Most women tender to eat something or drink something before going to bed, but they are afraid of getting fat. Fortunately the following ten foods are suitable for them to eat before going to sleep. Such foods don’t get you fat, and instead they allow you have a better sleep! 

1. Chrysanthemum tea
It is the best choice because it calms people down. and thus helps them sleep well.

2. Oats
Oats contain much 3-n-acetyl-5-methoxyl tryptamine and thus suit for eating before sleep. Put some honey into oats and enjoy eating them. It can definitely satisfy your appetite and will not let you gain weight.

Meanwhile, oats can produce melatonin which helps sleep. More you eat, more benefits you can get.

3. Whole-wheat bread
If the above foods still can not satisfy you, you can try to eat some whole-wheat bread. You can put a piece of cheese on it, or you can eat it with tea and honey. Such food helps you secret insulin which changes tryptophan into serotonin in the human brain.

4. Honey
Pour some honey into the warm milk or vanilla tea. The glucose in it stops the brain producing some substance (orexin) that promotes your appetite. Too much glucose can makes you excited but bits of it can produce orexin which helps you relax.

5. Warm milk
The idea of drinking a glass of warm milk being helpful to sleep is recognized by most people because milk contains tryptophan which calms nerves as the amino acid do.

Relax! You will not gain weight if you drink milk before going to sleep. Instead, you will gain much calcium that your body needs.

6. Banana
We can say banana is the sleeping pill wrapped by pericarp. It not only contains melatonin but also magnesium that relaxes your muscles. In addition, eating bananas will not let you gain weight because they have low calories.

7. Almond
Almond also contains tryptophan and magnesium. Eating moderate amount of almonds is also conducive to the health.

8. Linseed
What you need to do is put two spoons of linseeds into oats, you can achieve the effect of having a good sleep because linseeds are rich in omega 3 fatty acids.

9. Potato
Most people know potatoes help lose weight, but do you know they also helps sleep? Potatoes remove acids that depress tryptophan. You just smash a potato and put it into a glass of warm milk. A small potato can not damage your stomach. Instead, it helps tryptophan take effect.

10. Turkey
People always have a good sleep at Thanksgiving Day, thanks to the turkey because it is the best source of tryptophan. When your stomach is not full, the tryptophan begins to work. Eat a piece of whole-wheat bread with a piece of turkey, and you may even sleep in your kitchen.