The nutrients in any food we eat affect our overall health. While some foods keep us awake, there are some foods that promote sleep. Along with carbohydrates, these foods help release sleep-promoting substances in the body. It gives your baby a good night's sleep after dinner. Here are some foods that will help your baby sleep better.

Oats

Oatmeal is a very healthy food for both children and adults. It is also an excellent source of melatonin, which helps accelerate insulin production. Insulin helps you sleep. You can prepare oats in various forms, the simplest of which is oatmeal porridge. It is also easy for babies to digest. Mix it with apples to improve the taste and nutritional value.

Rice
Rice is known to be high on the glycemic index. Scientific studies have found that eating rice can help people fall asleep faster. Now don't understand why many people feel sleepy after eating rice? Rice is easily digested by babies.

Spinach
Spinach is rich in nutrients like iron, vitamins and minerals. Apart from providing essential nutrients, it also contains tryptophan, an amino acid that our body uses to synthesize proteins. Tryptophan also aids in the production of the body's 'sleep hormone', melatonin. Spinach has many other health benefits, sleep inducing properties being just one of them.

Cherry
 Cherries are another great food to add to your baby's dinner. They are rich in the sleep hormone melatonin. They are very tasty and your child will eat them easily.

Banana
 Bananas are soft and sweet and many babies love to eat them. But did you know that they contain a good amount of magnesium, which is a natural muscle relaxant. It helps your baby to sleep better as it helps to relax the muscles. Bananas also contain good amounts of melatonin and serotonin, which promote sleep.

Walnut
 Walnuts help the body produce serotonin. It is a chemical that calms the brain and affects mood. This helps them sleep better for longer. Walnuts contain melatonin. So, give walnuts in your baby's dinner.

Legumes
 Legumes are generally high in protein and tryptophan. So eating it promotes better sleep for children. They are high in protein, iron, potassium, fiber, and vitamins K, C, and B-6. This makes it a great and nutritious dinner for kids. Boil chickpeas and feed them to the children.

Milk
Drinking milk before bedtime is a great idea. But apart from milk, other dairy products like cheese and paneer are also rich in tryptophan. So, one hour before going to bed, mash a banana in a bowl of milk. This will help your baby sleep soundly through the night.

Pineapple
 Pineapple increases melatonin to a great extent. Although many people don't know, it has the ability to increase melatonin more than oats or bananas. Eating pineapple helps in digestion.