Post-ride chocolate milk

[Owlie]

I know there are tons of post-ride chocolate milk advocates on here. I'm okay with the idea (chocolate! And it gets the milk out of the fridge!), so my question is: what do you use as the chocolate base? Hershey's syrup? Something else?

Or do I go to the grocery store and pick up a gallon of the commercial stuff? (Please no, that stuff is gross.)

[badger]

and slightly on tangent, can soy chocolate do the same? I'm lactose intolerant so while it would taste good going down, chocolate milk would incapacitate me in about an hour. I do love Silk's chocolate flavour.

[jessmarimba]

I do soy, and I don't think the flavor matters so much as the fact that it should have sugar. I'm a silk very vanilla girl myself

The chocolate milk theory is based on the ratio of carbs/fat/protein, so I would think most "synthetic" flavored milks (soy, hemp, almond, etc) would be somewhat close. I'd much rather drink any of those than the nasty chalky recovery drinks my guy mixes up after a run or ride... *shudder*

[alexis_the_tiny]

I use a homemade syrup. Equal amounts of cocoa powder and sugar dissolved in enough water and then cooked to a syrup. You can tweak the amount of cocoa powder and sugar to make it as bitter or sweet as you like.

[shootingstar]

Would only buy and have chocolate milk after doing a long ride ie. 100+ kms. and if I had no other better choice at hand.

Knowing myself, I would get concerned on getting hooked on the stuff.

[7rider]

I know there are tons of post-ride chocolate milk advocates on here. I'm okay with the idea (chocolate! And it gets the milk out of the fridge!), so my question is: what do you use as the chocolate base? Hershey's syrup? Something else?

Or do I go to the grocery store and pick up a gallon of the commercial stuff? (Please no, that stuff is gross.)

DH often downs a big glass of milk with Nesquik powder in it after a ride. It alleges to having less sugar "than leading brands" but I have to admit, I haven't checked on sugar levels of all the options. But after a hard ride, it's cool, refreshing, and decadent!

[Atlas]

I haven't been on many rides long enough to need a recovery drink, but he has and I usually have chocolate almond milk or chocolate soy milk in the fridge when he gets home. And I always have a glass myself, though he has the rest of the quart.

[OakLeaf]

Only soy milk (and only some brands of that) has protein that compares to dairy milk. I don't do either dairy or soy in quantities to meet my protein requirements, so to slam a quick recovery drink I'll use a protein powder like Garden of Life, mixed with juice for the sugar. I don't think fat is really necessary in a recovery drink, but I do try to get healthy fats throughout the day.

[GLC1968]

If you can't digest milk but yogurt is ok (like my H)...then sweetened yogurt is the right ratio and makes a nice recovery meal as well.

[lauraelmore1033]

I find Chai Latte to have the same restorative powers as chocolate milk. Oregon Chai has a pre mixed product that you mix half and half with milk. Trader Joe's Chai is also nice, but not quite as convenient.

[nscrbug]

I can't do the chocolate syrups or powder mixes...blech!!! If I want chocolate milk for a recovery drink, I'll go out and buy a carton of Skinny Cow chocolate milk. It has a higher protein content (11 grams) than any other ready-made chocolate milk on the market...and it tastes simply awesome. Much better than any homemade concoction that I could make with syrup or powder...that's for sure.

[Norse]

I usually mix milk and a little water with a chocolate flavored whey protein powder. Lately though, I have been partial to a cup of Trader Joe's Greek yogurt with some granola sprinkled on top.

[Crankin]

I buy our local brand (Hood's) ultra pasteurized skim chocolate milk. It lasts about a month! I am not a milk drinker, but I like the taste of it.
It's virtually impossible to make cold chocolate milk with a powder, as they are made for making hot chocolate. The powder never settles and mixes when it's cold. I have used Hershey's syrup, but it's just too sweet (on ice cream, that's another story).

[redrhodie]

I hardly ever drink it, but when I do, I get Horizon Organic chocolate milk. It doesn't have high fructose corn syrup.

I'm going to try alexis-the-tiny's recipe sometime.

[moonfroggy]

if you want protein you could try a green smoothie! i like the graph on this web page http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives...egetables.html it shows amounts of protein in broccoli, steak, lettuce and kale. i usually drink a green smoothie after a long ride. i like to make them with a handful of nuts and seeds , a lot of leafy greens, a handful of pitted dates or some frozen very ripe bananas then either more banana and cocoa powder for chocolate or lots of frozen fruit for fruit flavored and enough water so it blends well and to make it a consistency and texture i like. it fills me up is super healthy and i think they are yummy.