you don't use as much energy when you sleep as when you work out, but some carbs before bed are better than none. Maybe half a cup of oatmeal or the carbs that are in the cottage cheese are a good thing.

I guess it also depends on what kind of stage you are in, I'm in a staying slim but still maximizing muscle stage (not strictly cutting) so I will partake lightly of carbs pre-bed.

JC

 

[RGC3]

The big scare about the holy meal before going to bed is not to go over your CALORIE intake for the day!

Of course, I agree with most everyone that the last meal should be a high protein meal with minimal carbs. Unless you train late at night, then you should take in carbs for recovery. I was taking 45g of carbs at night when I was preparing for a show. I did cardio in the morning and weight training at 7:30PM. So my last meal was at 9:30PM.