When some people are struggling to fall asleep [1], they try drinking warm milk or counting sheep. When Chrissy Teigen can't sleep, she eats "night eggs" . . . because apparently, this is a thing, and we're kind of intrigued? In January, Teigen casually tweeted [2] about how she enjoys catching up on her favourite Subreddits before bed while eating her night eggs, and of course, her followers had to know: what the heck are night eggs? According to Teigen, night eggs are her foolproof sleep hack, as she simply can't nod off unless she feels "overly full" [3] before bedtime. And with many people struggling to sleep right now [4] during the stay-at-home orders, her hack is once again gaining traction.

I can't sleep without being overly full. I take two hard boiled eggs to bed every night and eat them when I randomly wake up. It used to be beef jerky but I'd wake up too puffy https://t.co/2oooE8cY7p [5]

— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 19, 2020 [6]

As the celebrity chef explained, she brings two hard-boiled eggs with her to bed, so she has something to snack on if she wakes up hungry in the middle of the night. Her go-to, middle-of-the-night snack used to be beef jerky, but unfortunately, that snack made her "wake up too puffy." In response to a curious Twitter user who asked if her night eggs simply became breakfast if she didn't randomly wake up, Teigen said that sleeplessness is inevitable for her [7]. "I wake up for at least a half an hour like 4 times a night," she said. Of course, Teigen is nothing if not self-aware, and even she thinks her habit is "gross" [8] — but it actually makes a lot of sense.

I bring up two peeled eggs with me since I wake up so hungry in the night. Do u know how gross it is to eat hard eggs in the night

— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 5, 2019 [9]

As board-certified sports dietitian and exercise physiologist Jason Machowsky [10], RD, CSSD, CSCS, previously told POPSUGAR, people who wake up hungry in the night are often "underfuelled" [11] from the day. To prevent waking up from hunger, Machowsky recommends having an evening snack that consists of either a carbohydrate, a protein, or a combination of both, such as — you guessed it — hard-boiled eggs. Though Machowsky thinks it makes more sense to eat a snack before bed rather than in between REM cycles, Teigen's "night eggs" routine might just work better for you. Gotta love an inventive snack hack!

u think this is a fucking joke??? pic.twitter.com/uAeVO19Iff [12]

— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 5, 2019 [13]