Chocolate Milk

Mouth-watering chocolate milk!

You've just finished a long workout. You're tired, thirsty, your bones are brittle, and your muscles feel more like mashed potatoes than lean, mean killing machines. What do you eat or drink to recover? Drop that anti-freeze-colored liquid in a bottle, chuck your powerbars and water to the side, and pick up a refreshing and cool glass of chocolate milk!

Why?

1.Research by Karp et. alia (2006) shows that chocolate milk is a Gatorade. They showed that when carbohydrate content of chocolate milk and a recovery drink were equivalent, individuals could cycle 49% to 54% longer if they drank chocolate milk than if they drank a carbohydrate replacement drink like PowerAde.
2. Chocolate milk is full of carbohydrates and protein, and these two components together improve endurance performance.
3. Chocolate milk has been shown to have a greater effect on post-workout recovery than water alone.
4. Chocolate milk is super delicious.

So, the next time you finish up a long run, a race, or that hard workout at the gym, drink a chocolate milk within 30-45 minutes.