Need a Nod-Off Nudge? Try These Sleep-Inducing Recipes

Chia seeds have even more tryptophan per ounce than turkey, so blend up a delicious chia pudding for dessert and prepare to get tuckered out. Top with pumpkin seeds for an extra boost, or make your own pumpkin seed snack.

Soybeans have tryptophan, tofu is made from soybeans, and tofu is the base of this smoothie. What we're trying to say is, if you drink this at night, this might be a snooze-smoothie. A snoozie.

Did you know that shellfish is just as tryptophan-rich as turkey and chicken? Try adding prawns to your zoodles for a lighter take on shrimp scampi that'll have you ready for bedtime in no time.

Skip the milkshake and make this apple cinnamon smoothie for dessert — the flax will aid in a restful slumber.

This tasty, high-protein snack is a great post-workout or pre-bedtime treat (one in the same, if you time it correctly). In 100 grams, you'll get more than double your recommended daily intake of tryptophan. Try any of these healthy edamame recipes for a little help falling asleep.

Eating a turkey burger for dinner is healthy, delicious, and preps you for a night of snoozing.

Try this healthier take on a bar-food staple to reap the sleepytime benefits of low-fat moz, which has the most tryptophan of all the cheeses.

We knew tuna was chock-full of vitamin D, but did you know it's loaded with tryptophan, too? Make a healthy tuna salad or any of these tasty tuna recipes.

Use the sleeping powers of tryptophan in lean beef by making this Thai beef salad at dinner time.

Beans truly are a magical fruit — they can aid in weight loss, and they're a great source of protein. As if you needed another reason to love them, bean and lentils can help you fall asleep. White beans are chief among the snooze-inducing beans, so try this white and black bean soup, or this nutritious black bean mango salad, or any of these healthy garbanzo bean recipes.

Oats are another sleepytime superstar, which is why oatmeal is such a great bedtime snack. The tryptophan induces feelings of calm and the melatonin in oats helps you stay asleep. Try these oatmeal recipes or overnight oats.

Eggs are such a super food: they're packed in protein, vitamins, and iron. As you probably guessed, they're also high in tryptophan, which breaks them out of the breakfast mold and makes them a great nightcap or dinner option. Try a baked egg in a ham cup, or any of these healthy egg recipes.