In a world full of post-workout recovery drinks, many endurance athletes turn to chocolate milk. Here’s why—and what it means for you
How about carbohydrates and protein? Milk has both—and the sugar in chocolate milk gives it even more carbs. Even though that might not sound like an advantage, the added carbs from sugar is what gives chocolate milk what some consider the ideal ratio of carbs to protein, about 3 or 4 grams of carbs for each gram of protein.
If you’re more of a strawberry milk drinker, there’s some hope for you, too. Although McCarthy says she’s not aware of any research into its use as a recovery drink, she points out that its nutritional profile is similar to chocolate milk. “I don’t know why strawberry milk wouldn’t provide those same benefits as chocolate milk,” she says.
You could still recreate that ratio by adding something else with protein—but the advantage of chocolate milk is that you don’t have to go through all that trouble.In fact, that’s exactly the reason why people turn to chocolate milk for recovery. “It’s easy,” McCarthy says. “It’s one individual item where you can drink it, it tastes delicious for most people, and it’s got extra nutritional value.”
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