I wanted something sweet before bed. Before bed is my worst time. I’m always afraid of waking up hungry in the middle of the night or, worse yet, waking up in the morning and being SUPER hungry for the rest of the day. My bariatric surgeon once told me if I can account for a snack at this time, it’s fine. For me, it might even be a good time to eat carbs because then it won’t trigger more carb cravings since I’ll be asleep. Obviously not a solid piece of advice for everyone, but for my situation, it’s fine.
Tonight is no different than any other night except that Halloween just passed and I’m trying to offset a few Reese’s and some Hershey Cookie n Creme bars. I told myself I was absolutely done eating for the day, and nearly grabbed a cup of hot cocoa to settle down with. Then I thought of something way better.
I recently purchased a carton of almond/cashew hybrid milk. I don’t drink regular milk anymore because I’ve gotten pretty lactose intolerant since my surgery, which took me a stupidly long amount of time to figure out. I spiced it up with some cookies and creme Milk Magic. Truth be told, I’m usually a bigger fan of MilkSplash and I put it in all kinds of things. Almond milk, oatmeal, smoothies, protein shakes. But Milk Magic was on sale recently, so that’s what I used.
It was creamy and super sweet and only cost me 25 calories. I feel pretty satisfied with my choice. I’ve never tried making hot almond milk, but that may be next on the list.
Bariatric Berks 