Chocolate Milk Wins Again - And Coffee Too!

Score another win for chocolate milk as a recovery drink. A small study of college soccer athletes concluded that it helped post-exercise recovery as much as a carbohydrate-electrolyte sports drink. And the men in the study (but not the women) actually had better endurance using chocolate milk as a recovery drink.

Meanwhile, our Weight Training Guide has lots of good news about the benefits of coffee and caffeine with exercise. So, go ahead and reward yourself with a low-fat mocha latte after a long winter's workout! But you might want to limit your portions of eggnog. See my Holiday Calorie Calculator. While it also provides protein and carbohydrate for recovery, you are looking at a big whallop of calories.