Meal Eating Times Based On Work

[drobi619]

I work at a job that is right now 5 pm - 10 pm, and I need to know what would be the best way to sort out what meals I should be having (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack?) and when. I don't usually get a break while on shift, and I do not usually get time to eat most nights as I am busy. Is it true that eating too late at night is not a good idea, so a meal after work is out of the question?

I think that my schedule might lean toward two meals and one snack. Not entirely sure about that one, though. If it is, would it be breakfast as soon as I wake up, a snack between my next and last meals as close to work as possible? Please give me all your thoughts and options here.

[bednobs]

i honestly dont get what the 'problem' is - you only work for 5 hours, jut eat tea if you are hungry before you go, or after if you're hungry then.

[calmck]

I used to work 12midnight to 8am. We had one hour off between 2 and 5 and would have a light meal. Breakfast at 8.30 and then a meal around 8pm

[calmck]

Given your 5 hour work schedule breakfast when you get up, light lunch or snack then evening meal before you go to work

[barry1010]

'They' say eating late at night is bad because you don't burn the calories when you are asleep in bed so you will get fat.

I believe it makes very little difference when you eat unless eating a heavy meal before bed causes sleep disturbance for you.

Working your hours I would eat breakfast when I get up, main meal between 3 and 4pm and a lighter meal before bed.

A snack between breakfast and your main meal should get you through the day.

[jno]

how long do you stay up after you've finished work? If you go to sleep not long after 10, then just before five sounds like a good time to eat dinner (you might like to pop some sort of light snack in your pocket to eat around 9 maybe).

If you stay up a while and go to bed at 1-2am they you could eat dinner when you get home, that's a fair amount of time to digest.