Sleep and Food Part 5: Carbs and Crashing (Sleeping, that is!)

Try mashing sweet potato with honey as a good bedtime treat. Along with whole grains like oatmeal, popcorn, or even jasmine rice, sweet potato is a good source of complex carbohydrates, which can help increase levels of tryptophan. A small bowl of oatmeal or cereal, whole-grain crackers with a little lean protein and low-calorie, high-fiber popcorn are good choices. Oatmeal is especially good, says U.S. News, because it also has plenty of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon and potassium.  I hope you've enjoyed this series on sleep.  Let me know if it helped!  http://lulasforlunch.com/blog