working nights! help with os meals/snacks

dorry_2

hi :wave:

i am working my first set of nights this weekend, friday, saturaday and sunday. i will only do 3 a month, but i need some help/advice please.:eek:

what could i take to work to eat during the night? i have read that u should have a protein snack at about 12 - 1am, but i was wondering what every one else takes to eat os or other???

glad

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i know u have done nights any tips for survival???

thanks dorry

lynzpower

i wrked nights for a while when i was younger and I do remember it always being a bit "what do I fancy" .

I used to go for ( a lot of !) Eggs, bacon, boiled eggs, beans on toast, cheese toasties as these felt tlike the sort of foods you would have breakfast lunch or teA/ dinner

Sarah_Kate

I do quite a lot of night shifts. My advice is eat little and often, if your work pattern allows, as blood sugar crashes make you feel even more tired. Something warm is comforting. Try low GI, slow release foods like porridge, lentil/vegetable soup, beans on toast.

The worst part of the night is usually 3-5 am. Don't be tempted to drink loads of coffee though, because then you won't sleep when you get home.

I used to think that I'd stay up all day after my last night, then go to bed early to get back into a normal pattern, but it doesn't work. I always end up flaking out halfway through the afternoon and waking up at bedtime! Try having a few hours nap straight after work and then getting up for the afternoon/evening. Don't expect to be too productive though!

dorry_2

Sarah_Kate wrote:

I do quite a lot of night shifts. My advice is eat little and often, if your work pattern allows, as blood sugar crashes make you feel even more tired. Something warm is comforting. Try low GI, slow release foods like porridge, lentil/vegetable soup, beans on toast.

The worst part of the night is usually 3-5 am. Don't be tempted to drink loads of coffee though, because then you won't sleep when you get home.

I used to think that I'd stay up all day after my last night, then go to bed early to get back into a normal pattern, but it doesn't work. I always end up flaking out halfway through the afternoon and waking up at bedtime! Try having a few hours nap straight after work and then getting up for the afternoon/evening. Don't expect to be too productive though!

thanks for the advice, i need all the cpoing stratergies i can get my hands on xxxx