night shift meal timing
when should you eat on a night shift?
short answer: earlier than everyone else, and lighter at the end. here is the shape of it, and below it you can get today rebuilt around your actual hours.
the four timings that matter
- before the shifteat the main meal before you clock in
on nights, digestion runs slow. the biggest meal goes early, not at 3 am.
- first halfcoffee in the first half, cutoff about six hours before sleep
a 6 am bedtime puts the caffeine cutoff around midnight. after that, water.
- the long gapa small snack keeps you steady through 2 to 4 am
something with protein you brought from home. that slump is real; food can soften it.
- after the shiftkeep the last hour light and eat again after you wake
a heavy meal right before daytime sleep fights the sleep itself.
this is the general shape. it isn’t medical advice, and it isn’t a plan for your shift. a rebuilt day is: your hours, your sleep, your fridge.
get tonight rebuilt around your shift
tell it when the shift starts and ends. it takes the timings above and fits them to your real day. the first rebuilt day is free, no account needed.
working a different shift? build any day on the regular page.