Want your kids to sleep better?
Here are 10 top foods for sleep
Foods that are high in tryptophan are the best foods for sleep. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that creates niacin in the body. Niacin creates serotonin which has the benefit of promoting healthier and better quality sleep. This applies to adults, teenagers, children and toddlers. Obviously, avoid any foods that you or your child are allergic, intolerant or sensitive to.
So what are the top 10 tryptophan containing foods?
nuts
seeds
tofu
cheese
poultry
red meat
seafood
oats
beans & lentils
eggs
Your body needs enough iron, vitamin B6 and B2 to convert tryptophan. The recommended daily intake is 4mg per kg of body weight. So a 50kg person should consume around 90mg of tryptophan each day.
If your children need a snack before bedtime, choose one of these foods:
nuts: pistachio, cashew, almonds, hazelnuts
seeds: pumpkin, chia, sesame, sunflower, flax
tofu: koyadofu, sprouted soybeans, boiled soybeans, tempeh
cheese: parmesan, cheddar, mozzarella, romano
poultry: chicken, turkey
red meat: lamb, beef, pork, game
seafood: tuna, salmon, shellfish
oats: uncooked oat bran, wheat germ/bran, whole oats, buckwheat, oat cereal
beans: cooked white beans, pinto, kidney beans & lentils
eggs
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Information from this blog sourced from:
https://www.myfooddata.com/articles/high-tryptophan-foods.php
