KOMPAS.com – What you eat for dinner can affect how you feel throughout the night and the quality of your sleep. Therefore, you should pay attention to the dinner menu.
A healthy and balanced dinner menu generally consists of a number of nutritious foods.
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“That means filling your plate with half vegetables, a quarter protein, and a quarter whole grains or complex carbohydrates – and don’t forget sources of healthy fats,” says registered sports dietitian in Miami, Florida, United States, Roxana Ehsani, MS, RD, CSSD , LDN, reported from Real SimpleTuesday (21/1/2025).
There are a number of foods that are best avoided at dinner. Read more.
Foods to avoid at dinner
1. Salty food
Illustration of blooming fried sausages for children’s lunch menu.
Salty foods should be avoided for consumption at dinner. The types of food in question include ham, sausages, breaded foods and sushi.
These foods not only affect blood pressure, but can also interfere with a person’s ability to fall asleep.
This is associated with increased water retention, which can make sleeping or lying down uncomfortable. You can also go back and forth to the bathroom throughout the night.
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2. Spicy food
Illustration of fried quail egg chili sauce. Quoted from BusinessInsiderspicy food should also not be eaten at dinner.
“Spicy food can cause stomach ache, especially if you lie down shortly after eating it,” said registered nutritionist in New York, United States, Karen Z. Berg, MS, RD.
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