Meal Plan for a Shift Worker – Late Shift
This site has three meal plans based on a moderately active job on the traditional shift pattern, for example, factory workers, warehouse employees, forklift truck drivers, etc.
Early shift - click here (6am - 2pm)
Late shift – below (2pm - 10pm)
Night shift – click here (10pm-6am)
Shift hours may differ slightly, in which case adjust timings on the plans appropriately. For introduction text, please see Shift Worker – Early Shift meal plan.
Breakfast 9.00am
Large bowl high fibre cereal (like Weetabix, bran flakes, Shreddies, muesli, porridge, etc) + 250ml skimmed milk
or 2 slices
granary bread (toasted) + olive oil based spread + jam/peanut butter
200ml fruit juice
Mug tea/coffee
Lunch 1.00pm
150g chicken breast
or 170g white fish
or 150g lean meat
60g tblsp
basmati rice or 70g wholewheat pasta
or serving potatoes
Loads of veg
or large salad
Low fat / low sugar yoghurt
Drink
Break 5.00pm
Sandwich: 2 slices granary bread + olive oil-based spread + slice chicken / ham or 60g cheese
Item fruit
Drink
8.00pm
Sandwich: 2 slices granary bread + olive oil-based spread + slice chicken/ ham or tuna in low fat natural yoghurt or smoked salmon
Mixed salad
Low fat / low sugar yoghurt
Drink
Hour pre-bed
3-4 oatcakes + cottage cheese / quark / low fat soft cheese or 2 squares home-made easy flapjack
Item fruit
Drink
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