Han Hye-jin “If you’re really hungry at night, eat ‘this'” … What is the midnight snack that fills you up and makes you sleep well?

Model Han Hye-jin revealed her late-night snack menu.

On the 5th, a video titled ‘Han Hye Jin’s new house interior and night routine revealed!’ was uploaded to the YouTube channel ‘Han Hye Jin’.

In the video, Han Hye-jin, who was introducing a book she recently bought, said, “I’m suddenly hungry. Life is about feeling hungry even when you’re taking care of yourself,” and brought cherry tomatoes on a plate and ate them in bed.

Han Hye-jin explained, “When I’m really hungry (at night), I eat cherry tomatoes and celery and carrots cut into sticks and eat them. I don’t eat stevia cherry tomatoes. They’re so delicious that I keep eating them.”

He said, “I’m curious about what my subscribers eat when they can’t sleep. Don’t write chicken in the comments. I’m sure Hyejin’s late-night snack will be pig’s feet and buckwheat noodles.” He added, “I’m curious about low-calorie, filling, and good late-night snacks that help you sleep well.”

Late-night snacks that disrupt sleep and cause obesity and stomach problems

If you are concerned about your health, it is best to avoid eating late-night snacks. One of the reasons is that they interfere with your sleep. When you eat late-night snacks, the amount of melatonin, the sleep hormone, is reduced by half during the time it takes for the food to be digested. In order to get a good night’s sleep, it is best to avoid eating at least 3 hours before bedtime.

Also, if you eat a late-night snack at night when your activity level is low, the calories you consume tend to accumulate in your body without being consumed. During the day, the sympathetic nerves are active and consume energy, but at night, the parasympathetic nerves are active and tend to accumulate energy.

In addition, if you lie down and fall asleep right after eating a late-night snack, the stomach acid from the undigested food can irritate the esophagus or stomach, causing inflammation. To prevent food reflux after eating, not just late-night snacks, it is recommended not to lie down for at least 2 hours after eating.

You should eat small amounts of fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.

Han Hye-jin wanted to know about a late-night snack that is low in calories, gives a feeling of fullness, and helps with sleep. The late-night snacks that Han Hye-jin chose, cherry tomatoes and vegetable sticks, are foods that fall into this category. If you can’t sleep late at night because of hunger, you can eat a small amount.

In addition, there are several types of fruits that are relatively healthy late-night snacks. For example, cherries contain melatonin, which induces sleep, so they are good for a good night’s sleep. Kiwis are rich in folic acid, which helps improve insomnia. Bananas, which are rich in tryptophan, which induces the secretion of sleep hormones, are also a good choice.

Nuts are also suitable for eating as a late-night snack. Among nuts, almonds are rich in magnesium, which relaxes muscles and helps the body to fall asleep easily. Peanuts and cashews are also good, but almonds are even more beneficial for deep sleep because they are high in calcium. Calcium helps convert tryptophan into melatonin, a sleep-inducing hormone.

Late-night snacks don’t have to be plant-based. Chicken breast and eggs are low in calories and high in protein, so they keep you feeling full for a long time. Milk and yogurt, which are rich in calcium, also help produce melatonin and help you sleep well. However, no matter what kind of food you eat, eat less than 200Kcal before going to bed.