The third meal of the day is essential for achieving weight control, a restful night and overall, good health. The body relies on the nutrients obtained at dinner for its functioning through the night.
Why is dinner important?
The third meal of the day is essential to achieve weight loss goals, a good night sleep and overall good health.
Not enough time for dinner?
Many of us juggle family, personal and professional affairs leading to postpone, skip or shovel anything in our mouth. That should not be the norm.
What is the consequence of neglecting dinner?
We end up over indulging with food that does not support our body’s healthy functioning, the desire to achieve a deep sleep goes away.
Food at the right time, around 6:00 pm promotes healthy weight and good night sleep, according to the worldbook*
Have you woken up and have not been able to fall asleep again?
This responds to the fall of our blood sugar level. That is why it’s important to eat food that keeps us asleep through the night and get our needed rest.
What happens while we sleep?
While we sleep our body continues working. Therefore, vital organs continue to work while we sleep and rely on stored energy. In order for our organs to work properly we need to leave enough fuel for them to run smoothly.
The nutrients that we get from dinner take us through the night of rest straight until breakfast. The body storage fuel to maintain functioning when we are asleep.
*The article points out that we burn more calories while we are asleep than awake. So to speak, it says we put the gas for our bodies to run without problems.
What to eat for dinner?
By this point most of your daily calories intake should be consumed already (For a complete guide on how to put a dinner together visit our website). So it is important to opt for leafy salad, mushrooms, vegetables and avocado. Salads are rich in potassium and relax the digestive system giving us a pleasant sleep, according to Doctor Augustin Landivar.
The stomach produces serotonin and melatonin. Important components to achieve a good night sleep. If we indulge with a heavy meal that is difficult to digest, that is going to hinder our sleeping pattern.
Landivar added that the body needs time to digest, so he recommended having dinner between 6:00 – 7:00 PM. Also, we need to consume water and tea throughout our day. If we drink too much after sundown chances are that we would make several trips to the bathroom. That is not fun.
Conclusion
What is needed to sleep like a baby?
Dinner supports our metabolism functioning, gives us the fuel needed for our body work while we are asleep. If we have a light dinner with salad, green leaves give the fuel for our body to work properly while we are resting. The bonus is that we can lose weight if we are pursuing that goal, keep a healthy weight and have a beauty sleep.
In order for us to derive the most benefits from our dinner it needs to be between 6:00 to 7:00 PM and keep it light.
*https://theworldbook.org/importance-of-dinner/