Quote:Is it wrong to have a Burger King at 8am following a 12 hour night shift.. I say no but my colleague says yes..


When I'm on nights, 8am is essentially my night time, right?

 

Both wrong, yes it is fine to eat after working a 12 hour night shift (of any healthy substance) but that is where you are wrong...

Nobody should eat Burger King, that food is not only nasty tasting but it is also really unhealthy.

 

I have been working third shift recently, and I can relate to you.  Many of your friends and family probably don't understand why you can't simply switch to their schedule on the weekends and revert back to your night shift on Sunday or whatever day you start back up.  They don't understand that you too want to stay up when you first get home from work instead of going straight to bed as they assume.  Do they get home from working 9am to 5pm and go straight to bed?

No, if you did that and woke up around 3pm or 4pm and then stayed up until 8am you would be too exhausted to even drive home.

 

You don't however want to revert to bad eating habits simply because you are working the graveyard shift.  I would suggest buying healthy fresh vegtables, and fruits & bring them to snack during your shift.  Have a healthy protein meal such as smoked wild salmon with pecans or goat cheese.   Mix it up so that it doesnt become boring because your taste buds want healthy but they also want tasty, you can do both.

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