Foods for Sleep

5 Ways to Sleep Well and Lose Weight

Eating the right foods—and avoiding the wrong ones—will make it easier for you to fall asleep and stay asleep. And getting more shut-eye means losing more weight
By Michael Breus, PhD with Debra Fulghum Bruce, PhD
 

Choose Nighttime Snacks With Complex Carbs, Protein, and Calcium

Dairy products are great sleep inducers because the brain can use their calcium and tryptophan to manufacture melatonin. Adding carbohydrates to dairy or protein calms us down with a serotonin buzz. However, make sure you don’t consume too much protein close to bedtime. Otherwise, you might get too much energy from the amino acid tyrosine, which perks you up. Try to keep your bedtime snack under 200 calories, and avoid foods that might induce heartburn, like spicy or garlicky foods.

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