10 Best Healthy Late-Night Snacks

Who said cereal is for breakfast only? Take our advice and try having them at night. Cereals with milk will be delicious in taste while also being good for your health. These healthy bedtime snacks are better than junk food and will also quench your hunger instantly. Just take half a cup of milk and a cup of cereal and mix it to make a smart late-night snack. You can adjust the quantity of cereal and milk as per your hunger and nutritional requirements. And if you want, you can add the milk first and then the cereal, we won’t tell anyone!

Peanut butter is tasty and healthy as well. So, what can be a better option for a late-night snack than peanut butter? But don’t just have a spoon of peanut butter. Layer it on bread to make it a filling snack. Here’s another tip! Enhance the nutritional value of the snack by using brown bread or whole grain bread as the base. And yes, you can use jam along with peanut butter as well!

Fruit juice as your late-night snack? We say, very beneficial and way better than store-bought cold drinks. If you have a carton of fruit juice, pour a glass for yourself. Or make some in your fruit juicer. This is one of the best midnight snacks that will surely keep you hydrated through the night.

The tasty and light-on-weight yoghurt is also a great choice for late-night cravings. Take a bowl of yoghurt and to elevate the taste, we suggest you mix a bowl full of fresh fruits in the yoghurt. The combination of yoghurt and berries like strawberry and blueberry are quite delicious. In case you are thinking, yes, flavoured yoghurt is available in the market. But a bowl of yoghurt and fresh fruits will (obviously) taste more fresh than flavoured yoghurt and it will be healthier as well.

When you feel a sudden craving for having something crunchy and tasty late at night, that's when popcorn can be your healthy saviour. Popcorn is an absolutely crispy snack that’s low in calories. So, ditch those oily unhealthy snacks and opt for one of the healthy snacks before bed. To spice up the taste, you can make butter popcorn or even caramel popcorn. For that, throw in some butter or caramel with the popcorn kernel in the pot.

Looking for snacks to eat at night but don’t feel like cooking? Sit with a bowl of dry fruits and nuts and you will be good to fill your tummy with a lot of nutrition. Raisins, cashew, pistachios, almonds, dates, apricots, walnuts, groundnuts, whatever be your choice, you can pick those. Customise your bowl with your favourite dried fruits and nuts and enjoy munching some healthy and crispy snacks.

Needless to say that a bowl of oatmeal can quench your hunger pang immediately. And you can make it a part of your healthy morning routine, as well as a healthy late-night snack. Stir oats in a pan filled with boiled milk and have it just like that. You can add some spices like cinnamon or cardamom and even some of your favourite fruits to make it tastier.

A light on stomach snack, puffed rice can be the ideal snack choice if you want low-fat munching at night. You can definitely have a bowl of puffed rice and satiate your cravings for something crispy yet healthy. Here’s a secret tip to make it tastier! Mix sliced onion, green chilli, coriander and sev in the bowl of puffed rice and enjoy the spiced up snack. It sounds delicious, doesn’t it?

Eggs offer the most diverse options in snacks. Whether you like boiled eggs, scrambled eggs or just an omelette, you can make your favourite snack out of eggs within a few minutes. If you ask us, we recommend you have boiled eggs that are absolutely healthy. Boil an egg or two, cut them in half, sprinkle some salt and pepper powder (if you want that spicy taste) and your easy late night snacks are ready!

Let’s end our late-night food journey with some roasted chickpeas! Chickpeas actually can be the healthy alternative when your mouth craves a pack of fried chips. Just roast the chickpeas on a pan (no oil or butter needed) until they turn crispy, sprinkle some spices if you want and you are ready to munch on these good midnight snacks in minutes! It’s easy peasy! Even while working late at night, if your body needs some instant energy, you can rely on a bowl of roasted chickpeas to serve your purpose.

Well, these were our choices of late-night munching ideas. Keep these ideas in mind to help you decide which snacks to have the next time you feel hungry in the middle of the night. Happy munching!