Friday, October 7, 2011

Chocolate Milk and a Sweaty Band Winner

Totally not sad I am headed off to work today. It has been raining, pouring, and coming down like cats and dogs out there for at least two hours.  It would be such a muddy run today, but it is a rest day and I am working.  So I don't have to deal with cooped up kids until much later today :)


 Chocolate Milk Fun Facts.  Why it is the perfect recovery drink.  I don't know many people who don't like chocolate milk.  I have taken to drinking it lately because it is cheaper than buying protein powder and making a shake.  I got to thinking while I was running "what makes it so great?"  Here is some of the tidbits I found

Drinking milk after exercise can help replace essential electrolytes—including potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium—that are lost in sweat. Research suggests rigorous exercise could cause substantial losses of calcium, which may increase the risk of stress fractures. And calcium and vitamin D are not typically found in other commercial recovery drinks. source

Milk has the right amount of carbohydrates and protein that the body needs in order to recover tired muscles and for quicker results source

Whey protein is a quickly digested protein which allows the body to process it quickly in order to help muscles regain energy levels when they are depleted through strenuous exercise. It is an essential amino acid needed in order for the body to begin regenerating itself and repairing the muscles. source

Chocolate milk has been proven through studies to prevent type 2 Diabetes and even help stop obesity. Studies have found that children who consumed milk over sugary beverages such as soda were less likely to suffer from this disease or obesity. People believe that by consuming dairy products it will raise your risks of obesity, but the opposite is true. Research has not been able to find any link to dairy and obesity but has found that those who drink milk are often much healthier and happier. source

People who eat chocolate are found to be much happier than those who refrain from eating it.  Many doctors now recommend that you eat chocolate at least every other day or every three days to promote overall well being. source


The super lucky winner of the Sweaty Band is....



Kim at Living Domestically

Kim shoot me an email and give me your info.  If I don't hear from you in two weeks, I will draw a new winner.  Congrats Kim, now you can try them out!!

AND if you could PLEASE send me some vote love HEREOnly EIGHT days left of voting!!  We are on the down hill slide now!  I will be so excited if all this begging pays off!

What do you drink for recovery?
Are you a fan of chocolate milk or no?

25 comments:

  1. I have recently gotten in to chocolate milk after a run, and it's just wonderful. Does the trick and like you said, you are not wasting money on the fancy stuff. Might to pick some up for this weekend, now that you've showed me pictures of it's deliciousness....

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  2. I love chocolate milk!!! It's pretty darn tasty after a workout :)

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  3. I love love LOVE chocolate milk post run or workout... it's an awesome combo of macronutrients and vitamins/minerals, plus it tastes great. I always have one with me when I do an ice bath... chocolate helps to distract from the cold! lol

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  4. I need to find a recovery drink, because I don't like milk, or chocolate milk. I also don't really like Gatorade. I like the Silk Coconut milk, but I am not sure it's helpful as far as recovery goes. I usually just drink lots of water.

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  5. You're on the first page now! I voted again.

    I don't really like chocolate milk (yeah, I'm a weirdo), but my husband LOVES it!

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  6. Yay!! So excited to win and to try these out! Thank for hosting the giveaway!

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  7. Love chocolate milk, but it is hard to choke down after a run in the summer. Some studies say to reap the benefits you have to drink it within 15 minutes after your workout, but I don't really know if that is true so I'll just continue to drink it all day long to make sure that I get all of the benefits all day long.

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  8. i love choco milke! i don't drink except after loooong runs but it's so good!

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  9. I like chocolate milk if it is cut with something else... plain milk or Almond Breeze. It is just too sweet on its own for me.

    The Captain loves it though. There is a huge bottle in our fridge right now.

    Off to vote for you today.

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  10. I LOVE love chocolate milk after a run. My problem is that I convince myself that I need it after every run... which probably isn't true after 3 miles ;). Oh well- I just don't care!

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  11. I can't always eat something after a run, but I can always drink chocolate milk!

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  12. I voted for you again!

    And I LOVE drinking milk after running.....tons of protein, calcium, potassium. I think it has really helped me avoid getting injured this year!

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  13. Chocoalte milk really is so so perfect for recovery and delicious. I do not drink regular white milk to I try really hard to incorporate chocoalte milk to keep my calcium intake up.

    Have a good day at work!

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  14. I loooove me some chocolate milk!! :)

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  15. i LOVE choc milk!! so good after a tough workout!

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  16. I LOVE LOVE LOVE chocolate milk. It definitely makes a difference in my day after a long or a hard run. And it's SOOO easy.

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  17. I always tell people that chocolate mile is good for after a workout and they never believe me! Maybe they just think it is too good to be true. :D Thanks for the great info. :D

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  18. Good info about chocolate milk! I was suprised only about the fact that it prevents type 2 diabetes. I think most commercially made (premixed) chocolate milks are full of sugar...maybe just not as much as a soda.

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  19. Congrats Kim! I love chocolate milk. I plan on drinking some as soon as I finish my race tomorrow. If everyone else has been voting every day like me then you are a shoo in!

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  20. Love chocolate milk! I have been mixing my own and it's yummy!

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  21. Something about the thick sweet richness of chocolate milk post run is udderly satisfying :)

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  22. I don't think I've told you -- but I've been voting for you everyday!! I also nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award http://bit.ly/oKFklz because YOU'RE AWESOME:)

    PS: My go-to fave recovery drink has always been chocolate whey protein with a heaping scoop of glutamine and a dash of cinnamon;) YUM-O!

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  23. I don't think I'm working out hard enough for recovery drink, but I'll be there soon enough :)

    Choco milk, I don't really like it...crazy I know. But I do like that Soymilk-Light Chocolate...it's pretty tasty!

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  24. I am a fan of chocolate milk... strawberry too! I also like Orange Sqwincher.

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