Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
What about chocolate soy milk? Or just some protein powder, mixed up with cocoa mix for the carbs?

As I understand it, chocolate milk is good because it provides a good mix of protein and carbs. I would think that any "real food" with a similar nutritional profile and calories would do the trick. Then again, I'm not a nutritionist....
But Nancy Clark is a nutritionist, and I just looked in her book.* She talks about how many grams of carbohydrates you should get based on body weight, and when you should ingest them. The food/beverage should include a little protein but she doesn't think getting a specific ratio of protein/carbs is important. Also rehydrating is your top priority if you've lost fluids during the workout. But she says nothing specific about recovery drinks. She mentions things like cereal with milk and a banana, a fruit smoothie with a handful of pretzels, cran-apple juice with crackers and string cheese, and V8 juice and a turkey sub.

BTW I have heard that people who are lactose intolerant can have yogurt without problems. So that might be a something to try.


(* I had to wear my reading glasses to look this up...I didn't used to need reading glasses for her book... )