How you eat can have a major impact on your energy throughout the day, and even impact how well you sleep. The common advice is to get enough protein , avoid eating between meals, and be sure to have your last meal of the day four hours before bedtime. It all seems reasonable—that is, until you’re lying in bed with a growling tummy and a mind that won’t stop obsessing.

Turns out that having an afternoon snack can make all the difference—provided that the snack in question contains the right nutrients, of course. In fact, according to the principles of chrononutrition, which involves eating according to the body’s biological needs at a given moment, eating certain nutrients in the afternoon can drastically your nighttime snooze.

Why have a snack?

In the late afternoon, the body’s blo

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