Split and merge into it. Answer by Rachel Chalk. Confidence votes 46. The 5 food groups are: *Carbohydrates-Bread, pasta, flour, potatoes, breakfast cereals. *Dairy-Cheese, milk, eggs, yogurt. *Sugars and Fats-Biscuits, cake, fast food, most carbonated drinks, ice cream. *Protein-Meat, fish, Quorn, eggs, poultry. * 5 a day-Fruits, Vegetables.
While glass of wine at night may help you drop off, the alcohol disrupts sleep and leads to a poorer night's rest, they say. This is because drinking alcohol to fall asleep interferes with sleep homeostasis - the body's internal timer that regulates sleeping and waking.
How food and drink affect your sleep. What you eat and drink before bed can affect your sleep. For example, foods containing the amino acid tryptophanâa building block of the sleep-related chemical serotoninâcould potentially make you drowsy, although evidence is mixed as to whether the amount in food is enough to change your sleep.