Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Sonam Bajwa Explains Delayed Breakfast After Nighttime Carbs
Sonam Bajwa says she likes eating simple foods.
Her breakfast may include a lentil pancake and two boiled eggs.
She also eats rice, lentils, salad, and protein.
She tries not to eat carbohydrates at dinner.
If she does eat them, she sometimes has breakfast later the next day.
A dietitian says this may be fine if she is not hungry in the morning.
Eating carbohydrates at night does not automatically cause weight gain.
The important things are portion sizes, total calories, activity, and eating balanced meals.
Sonam Bajwa said she prefers simple, non-restrictive meals unless a project requires a special diet.
Her usual breakfast includes moong dal cheela and two boiled eggs.
She said she eats rice, dal, salad, and protein, but tries to avoid carbohydrates at dinner.
If she eats carbohydrates at night, Bajwa said she delays breakfast the following morning.
Dietitian Amreen Sheikh said delaying breakfast can be acceptable when guided by hunger, but overall nutrition and meal balance remain important.
- Who
- Actor Sonam Bajwa and dietitian Amreen Sheikh.
- What
- Bajwa described delaying breakfast after eating carbohydrates at night, while Sheikh explained when that approach may be appropriate.
- When
- Bajwa discussed her routine recently; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- Bajwa spoke on Gunjan Taneja’s YouTube podcast; Sheikh gave comments from KIMS Hospitals in Thane.
- Why
- Bajwa uses delayed breakfast to balance her eating when she has carbohydrates at dinner, while the dietitian said hunger and overall nutritional needs should guide the choice.
Flexible, Hunger-Based Eating
Caution Against Unplanned Skipping
Delaying breakfast
Flexible, Hunger-Based Eating
Amreen Sheikh said delaying breakfast can be fine after a heavier dinner if a person is not hungry and still meets nutritional needs during the day.
Caution Against Unplanned Skipping
Sheikh cautioned that regularly skipping breakfast without planning balanced meals later could lead to energy dips, overeating, or poor food choices.
Carbohydrates at night
Flexible, Hunger-Based Eating
Sheikh said a balanced dinner with controlled portions of carbohydrates is acceptable because timing alone does not automatically cause fat gain.
Caution Against Unplanned Skipping
Sonam Bajwa said she personally struggles with eating carbohydrates at dinner and tries to avoid them at night.
- Sonam Bajwa’s age
- 36
- Preferred breakfast
- Moong dal cheela and two boiled eggs
- Typical meal
- One cup of rice, dal, salad, and some type of protein
- Breakfast adjustment
- She delays breakfast if she eats carbohydrates at night
- Dietitian
- Amreen Sheikh, chief dietitian at KIMS Hospitals, Thane
- Expert view on nighttime carbohydrates
- Carbohydrates do not automatically become fat because they are eaten at night
- Potential concern
- Regularly skipping breakfast without planning balanced later meals may contribute to energy dips, overeating, or poor food choices