Chocolate Milk

[Derrick Hughes]

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[farmerm]

Don't think it has to be chocolate. I have a friend who swears by bringing some milk on big day MTB rides.

 

[mrs mtx]

I always have a strawberry nesquick milkshake after a long run or bike and so far never had an injury

 

[Bury the Trash]

i am not so big fan of chocolate

me neither.... Banana all the way..

 

[cordobamaxi]

Chocolate Milk is my favourite

 

[Macsky]

Any flavoured milk is supposed to be the ideal recovery food as it had the desired ratio of 3:1 carbs to protein, whole milk more suitable if you’re trying to shed a few lbs as obviously less sugar/carbs.

Milk is great stuff really, there can’t be many things in the world that could beat it on nutrition/£.

 

[Generally01]

Many a day I made thru with chocolate milk keeping me going between meals when I was working extra hard, works for me as long as I can keep it cool and fresh.

 

[Farmer Roy]

err, i cant remember the exact details, but i know one of the off road desert racing teams here ( motorbikes, think Rally Raid / Dakar kind of stuff ), maybe GHR Honda, anyway, their pre race meal was a white bread banana sandwich ( carbs & potassium ) & recovery involved chocolate milk, for the reasons above

 

[Farmer Roy]

Any flavoured milk is supposed to be the ideal recovery food as it had the desired ratio of 3:1 carbs to protein, whole milk more suitable if you’re trying to shed a few lbs as obviously less sugar/carbs.

Milk is great stuff really, there can’t be many things in the world that could beat it on nutrition/£.

i think there is also a sodium / salt content ? Which is important for recovering from physical exertion as well