Hey everyone!
I know it's a little late, but I really want to do this post! Anyways, I've heard from multiple sources that one of the best options for an after-practice drink/snack is chocolate milk. As well as hearing the positives, I'm also asked, "what's so good about chocolate milk?". Well, this is a very valid question. I mean, chocolate milk has "chocolate" in the name, and people all over consider it a "candy". Why not just regular milk? Now here's where I come in. I did some research to find if chocolate milk is beneficial like they say, or just a hoax to make people feel better about drinking it.
Alas, I found a website that informed me of the truth. Dr. Charles Smith, UAMS family medicine doctor, shares that it may be more beneficial than you think. Apparently, the chocolate in the milk contains as much as 11g of protein. That's just about as much as A 50-gram commercially prepared protein bar. In relation to only drinking this milk after practice, experts suggest that you should have between 15g and 25g of protein after a night at the gym. This would be the equivalent to either An 80-gram protein bar from a national candy company, which usually contains a surplus of sugar (see my other post "The Candy Bar Scandal"), or about 200ml of chocolate milk, equivalent to one cup.
Now, it seems that the answer is clear, I'm gonna have chocolate milk after practice! With it, an athlete will have the protein they need, and not the extra sugar they don't.
Are you going to drink chocolate milk after workout more often? Why or why not? Tell me in the comments! \/ \/ \/
Tumble on, my majestic internet gymnasts.
~Joanna
p.s. information from http://www.uamshealth.com/?id=5453&sid=1 and http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/much-protein-protein-bar-have-6571.html
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