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Foods You Should Eat At Night To Stay Healthy

Having healthy and at the same time light food during the night is extremely important. Read on to know about a few foods that you should eat for dinner in order to stay healthy.

Everyone says that the first meal of the day - breakfast should be a good one, as this provides energy to get going all through the day. Likewise, one should be extra careful about the food that one eats at night for dinner.

Dinner, which basically is the last food of the day before you retire to bed, needs to be light and at the same time healthy as well. Apart from this, having it at the right time is equally important.

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You might have seen that despite several measures people start gaining excess belly fat. This is one of the effects of not having proper food at night.

People who indulge in quick fast foods, frozen and oily foods and non-vegetarian dishes during the night are among the ones who tend to develop fats around the body, especially around the tummy. Also, it becomes difficult to lose these fats when one indulges in such food continuously during the night.

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After you have the food at night, the physical activity involved is very less. So the foods get stored as fat and this might also lead to severe digestion problem and obesity.

Hence, if you are looking out to stay healthy, then having easily digestable food during the night is important. Here is a list of foods that one could eat at night in order to stay healthy. Take a look.

1. Buttermilk:

1. Buttermilk:

Instead of curd, it is better to have buttermilk. It helps in keeping the stomach cool and helps in better digestion.

2. Green Leafy Vegetables:

2. Green Leafy Vegetables:

Green leafy vegetables contain all the essential nutrients and fibres and hence are considered healthy to eat during the night. It helps in improving digestion.

3. Chapatis:

3. Chapatis:

Rice contains a lot of carbohydrates, so it should be avoided during the night. Instead, having chapatis in limited quantity during the night helps, as it gets digested quickly.

4. Ginger:

4. Ginger:

Ginger is one of the best herbs which helps in digestion. Having a small piece of ginger in grated form, especially during the night can be helpful.

5. Dal:

5. Dal:

Rich in proteins, including a bit of dal in your food for dinner helps. It makes one full and at the same time it does not give you a feeling of heaviness.

6. Low-fat Milk:

6. Low-fat Milk:

Including low-fat milk for night meal helps. It is one of the best sources of protein and good fats that are necessary for a healthy being.

7. Honey:

7. Honey:

Honey is one of the best ingredients that can be included for nighttime food instead of sugar. It helps in maintaining the body metabolism.

Story first published: Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 13:06 [IST]
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