Get Paid $1000 To Eat Cheese Before Bed. Really!

If you’re a fan of cheese, sleeping and money, we may have found the perfect gig for you. And it’s all in the name of science.

Website Sleep Junkie, which covers all things sleep, wants to put to the test a common sleep-related theory – that eating cheese before bed gives you nightmares. And they need help.

So they’re calling on the public to become ‘dairy dreamers’ and consume cheese before bed as part of an experiment. They want to know if consuming cheese before bed impacts sleep quality and energy levels, and if it triggers nightmares.

Who said cheese gives you nightmares?

It’s a bit of an old wives’ tale and a bit of urban legend, but the theory is that the delicious dairy gives you bad dreams if eaten before bed. There’s research from 1964 that claims a patient stopped having nightmares when he ceased his pre-bed cheddar cheese eating habit.

Now Sleep Junkie wants to either prove or debunk the nightmarish cheese theory.

Here’s a little more about the Dairy Dreamers job: “The chosen candidates will be paid for their work and all cheese costs will be expensed. Our dairy dreamers will become our official cheese testers, providing honest feedback on how eating various kinds of cheese before bed impacts their sleep quality.”

If you’re chosen as one of the lucky five, you’ll need to log your sleep via a sleep tracker, provide a written evaluation of sleep quality and energy levels throughout the week and give feedback on your dreams and nightmares. The gig starts in March and you’re expected to commit for three months, after which you’ll be compensated $1000.

Now, here are the caveats:

You have to at least 21 years old
You need to own a smartwatch or fitness tracker that tracks sleep
You need to have a consistent sleep schedule and sleep alone during the trial
You can’t suffer from any current sleep issues
You can’t be dairy intolerant (obviously!)

If you’re chosen, the sleep experts will provide you with a list of cheese that will need to be eaten each week, from blue to hard, soft-ripened and processed. You’ll then eat each kind of cheese every night at the same time before sleeping, for a week, then have a week break. Then you’ll start on the new cheese for a week, before another week’s break.

Keen to get paid to eat cheese? Head to the job application form! (It is only open to US residents though. Sweet baby cheeses!)

43 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    11:35 am
Mmmm cheese but the whole sleeping alone thing counts me out… plus I’m not in the US….. 🙁

- - mom477110 said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    10:45 am
Thats my dream job. I love cheese!!

- - mom462038 said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    10:07 am
$1000 for 3 months!? Bit low. I was in til I saw I would be expected to eat different cheeses. That blue vein, ???????? no way!!

- - WilFox said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    9:44 am
Bummer! I was super excited to see this opportunity but I certainly do not qualify. I don’t own any smart watches or fitness devices, I already don’t get enough good nights rest and will never be able to sleep alone as my 4yo wanders in during the night for my comfort.
It is such an interesting study and cant wait to hear of the results!

- - mom103778 said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    9:00 am
This has peaked my curiosity, I’m not a cheese lover but I would like to know if eating cheese before bed does give you nightmares. I still dream a lot but haven’t had a nightmare in ages.

- - Ellen said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    8:40 am
No I wouldn’t feel for eating cheese right before bed

- - shanika said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    7:43 am
This sounds interesting. But not in Australia.

- - TraceyGail said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    7:01 am
I could handle it if they discover that cheese helps us sleep! A good excuse to eat it.

- - firsttimemum12 said
  - 24 Jan 2023
    6:34 am
I wish this was in Australia! My dream job! I love cheese!

- - whiteredeye said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    10:43 pm
Why is this being advertised in the newsletter if it’s only available to US residents?

- - Frankiielot said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    10:39 pm
They need to bring this to Australia!
Surely they would want to test this theory out on people across the globe as cheese would be different, although the same type, from different places…

- - mom465683 said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    9:49 pm
I LOVE cheese. I eat cheese all the time. Never heard the tale about nightmares and cheese. I hope they let us know the results. Unfortunately I’m not on the US. Don’t have a smartwatch. Don’t have a consistent sleep schedule due to having twins. Can’t kick my husband out of bed for so long.

- - Tanya_ said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    9:25 pm
And right at the very end of the article only available for US residents ????????‍♀️

- - feebs said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    9:22 pm
Right up my alley!! Absolute cheese lover, but only available for US residents? So disappointed this was advertised on Mouths of Mums AU ????

- - Gwen2620 said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    8:42 pm
Did anyone notice that it only applies to US residents – so what was the point on putting it on an Australian site!!!

Actually, I can’t eat cheese before bed as it really affects my sleep.
- mom361025 replied
  
  23 Jan 2023 , 8:55 pm
  Yes I was surprised to read it as well.
- - mom489365 said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    7:44 pm
I’m happy to just eat the cheese any time day or night. Good luck to whoever gets picked.
- mom93821 replied
  
  24 Jan 2023 , 5:54 am
  I agree, cheese is an all the time and anytime food to consume!
- - mom93821 said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    7:41 pm
Cheese has never caused nightmares in this household.

- - BellaB said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    6:55 pm
Sadly I don’t think my husband would take well to being kicked out of bed…

- - My little Button said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    6:02 pm
Now this sounds too good to be true eat my favourite food cheese and sleep and get paid for it wow

- - mom160270 said
  - 23 Jan 2023
    2:14 pm
I love cheese but I’m doing intermittent fasting, so not for me.