If you could not sleep and also hungry, would you get up and eat?

Philippines
April 2, 2013 7:35pm CST
I am eating now. If I were younger, I would have just prepared an instant cup noodles and ate the remaining apple strudel in the fridge. Back in my country, I was not lactose intolerant then or maybe I was but I never really realized it, I would eat oreo dipped in a glass of milk. Cereals with milk would have been the next option. I am so Ameicanized. lol. Instead I went for musli with some fruits and soya milk now. I am so tempted to eat the apple strudel. I have a feeling, I am going for it in a little while. Whew! And you guys, what do you usually eat in the middle of the night?
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@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
If I cannot sleep, and I'm hungry. Obviously I would eat something or cook something. I don't mind about the diet thing during midnight snacks.
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
For me, it just irritates my skin if I don't eat the right kind of food especially when I am tired or in the middle of the night. Sometimes I am thankful for this skin reaction I have. Otherwise I hate it coz, it is so easy to get into trouble and it takes days for it to be back in shape. I still got a fast metabolism, it is just my skin. But you are right with midnight snacks. It feels so good eating the bad stuff. I would even eat chips and drink cola before. Happy snack time.:)
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
What a coincidence!!.. I also have a skin allergy, it occurs when I eat too much foods with sugar or oil on it. When the reaction begin, I stop eating and drink lots of water..
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
You hate this for sure. When your skin clears up again then you challenge your self going back to the forbidden food, yeah? And then, the skin gets wrecked once more. It is just an unending cycle. Food is just such a complicated thing. It nourishes and kills you at the same time. It is so tempting to get wild with food. One of the best experiences in life is to satiate your craving for a particular food no matter how bad that could affect your health.:)
@Hvaniday1 (550)
• Malaysia
3 Apr 13
Hi taiwanlife, yeah! My stomachs drum sound at 12am. Luckily, in our area we have 24 hours restaurant with variety of food. Famous hokkien noodle in KL back lane, you can enjoy those food even at 3am...LOL. How nice! Happy Mylotting!
• Malaysia
3 Apr 13
Ya! You are right . Let's have some party over here.
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
This is what i love about Asia. Food stalls are 24 hours. Food too is always warm. Breakfast to midnight snack to an after drinking party munch.:)
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
6 Apr 13
Nice question and no chance in my home because we cant make noodles at night time not like my in laws. But some time I stored chiwda in my bedroom wake up and eat. Some time I forget to eat the meals at night time then feel hungry but not wake up and wait till morning.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
10 Apr 13
Hi surekha you still forget taking dinner. By the way what is chiwda?
@chum24 (569)
• Philippines
4 Apr 13
hi.. sometimes if i feel really hungry i used to get up and eat but if i can carry this hungry i won't eat my mom always get mad at me. but i do drink milk before going to sleep. i'm also afraid to eat heavy in night because i'm afraid to gain weight.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
10 Apr 13
Hi If i feel hungry then i will eat and dont think whats the time . I cant sleep if i feel hungry so its better to fill my stomach. I usually eat what ever i get or present at that time in our home.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
in college, i had a skinny classmate who had a big appetite. she cannot sleep on an empty stomach. even if she's so sleepy, her growling stomach will wake her up. she said she would be at the table, feeding herself, with her eyes closed.
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
Lol. It reminds me of one housemate of mine who would sleep while we are eating dinner. We usually come home late coz we worked in the same company. Physically tired all the time. I would usually eat fast so I could already rest but she would even take a break from eating and would sleep for a while on the sofa. She was just one of a kind.:)
• United States
3 Apr 13
When I get hungry in the middle of the night sometimes I like to get up and cook myself a little piece of meat on the stove. Sure it sounds a little unorthodox but hear me out when I say that it's very filling and even makes me a little sleepy. I don't really like eating carbohydrates at night because the resulting sugar rush makes it impossible to go back to bed.
• United States
3 Apr 13
Sometimes when I'm hungry during the night I like to get up and cook myself a little piece of meat to tide me over. I really don't like eating carbohydrates because the resulting sugar rush really messes with me when trying to get back to get.
@SamShima (71)
• Nigeria
3 Apr 13
I simply eat at anytime I am hungry. Way back in Africa, particularly Nigeria, the wether condition is favourable that one can eat whatever they desired at all times. All these facts put together, one must be desireous of balanced diet.
@kheydia (882)
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
Well, if i can't sleep and i feel hungry, i will look for something to eat, whatever left behind will do..=)
@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
Well, For me I cant really avoid that kind of a habit, every time that i do get up late at night i do need or have the feeling i need to really grab a quick snack, i just cant help it but i really do grab a bite even though it is against my diet.
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
Hi taiwanlife. You remind me to purchase cup noodles instead of those in the packs. Hehe. Anyways, when I'm hungry surely I can't sleep. I grab a banana and drink water to satisfy my hunger. I don't eat biscuits anymore long time ago since it's not healthy. I also like eating cereals with milk as it is advisable as midnight snack. When I am sure to catch up on my sleep and can stay a little longer awake, I take a bread and put peanut butter on it or Reno liver spread. Yummy!
@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
3 Apr 13
Hi friend, I also eating in the middle of night if I hungry, because I cannot sleep with empty tummy, although I am not eat until full. Usually, I eat a sheet of bread with jam and a glass of water or milk. I think it is not bad habit rather than we let our tummy empty. Have a nice dream.
@zzarskie (48)
• Philippines
4 Apr 13
I am usually awake in the middle of the night studying, working, and commenting here in myLot. Well, in the middle of the night, I usually eat fruits, cookies or instant noodles and canned goods with one glass of milk. It good enough for me until breakfast time comes.
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Apr 13
If so, I will not get up and cook something or go out to eat something. Since it will be troublesome in my opinion. Usually I will just try to fall asleep and wait until next day to have the breakfast.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
Some times I do when I feel that I can't tolerate the hunger anymore. but as long as I can handle my hunger- I will try to avoid eating because I am afraid of gaining more weight.
• Indonesia
3 Apr 13
As for me, i think when i can't sleep and still hungry, I will not eating heavy food, because heavy food when eating at night before sleep is unhealthy. So i think maybe just a glass of warm milk, with 3 cookies, and cup sized instant noodle is my favorite. Or when there is fruits, like mango, papaya, watermelon n musk melon, that would be a great healthy food if i can't go to sleep.
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
I will most probably get out of bed and get something to eat. I would eat what's there to eat. Usually some biscuits and milk, because that's often what we have in the house in the middle of the night. We usually don't put much in our fridge.
• India
3 Apr 13
usually we dont eat at midnight .;-). Its only rarely that our body asks for it at such a time. But If i ever get into such situation I just search for wtever I can find to satisfy my growling beast. I dont have anything special in mind.
• Philippines
3 Apr 13
I usually drink milk before I sleep. and also junkfoods in the middle of the night ;)