1. Fruits. The best snack for any
occasion. They are easy to eat and provide nutrients to keep you going. Forget
fat when you're gorging on them. To add some spice, sprinkle chat masala on
fruits and then enjoy them. You can prepare a fruit platter in advance if you
plan to stay awake late in the night.
2. Veggies. You may frown that we are
recommending this to you, but veggies make for a great late-night noshing for
many diet-friendly reasons. They are a storehouse of vitamins, minerals, and
phytonutrients that can be used by your body for overnight healing and
nourishment. You can prepare a vegetable platter in advance if you plan to stay
awake late in the night.
3. Popcorn. If your midnight cravings
demand something salty, then popcorn would be the ideal snack. Not only it is a
good source of complex carbs, it also contains less calories. (of course, you
have to refrain from dousing the kernels in butter). It takes just a few
minutes to prepare them. What's more, you can easily eat them with one hand if
you're gaming.
4. Nuts. Rich in antioxidants, nuts are
great night time snacks. You need protein to stay awake anyway, which nuts have
in droves. While gaming, they can be easily tossed into the mount. Most are not
so greasy that your equipment will suffer, and nuts are healthy, unless you eat
an entire can. Since nuts contain a lot of fibers, you will feel quite fuller
when you get up in the morning. Nuts also help in regulating blood sugar.
5. Salsa. Salsa is easy to make fresh - or
buy - and offers tasty nutrition with the right ingredients. Be adventurous;
try some that combine sweet fruits and hot chilies. Salsa contains no fat. But
if you decide to have it with chips, then we can't really help. If you enjoy it
with nachos, make sure you do not eat too many of them.
6. Milk. Low in calories and fat (not
talking about the full-cream milk, of course), milk contains tryptophan, an
amino acid which is capable of lulling you into a deep sleep. Actually,
tryptophan helps produce serotonin which helps us feel sleepy. Along with this,
you get calcium and vitamin D as bonuses.
7. Whole Grains. Like milk, foods loaded
with carbs boost the levels of tryptophan in the body. Grains like oat, barley
and millet are the best choices. Studies suggest that consumption of whole
grains reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetes.
8. Water. Please don't hate us for this
but yes, water can serve as a healthy midnight snack. What you think of as a
pang of hunger is often thirst. So before you devour savouries and treats to
kill your “false hunger”, try hydrating yourself with water. You can flavour it
with lime juice if you want.
9.. Juices. If you want to save yourself the
trouble of cutting fruits then go for juices. 100% fruit juice is a
nutrient-dense beverage that has almost all the benefits one can get from
consuming whole fruits. Don't consume juices in excess as many of them contain
good quantities of fructose sugar which is not good for your health.
10. Cottage Cheese. Learn to relish raw
cottage as much as you relish Shahi Paneer. A half cup of 2% cottage cheese contains
16 gm of proteins but has only 102 calories and two gm of fat. This is in stark
contrast with other types of cheese which can be oozing with fat. You can
either mix it with fruits or just enjoy it after sprinkling some chat masala on
it.
