Working the night shift (or other odd hours)

Hi all,

I've been lurking for a little while and have appreciated the good
common-sense tips and shared stories. Here's a question that I haven't seen,
though: how does one eat healthfully while needing to work the night shift?
In my case, it's 12 hours, from 7 pm to 7:30 am. Changing shifts isn't an
option. I'm an RN and know a fair bit amount nutrition. I'm following a
fairly faithful low-glycemic eating plan. I'm not diabetic but it does run
in my family. So the food that I eat is healthy, I've been losing weight,
but as far as when to eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, I'm confused.
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It's not so hard on the nights I work but on my nights off, well, that's
where it gets tricky. Obviously I don't want to continue to sleep all day
and stay up all night. So there's a good amount of irregular hours and sleep
in bursts rather than all the way through to 6 or 7 hours. Do I just eat
something every 4 hours or so while I'm awake?

I plan to remain a member of this ng for the duration. I really like the
motivation and friendliness I've seen.

Thanks,

Kay