Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Resolution 3: Better Late Night Snacking

I must admit that I am a huge late night snacker. Whether it’s the fact that I’ve been working late on a particular day or that I just haven’t gotten around to dinner until, say, eleven p.m., I always find myself hailing to the kitchen long after the sun’s gone down.

And, I usually end up rooting around and making something less than healthy. Quickly made pasta with pre-made red sauce, rice, microwave popcorn and a million other shouldn’t-be-eaten-as-a-meal-after-eight carbs easily go down my gullet in the wee hours.

I shouldn’t hide the sweets either: a scoop of ice cream, some chocolate chips that I originally bought to make something with, maybe a nice bowl of steaming hot chocolate.

This year, while I don’t think I’ll be getting to bed any earlier, I know that I can change my late night eating habits. I am going to start eating healthier past the hour of ten p.m.

A sliced up apple, or if I feel like being fancy, a fruit salad would be a much better

go-to than a bowl of spaghetti. A plate of crudités, even with a small amount of spinach dip, could provide much more nourishment than simple, but unsatisfying rice.

And, how about a cup of yogurt instead of ice cream? I could even gussy it up by adding some sliced strawberries or a few blueberries and dried cranberries.

Another great option if I want something savory would be turkey on a thin slice of toast. Or better yet, turkey on little cucumber rounds. Now the ideas are rolling. Better yet would be tuna on cucumber rounds.

Someone recently told me that drinking tea at night will curb any craving almost completely, and I resolve to test this method as well if I feel that my late-night feeding frenzy isn’t coming from a place of hunger.

Regardless of whatever I am nibbling on underneath the moonlight, I will be sure that it is NOT chocolate or ice cream unless it’s my birthday.

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