Chocolate for recovery
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Chocolate for recovery
yes i love chocolate milk as well. I found people posting about using chocolate milk as good recovery drink after a long ride, because the balance of carbs etc is perfect.
What i like to know is how much milk should one drink?
like one Litre? etc? or what is the right amount?
As well, would i be ok to use the powder chocolate milk stuff as well like quick etc?
or the ready made stuff in the carton best only?
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What i like to know is how much milk should one drink?
like one Litre? etc? or what is the right amount?
As well, would i be ok to use the powder chocolate milk stuff as well like quick etc?
or the ready made stuff in the carton best only?
thanks
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More words are better? Or not. Chocolate milk runs 100-150 calories/cup, depending on dairy fat content. How much depends on body weight and length of time spent riding - depth of depletion. For a complete over-generalization, one might want 200 cal. immediately after. Then, if one cannot eat a proper meal within 2 hours, about another 100-150 calories per hour after that until one can eat. None of which is actually necessary unless you're going to ride again tomorrow. Though that over-generalization probably should prompt more words.
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Chocolate syrup is easy to make (sugar dissolved in water, cocoa mixed in, maybe salt/vanilla for taste: "alton brown chocolate syrup recipe" with Google has a recipe that works well, though I like the taste of the "natural" unprocessed cocoa like Hershey's rather than the dutch-processed) and you can mix it to taste.
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Actually, Nestle's Quik is about the healthiest popular brand out there. No corn syrup for sweetener, just plain old sugar.
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I always regard Yoo-Hoo is the best chocolate milk for nutrition, but I've never compared labels.
OP, the right amount is dependant on how long/hard you ride. If you're using it as a post-workout drink, you need to adjust your intake with your exertion and the required carbs/protein you want to ingest. I personally always have a protein shake after a ride. ~30g protein and ~75g carbs
OP, the right amount is dependant on how long/hard you ride. If you're using it as a post-workout drink, you need to adjust your intake with your exertion and the required carbs/protein you want to ingest. I personally always have a protein shake after a ride. ~30g protein and ~75g carbs
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Not really. The primary purpose of a recovery drink/food is to replenish your glycogen stores. Anything with sugar or carbs in it will accomplish this. Adding a little protein speeds up the process a little but for 90% of people adding the protein with your carbs post ride is not necessary, provided you are eating enough protein during the day.
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Not that I care to argue which one is better than the next (i'll stick to my protein shakes, with or without milk is fine )
Did some research:
yoohoo 15.5 oz - 260 Cal, 1g sat fat, 57g carbs, 4g protein, 52g sugar
choc milk 16 oz - 452 Cal, 9.8g sat fat, 62.4g carbs, 17.2g protein, 64.4 sugar
so actually, milk loses based on strictly nutritional facts. I'll argue that I do enjoy milk more, though!
Did some research:
yoohoo 15.5 oz - 260 Cal, 1g sat fat, 57g carbs, 4g protein, 52g sugar
choc milk 16 oz - 452 Cal, 9.8g sat fat, 62.4g carbs, 17.2g protein, 64.4 sugar
so actually, milk loses based on strictly nutritional facts. I'll argue that I do enjoy milk more, though!
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We get 2% organic milk at Costco, and at some point I calculated that a 16oz glass (so more like 15oz of liquid, ~14oz of milk and 1oz of syrup?) was 300kcal with 14g of protein.
[We tend not to cook meat at home, so it is always a challenge for me to get enough protein in my diet. Milk (either in lattes or with chocolate syrup) is the easiest way to bridge the gap between sushi binges.
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Being rather old, I can recall when "elite" local cyclists filled one bottle with de-fizzed coke and stuck a couple of YooHoo's in their back pocket. The popular banana was always a terrible choice because the damned thing turned black in your jersey pocket as the day went on. I still like good old fig newtons (I've upgraded to whole wheat).
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I usually end up drinking a mason jar of milk with Rich Chocolate Ovaltine (that's one pint of liquid). Seems to be a tad healthier than Nestle, though I'm sure they're comparable. Try out Nestle, Ovaltine, your own syrup, everything else listed here, and just pick whichever one tastes best to you.
I would say to stick with milk, and not Yoohoo. The whole point of a recovery drink is to have a good sugar-to-protein ratio, which all these milk-based chocolate drinks have, and Yoohoo does not.
I would say to stick with milk, and not Yoohoo. The whole point of a recovery drink is to have a good sugar-to-protein ratio, which all these milk-based chocolate drinks have, and Yoohoo does not.
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