Making sure that milk is always on the table is an easy way you can help build a strong family.
Milk is naturally nutrient-rich like no other beverage, and provides 9 essential nutrients that your family needs.
Supporting Science
Chocolate milk's combination of carbohydrates and high-quality protein first made researchers take notice of a potential exercise benefit. The inherent combination of carbs and protein matched the ratio found to be most beneficial for recovery. Chocolate milk contains the right combination of carbohydrates and protein to help exhausted muscles recover. See below for the most recent research on the benefits of chocolate milk after exercise!
NEW STUDY: Chocolate Milk Recovery Benefits
New Research Suggests Drinking Chocolate Milk After a Workout Offers Advantages for Post-Exercise Performance and Muscle Repair
One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to experts at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this week. In a series of four studies, researchers found that chocolate milk offered a recovery advantage to help repair and rebuild muscles, compared to specially designed carbohydrate sports drinks.
Experts agree that the two-hour window after exercise is an important, yet often neglected, part of a fitness routine. After strenuous exercise, this post-workout recovery period is critical for active people at all fitness levels - to help make the most of a workout and stay in top shape for the next exercise bout.
The new research suggests that drinking fat-free chocolate milk after exercise can help the body retain, replenish and rebuild muscle to help your body recover. Drinking chocolate milk after a workout could even help prep muscles to perform better in a subsequent bout of exercise.
Muscle Recovery
Next time you finish a rigorous workout at the gym or a sweat-inducing run, a study suggests you may want to consider a surprising new sports drink to help refuel tired muscles: lowfat chocolate milk.
Hydration
Researchers found that lowfat milk may help keep you hydrated after exercise better than a commonly used sports drink or water.
Essential Nutrients
Some research suggests milk may be just as effective as some commercial sports drinks in helping athletes recover and rehydrate, plus it has additional nutrients not found in most traditional sports drinks.
