Foods to Help You Sleep: National Sleep Awareness Week
It’s National Sleep Awareness Week this week, March 5-11, and did you know that your choice of bedtime snack can affect the quality of the Zs you’re getting? The National Sleep Foundation actually suggests that you look for a snack that has both protein and carbohydrates. The carbohydrates and the tryptophan together will help release insulin and get the seratonin and the melatonin to the right places and levels to help you sleep. Soon, you’ll be off in dreamland.
Whole Foods was kind enough to send over a few suggestions that combine both the protein and the carbohydrates to help you catch a few extra winks and blinks in the middle of the night. Everyone feels better after a good night’s rest.
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Almonds and Sour Cherries
Almonds have both tryptophan and magnesium, so a handful of these with a few rice crackers or some tart cherries, which contain melatonin, will get you in the sleepy mood in no time.Make White Chocolate Almond Cherry Granola with 365 Everyday Value Unsalted Roasted Almonds and Sour Cherries for a bedtime snack.
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