20 Foods That Make You Sleepy

Here's a list of snoozers!

Foods that rank high on the Glycemic Index will help you fall asleep in half the time you normally do if eaten four hours before bed. Since foods ranked high on the index—which is basically a scale of 1 to 100—cause a steep rise in blood sugar, they are not recommended for those with diabetes.

FOOD		GLYCEMIC INDEX
Golden Grahams		71
Plain Bagel		72
Corn chips		72
Watermelon		72
Honey		73
Mashed potatoes		73
Saltine crackers		74
Graham crackers		74
French fries		76
Frozen waffles		76
Vanilla wafers		77
Grape-Nuts Flakes		80
Jelly beans		80
Pretzels		81
Rice cakes		82
Cornflakes		84
Instant Rice		91
Red baked potato		93
French bread		95
Tofu frozen dessert		115

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