Todays Health Article

January 27 th, 2011

We are talking about Chocolate milk, or the brown stuff,  sometimes referred to, back in the day. Chocolate milk was my choice for our school lunch. It was the drink to stir up, when you were a kid, and I almost always threw in an extra teaspoon from the Nesquik can. Most of us who lived in that generation, were not calorie counters then, but not to defend our actions, sugar was not a main ingredient in everything we ate or drank. As time past chocolate milk either by mix or by container became very popular during the younger years, of these baby boomers.

Chocolate Milk

You might say… “Chocolate milk has had it’s Glory Years”

 Then  came the age of sugar craze drinks, diet drinks,  sports drinks, leaving Chocolate milk on the shelf as a courtesy to those, who still longed, for chocolate milk.

Wake up to the New Age Drinks

Now according to Keith Ayoob EdD., registered dietition and Associate of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstien College of Medicine, “Milk is a Sports drink, Plus”.  He goes on to further say to WebMd. ” It will supply you with things you need wether or not you’re working out”.

Studies have shown, that your intense exercise, reduces the muscle’s supply of glucose, glycogen, a important source of fuel for any exercise. This needing to be replenished by taking in a serving of carbohydrates approximately 30 minutes after the long workout.

The additional benefits, drinking more  chocolate milk,  provides the much needed Calcium, Potassium, and Vitamin D.

So Now… Chocolate milk  is being rediscovered as the next Sports Drink!

NaturalNews reported… After an intense workout, instead of downing a commercial sports drink loaded with artificial colors and sugar, you’d be better off just having a glass of chocolate milk. That’s the conclusion of two studies presented at the recent American College of Sports Medicine’s 57th Annual Meeting held in Baltimore. It turns out that chocolate milk offers a distinct recovery advantage to help repair and rebuild muscles when compared to widely hyped commercial carbohydrate sports drinks.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/029013_chocolate_milk_muscle_recovery.html#ixzz1CHB5Ao6f

According to the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, chocolate milk already contains all the benefits that water and other famous sports drinks like Gatorade have – and so much more. Compared to famous sports products, chocolate milk contains double the carbohydrates and proteins. It’s perfect for replenishing tired muscles after an intense workout. The high water content also replaces the fluids lost in sweat to prevent dehydration. Moreover, chocolate milk contains added nutritional benefits like calcium and just the right amount of sodium and sugar that helps your body retain the water and replenish energy.

Chocolate Milk and Obesity

Many are at opposite ends regarding this controversial view. With obesity on the rise within our children, chocolate milk having almost the same amount of sugar as a soda, some schools have banned this drink from the school menus. However, those who have abandoned the  Chocoalte milk have replaced the drink with the sodas.  For further reading http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1948865,00.html

Todays Health Comments

Chocolate Milk is not without controversy. I find this drink to be enjoyable but its most healthy with your own recipe. Using chocolate melted and mixed with milk, it allows you to choose the fat content of the milk and the light or dark chocolate to be used. There are health benefits of chocolate, and certainly milk is healthy as well. Remember it generally the additives that create the ill health. Obesity is certainly a consideration here, and what studies did not indicate is the amount of exercise our youth is not getting to what they are eating.

Today’s Health article …

Chocolate milk is being rediscovered, after perhaps being sat back on the shelf,  with just fond memories, of that rich, thick chocolate drink, once stirred up from the can sitting up in the cupboard or from the local supermarket.

It has had its Glory Years, one might say. Then  came the NEW age of sugar craze drinks, diet drinks,  sports drinks, but now we have come full circle again, HEALTHY DRINKS!

Now CHOCOLATE MILK  has been taunted by the rumors, that tainted milk has been used, and other such nonsense, that non resable milk was being used. The Food and Drug administration would love to hear about that one. Since they set stringent rules to provide the safety of the foods we eat and drink. So if the milk does not meet their criteria, it not sold.

Now according to Keith Ayoob EdD.,registered dietition and Associate of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstien College of Medicine, “Milk is a Sports drink,Plus”.  He goes on to further say to WebMd. ” It will supply you with things you need wether or not you’re working out”.

Studies have shown, that your intense exercise, reduces the muscle’s supply of glucose, glycogen, a important source of fuel for any exercise. This needing to be replenished by taking in a serving of carbohydrates approximately 30 minutes after the long workout.

SO Now… Chocolate milk  is being rediscovered as the next Sports Drink!

The additional benefits, drinking more  chocolate milk,  provides the much needed Calcium, Potassium, and Vitamin D.

This drink should be a no brainer for teenagers and adults who are looking for a healthier choice.