Night shift workers: eating well at 2am is harder than it sounds

If you work nights, you already know this isn’t about “willpower” — it’s about fatigue, circadian rhythm, limited options, and doing the best you can when your body wants sleep, not salad.

We put together this poster because we see a lot of night shift workers dealing with:

• constant fatigue

• gut issues

• reliance on caffeine and sugar

• irregular meals or skipping meals entirely.

None of that makes you weak — it makes you human.

Night shift workers: eating well at 2am is harder than it sounds

The focus here isn’t perfection. It’s small, realistic choices that can help you get through a shift with steadier energy and less of a crash later on.

Things like:

• packing simple meals or snacks when you can

• drinking water regularly (it really does matter)

• keeping caffeine strategic, not constant

• choosing foods that keep you fuller for longer.

If you work nights:– what’s the hardest part of eating well on shift?– do you prep food, or just survive on what’s available?– what’s one thing that’s helped, even a little?

This is about staying healthy at work, not judging how people cope.

Poster attached for anyone who wants to share it at their workplace.