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what CanadianFoodieGirl said.

Also consider that one of the most well-known adages about writing is "Write what you know," and there are a couple of writers at SE who happen to know cuisines from that region rather well (e.g. Michele Humes, Chichi Wang). There are also writers whose specialties in other regions and cuisines (Kerry Saretsky for French/North African, Gina DePalma with Seriously Italian, etc., etc.), it's just that here in the States, we tend to think of those as "more" different than the "Asian" cuisines are, so we see that and think that having one post about Japanese food and one post about Vietnamese food in the same day is two posts of "Asian food," while one post about French food and one of Italian is just that, posts about foods from different regions.

At the end of the day, it would be nice to have specialists in every single cuisine imaginable at SE, but realistically speaking, that isn't possible. And personally, I would rather see a glut of well-informed articles about a certain set of regional cuisines than one of poorly-researched ones, devoid of meaningful content, included solely for the purpose of some superficial sheen of "diversity."

Also- a toasted English muffin with sliced banana, a little peanut butter, and honey is amazing at about 2 am when you get bleary eyed and all the words you've been reading start blurring together :)

in conclusion, Serious Eaters are maniacs for peanut butter.

So far from what I've tried I find that drinking tons of water works wonders. But the true magic combo for me is Coke and Peanut M&Ms. I don't know what it is about those M&Ms but they seriously help to keep me going. I've also tried sipping coke out of a Red Vines straw; worked well. However, if I don't feel like having anything junky like candy, then I do a mix of cold mangoes and frozen grapes or a pasta salad with feta. Oh! Orange juice is good too. Mentally I associate OJ with breakfast so when I drink it at 4 a.m it kinds tricks me into thinking it's breakfast time. I think that it's best to shy away from warm, comforting foods. Go for crunchy and cold foods.

I definitely agree with the teeth brushing, it's how I wake myself up. That and middle of the night showers, wakes you up and gives you a quick mental break. Foodwise cereal was my goto middle of the night food. Crunchy to keep you up and mentally associated with morning, plus there's so many different kinds that you can experiment with that works best for you. Sugary or fibery or filled with dried fruit or whatever.

depends on what I crave (sweet or savory) and what I have on hand. Sometimes it'll be toasted english muffin with some nut butter (maybe a drizzle of honey), or maybe a mini-bag of popcorn, pita with hummus, a fruit chilling in the fridge or maybe a small piece of good dark chocolate.

healthy finger foods, my favorites are popcorn and grapes. I can eat vast quantities of both.

I've only just started my degree, I'm in the first year if education, but trust me there are plenty of all nighters for us.
I recommend really sweet, really strong black coffee over ice. I make mine in the morning, before class, then put it in the fridge for the day, ready for me to drink it that night and through to the next morning.
I know caffiene's a no-no for you, but this works wonders for those who can stand it.

I just bought a beef heart on a serious whim and I'm thinking about cutting it up and tossing it up in a crock pot full of some spicy creole seasoning with beans (not sure what kind) and then toss some onions bell peppers and garlic and let it simmer all day while I'm at school. (will that work? or is it a bit much??) of course it will all be served over rice.

Eggs! Trick yourself into thinking it's breakfast time. I would poach them to avoid a fat coma.
South River Miso or other "living" miso/probiotics/kombucha will give you an energy boost without caffeine.

Being an insomniac, I've never had this problem -- I've written "A" papers on vodka and goldfish crackers. Not that I recommend this, of course.....

I eat PB&J sandwiches often when alone