It has been known as the fourth meal. When your stomach’s grumbling and it is the middle of the night, you know it is time for a midnight snack. Forget the tradition of three meals a day. When you’re hungry, you eat.
Throw conventionalism out the window it is time to mix and match the best tasting foods into a delicious entrée. It may not be the most important meal of the day, but it sure is the tastiest. The midnight snack is not the healthiest for you, but the unhealthier the midnight meal is the better it tastes. The fourth meal is the reason you do those extra minutes on the treadmill. It is almost impossible to resist when the fridge is tempting you with countless options of flavorful delight. This is the time when you reach into the back of the fridge to grab the food that no one else eats. There are no rules when it comes to preparing a midnight snack. If the cereal isn’t sweet enough a little syrup does the trick. Milk and ice cream mixed together creates a perfect midnight milkshake. This is the time you can let your imagination go wild. A plate is a blank canvas ready to be covered in creative artwork. Leaving the home to make a late night run to Del Taco or a 24 hour Subway is always an option, but is not as satisfying as making your own creation at home.
The best midnight snacks occur around the holidays. Left over pie, turkey, and mashed potatoes always seem to hit the spot. Grandma’s cooking tastes even better the second time. Grandmas always seem to make too much food around the holidays. And the midnight meal is the reason. Do not feel that all the food made for Thanksgiving needs to be eaten right away. Save some room in your stomach for the fourth meal. The Thanksgiving night midnight snack is the most satisfying snacks of the year. Not to mention that the turkey’s tryptophan will help you get a good night sleep.
There are some dangers involved in creating a midnight masterpiece. Make sure that all the lights are on. Cutting your finger in the dark would not be fun. Especially waiting in the emergency room with a cut finger and an empty stomach. It is also best to eat fourth meal in the kitchen. Eating in bed is a risky and is only mastered by a few. Spilling a bowl of cereal on your sheets is a nightmare to clean up. When it is late and you are hungry the last thing anyone once to do is change their sheets. Before you start munching on a snack in your bed think twice and make sure it is bedroom safe. Because before you know it, you may have a sticky mess on your hands.
No matter what midnight snack you just devoured remember to brush your teeth before going back to bed.
