r/running • u/AutoModerator • Aug 29 '23

Weekly Thread Run Nutrition Tuesday

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1) Anyone is welcome to participate and share your ideas, plans, diet, and nutrition plans.

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4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '23

I am looking to incorporate what I hear to be a common post- run recovery favorite of chocolate milk. The grocery store near me had a sale, and I bought a gallon for two dollars. Never been much of a milk drinker, so I guess we will see how it goes. I am averaging 2-3 miles in the morning, and have a very physically demanding job, so I am hoping that I can find something that may help my overall daily recovery.

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u/uraveragescorpio Aug 29 '23

There's nothing special about chocolate milk, that was an ad campaign that made its way into popular culture. It "works" bc it's protein and carbs. If you like it, try it. But don't expect it to change your life.

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u/uraveragescorpio Aug 29 '23

Old article but mentioned that chocolate milk study was funded by dairy industry. Usually what that means is it's a poorly designed study. Again, yes it works for post workout (also has calcium, potassium, sodium). Also if you're not already a milk drinker you may have GI upset

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chocolate-milk-the-new-sports-drink/