Having these three components ensures staying satiated throughout the night.
Here, she touches on them, highlighting the foods theyre found in.
Plus, recipes for delicious ways to put her tips into practice.
Or, it’s possible for you to try one of the below recipes for more banana-based snack ideas.
Plus, it pairs great with Sleepytime tea.
Served warm, it has the same comforting effect.
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Peanut butter
Another one of Rifkins favorite post-dinner snacks?
Peanuts are another source of tryptophan, she says.
Below are more ideas for heaving peanut butter for a healthy bedtime snack.
Yogurt
Yogurts the next on the list of Rifkins favorites.
Below are more ways to enjoy it.
All you need for this recipe is yogurt, berries, honey, granola, and salt.
This easy recipe incorporates both by using mini pretzels, peanuts, and chocolate all as yogurt toppings.
Tart cherriescontain melotonin which is a sleep promoting hormone, she says.
They also contain the phytochemicalprocyanidin B-2, which is believed to protect the amino acid tryptophan in your blood.
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This recipe combines cherries with other foods on Rifkins list, such as yogurt and banana.
It only takes about 15 minutes to make a whole batch of em, too.
Kiwis
Another fruit Rifkin says is a good one to incorporate into healthy bedtime snacks is kiwi.
But there are other ways to enjoy kiwi as an after-dinner snack, too.
1.FROZEN KIWI POPS
No one is ever too old for popsicles.
Even though they look stunning, theyre super simple to make.
Rifkin says having a glass before bed can actually promote good sleep.
Not only does it have protein, but milk (and nut milk) also has tryptophan.
In addition, almond milk in particular is high in magnesium, which is also linked to good sleep.
This recipe shows three different ways to make it, including one with tart cherries (hello again!
),ashwaghanda(which is linked to lowering anxiety), ginger, and cardamom.
Use the snack ideas mentioned here as a guide or get creative with your own ideas.
Either way, these sweet snacks will hopefully lead to even sweeter dreams.
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