If you have had an extremely busy and long day, and you are finally free to eat at about 11pm, maybe, of course, it makes sense that you would want to gulp down a heavy meal to assuage the persisting hunger no matter how late in the day it is. Eating late at night is not a complete no-no as it is important to eat when you are hungry; you
just have to be smart about it.
Contrary to popular belief, eating late at night
does not necessarily make you add weight nor does it have any negative health implications.
Eating the wrong foods with the wrong number of calories is what brings on all the extra weight and most times disrupts your sleep. Are you visiting or currently living in Nigeria and you have the habit of eating late at night? Rather than just opting for the nearest, tastiest-looking Nigerian food, take a look at a list of 5 Nigerian foods to avoid late at night.
Amala and Ewedu
A food famous in the western region of the
country, Amala and Ewedu is almost a staple on the menu of most Nigerian restaurants. While the
soup is made with vegetable and spices, Amala is
made with yam powder. They both form an appetizing combo, however, can be unfavorable
to your stomach when consumed late in the
night. Although the meal digests very easily,
compared to other yam-based meals, it is urine
inducing and can bring a lot of interruptions and
discomfort to your sleep.
Amala Pepper soup
A favorite Nigerian meal usually served with rice or yam as a side, pepper soup seems to be the
perfect meal for times you are hungry at night as
it is perceived as a light meal, but you may
actually want to step away from it when you are
craving something to eat late at night. The pepper
soup contains certain spices and peppers that
may upset your stomach and chemicals that can
also stimulate your senses, making it hard to fall
asleep.
Agege Bread
This would be easy to buy off of the streets if you
getting back late and you know you would not
have the energy to cook or microwave any
major meal when you get home because it
would be too late already. While Agege bread
would be satisfying when eaten with tea,
mayonnaise or butter late in the night, it contains
a lot of carbohydrate and sugar that spikes up
your blood sugar levels, causing your energy
levels to spike and plummet, disrupting your
sleep in the process. There is also a chance that
you will likely wake up starving a few hours later
or in the morning due to the overproduction of
insulin the sugar triggers.
Fries (yam, potatoes, akara)
If you have had dinner by 7 pm and you are still
awake by 12pm and you are hungry, you may
want to indulge in light finger food. The go to
would be fried yam, plantain , potatoes or even
akara. While this food may seem like a light meal,
they actually are not. They are greasy heavy
foods! They weigh on your stomach and take a
while to digest, leaving you feeling tired and
sluggish in the morning. Also, they do more
harm to your sleep than good. You may have to
deal with stomach pains, cramps, abdominal
bloating, heartburn, and acid reflux, resulting in
poor sleep quality.
Ewa Agoyin
A meal made of beans paired with a spicy sauce
made with Palm oil and dried crushed chilies,
Ewa agoyin is very tasty but a horrible option for
late-night snacking or eating.Not only can it
trigger heartburn, as well as upset your stomach,
it can totally sabotage a day of good eating and
actually keep you from going to sleep.

@ OP, how many variety of food do we even have in Nigeria self, u don almost list am finish. u 4 kuku ma just talk say drink water to ur lung Level and go to bed.

Why ewa agoyin sef

k

here in Nigeria we eat to fill ourselves not to be healthy. u no want make we chop abi?

Remember drinking a lot of water daily.