Did you know that some food makes you stay awake?  

I too am going to give it a try to see if it is true.
An interesting find for me today as well.

Today's top discussion? I sure hope it will be.
Cos the more people knows about it, the more they are aware, the better their choices of food come meal time!

But sugar will usually surge the blood energy levels. Once the sugar rush is over, you end up more sleepy and awake.
And you will need more sugar to maintain that high level of energy during the surge.

I do not think it is a good idea to put sugar on the list. Especially if you are not leading a active lifestyle to burn all that extra sugar.

BUt most things are sweet and have sugar, or glucose in them ^_^ SO, in a way, we are actually taking them inside our body, and they are part of the reason as to why we are more awake.. haha

Yeah... I know. It is call the glucose index.
I was looking at those when I was calculating the kind of food to eat when I was on a diet.

That is why I am not putting sugar, explicitly, on this list.

lol =D Going on diet is good, but never count those calories.. hehe ^_^ because it will only take away the joy of our food.. lol =D

To some extend, you still gotta count them.
That is why there is a need to look for substitutes to replace foods that we regularly eat in order to not feel deprived.

hehe ^_^ But to me, i have never counted my calories as i eat them all.. Because i need as much calories in my body so that i'm able to burn them off as energy.. hehe

Easy to say for some one who exercises a lot.
For me, I cannot afford that luxury due to some health reasons.
So, getting substitutes is the next best thing to compliment whatever exercises I can do.

lol =D Well then, walk around more and u will get your exercise ^_^

I'm walking... I'm walking...!

I really have no idea. I guess it will depend on the quantity then.
And how much of the chemicals the body makes to make the brain sleepy or awake.
You can try and then tell us of the results.

I sure hope so. I am also gonna be re-looking my shopping list so that I can make full use of the benefits of food!

Hmm... but apples are listed on the list of foods that make you sleep.
And I can attest to it.
Cos at one stage, I was having apples in the morning during my tea breaks.
It was good to keep me a wake for that short while after I eat the apple. There after, I feel darn sleepy. So much so, I made sure I never have apples again on mornings where I have important meetings!

Glad to help. I was just doing some research after listening to the radio.
And boy was I surprised at the list when I search on the net.
I will definitely be re-looking my shopping list.
Hope you find the list helpful to you as I hope it would to me!

I tried using caffeine to help me stay awake. And I got so cranky after that, I am constantly in a bad mood. So I stopped.
Chocolates? I have tried that too. But the horizontal growth is not helping me much, especially in my low activity life style.

Not every one can afford that luxury of sleep after a heavy meal.
That is why I like to eat light when I need the extra attention span. Especially for meetings after lunch. Those are the worst kind of meetings to ever have. After lunch, if the meal was heavy, it is terrible to have to struggle to stay awake!

Hahaha, meetings after heavy lunch, hahahaYou can tell me about that!~ It seems like everything we see become a nice bed & pillow - for instance, the meeting table? HAhahaLike a mirage in the dessert feel, haha

ha ha ha ha ha... Exactly!
That is why I hate it when people like to schedule meetings in the afternoon.
Especially after lunch!

Now, whenever I have an afternoon meeting, I am mindful of what I eat during lunch!

And don't forget about the quantity as well, haha!~

Yeah... not too full as well. Otherwise, sure will sleep.

Haha!~Way to go bro....Haha!~

Hmm... interesting. Foods with high antioxidants will help you to stay awake.
I will have to try to see if it has the same effect for me.

Like I said, we all react differently to the same foods. What may keep some one awake, may not do the same for you or me.

Thanks for sharing though.

ha ha ha ha ha... glad that you find the post useful.
I too am surprised at the list of foods when I came across it!