Chocolate Milk After A Workout

A sports dietician claimed that you could better drink two glasses of Chocolate Milk than a protein shake. Either way, protein shake is not so useful at all, you can just drink chocolate milk. But is this a good comparison? May we compare Chocolate Milk with the use of a protein shake?

Chocolate Milk as a recovery drink?

That Chocolate Milk is seen as good recovery drink is right. After a physically heavy effort, your body needs quick carbohydrates (sugars) to replenish the glycogen stock in your muscles. In addition, a large dose of proteins is desired to promote muscle repair. Both of you are back in Chocolate Milk, although I personally find the balance between sugars and proteins somewhat unbalanced. I think too much sugar and too little protein. In addition, chocolate milk contains important vitamins and minerals . So you get a good amount of vitamin B, vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and magnesium by drinking chocolate milk.

However, this does not mean that we can call Chocolate Milk better than protein hake. Also a protein hake is a good source of protein to take after your training. The proteins have a high biological value, which allows them to be absorbed optimally by the body. Add some dextrose to your whey shake or add a banana, and you also have a complete post-workout meal.

Is Chocolate Milk better than protein shake?

When I look at the composition of chocolate milk and compare them with those of protein shakes, I do not think the statements of the Value Assessment Service (and the Sport Dietician) are correct and badly argumented. It is true that Chocolate Milk is a good drink for after sports, but the comparison with a protein hake is not well founded. Where you can drink one or two glasses of chocom milk after fitness, a protein shake is a supplement to your daily diet with many more options. Protein shakes can take you at any time to get the required amount of protein / amino acids your body needs. In addition, a protein shake fits much better in a diet plan for weight loss than Chocolate Milk. Chocolate Milk contains much more sugars, fat and total calories. A protein supplement takes you with the goal of getting as many protein as possible without having many sugars and calories. When you continue this, you can see that you can treat a protein shake much better than your 500ml chocolate milk.

Both fit well in a healthy eating pattern

In this article I tried to answer the question whether Chocolate Milk is better than protein hake. When I compare both the nutritional values ​​and the price, I think that a whey shake is the best choice. Of course this depends on your personal situation and goals. It is true that chocolate milk is a good recovery drink to drink after a heavy workout. Your body needs the sugars, proteins and calories to recover. However, protein shakes contain much more protein against less fat, sugar and calories. This makes it an easier way to meet your protein needs without compromising your overall calorie intake. This makes a protein shake better suited for a diet with calorie restriction or a low-carb eating pattern.

Finally, I think that both Chocolate Milk and protein shakes fit well in a healthy eating pattern. As long as you both drink with common sense, there is nothing to worry about. For example, you could alternate between chocolate and whey. On days when you have a heavy workout, take half a liter of Chocolate Milk after exercising. On rest days or days on which you have a light training you can take a protein shake. Remember, it's all about the total energy balance and the choice between protein shakes or Chocolate Milk is not the most important factor!