Fact:

Chocolate Milk after your workout helps your body recover.

After an intense workout, your body needs to recover before you can get back at it. With its 55 grams of carbohydrates and 17 grams of protein per 500mL serving, chocolate milk gives you the complete nutrition you need after a workout. When you drink it after intense exercise (ideally within 15 to 30 minutes), it helps you refuel, recharge and get ready for tomorrow's workout.

It helps to replace fluids and maximize performance.

When you train hard, you sweat hard. And all those fluids you lose working out need to be replaced if you want to keep performing at the top of your game.

Chocolate milk tastes great after a workout, but it also helps you rehydrate - and proper hydration is crucial for overall health and improving your performance1.

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It replenishes electrolytes lost when you exercise.

When you sweat, your body loses more than just water. If you exercise at a high intensity for more than 60 minutes, or if you sweat a lot during exercise, replacing electrolytes becomes increasingly important.

The electrolytes you lose in sweat include salt (sodium, chloride) and potassium, which help to regulate many body functions. Chocolate milk naturally contains both.

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It helps replace glycogen to refuel your muscles.

During your workout, your body uses carbohydrate stores (called glycogen) in your muscles for energy.

As glycogen becomes depleted, so does your ability to perform at your peak. The faster these stores are replenished after exercise (ideally within 30 minutes), the better you can perform during your next day's workout.

Chocolate milk has the carbohydrates your body needs to replenish these energy stores so you can work out harder and longer tomorrow2,3.

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It helps to build and repair muscles.

When you continually push yourself with intense workouts, you need protein to help you recover. The protein in chocolate milk can help to repair damaged muscle tissues and promote muscle growth4.

It will prepare your body for tomorrow's workout - whether it's on the field, at the track or in the gym.

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SOURCES

1. Murray B. Hydration and physical performance. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2007; 26:542S-548S.

2. Karp JR et al. Chocolate milk as a post-exercise recovery aid. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 2006; 16(1): 78-91.

3. Thomas KP et al. Improved endurance capacity following chocolate milk consumption compared with 2 commercially available sport drinks. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2009; 34(1):78-82.

4. Elliot TA et al. Milk ingestion stimulates net muscle protein synthesis following resistance exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2006; 38:667-674.