Thread: Does being Hungry or Late Eating affect your sleep pattern and dreams?

I don't know about hunger, but a light meal before going to bed shouldn't really affect your ability to lucid dream or to recall dreams etc. But we're talking light stuff, like for instance a banana.

I wouldn't eat anything substantial more than two or three hours prior to going to bed, because your digestive system will be up and running full force for quite a while.

No, your body will stop being hungry after a while because that is a conscious cue to eat, if you aren't conscious to get that cue, your mind wont bother sending it. However, eating will because it changes your body chemisry depending on what you eat.

Try water.

If your trying to fill that hunger try to fill it with Apple Juice to increase dream vividness, If you can cook late at night get an egg or something that can help with dreaming.

Bananas too

Eat a light salad- ninja your guide said leafy greens/legumes help yes?

When I was in high school, I noticed every time I ate something spicy (it was usually beef jerky ) right before bed I would have really vivid dreams. I don't know if there's actually any connection there or if it was just coincidence. Also I haven't really done that in years.

Try a Casein Protein Powder drink, takes a long time to fully digest so keeps you good all night.

giogoMoget2 take a pen a paper to bed.

Write down any dreams you might have when you go to bed hungry vs when you went to bed on late night eating binges.
Try and remember how you feel when you wake up, and see if you remember dreams too. Write whatever you can down.

As you write them down over a period of time you can then compare your results.

You will then know the answer to your question.


There are many things that affect sleep patterns, but the coolest thing about dreaming & learning about sleep patterns is you can experience them yourself.

That's very true Trickster - nothing is universal when it comes to the human body. Try and isolate different variables [different foods, hungry or not, amount of sleep, time to bed] and see if these things produce consistent results. I also find this to be one of the most gratifying things about studying the dream state, to find out things you didn't know about yourself, and your body.

also if your hungry, try eating a half a can of light tuna, helps a bit. (Y)