Food and how it relates to dreaming

[blizzak]

okay, so after the bar last night, I went and got some chinese food cause that's what we usually always do
then getting home at about 2 am or so, I went to bed relatively quickly
now, the last 2 times I have woken up at around 6 in the morning (which makes sense because of the digestive tract still working and thus keeping the rest of my body awake, etc.), however I also had a VERY interesting dream (somewhat relating to the events of the night, I suppose)
now I don't dream too often, but i've had a couple in the past week, and i'd love to learn how to control them/lucid dream...that doesn't really matter though
my real question is does anyone know if/why food causes you to dream? I'm going to have to eat before bed more often if this always happens

[Phaenx]

No, that's a good question though. I don't recall ever having dreamed anything because of something I ate, I don't recall very many dreams to be honest though.

The last one I had, I killed someone with a sword and then had sex with a girl I knew from highschool. Oh my god, that was a good dream.

[orange monkeyee]

uh, i think you were trashed that night maybe and what actually happened seemed like a dream, i've had it happen before, heh, too much vodka

[blizzak]

nope, not trashed at all really

heh any other ideas here friends?
anytime I search for food and dreaming, I get a bunch of supposed weight loss foods and promitional crap etc......"dream" foods....