Soya Chocolate drink for recovery?

Headhuunter

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

edeverett wrote:

I'm lactose intolerant and read those articles a while ago about chocolate milk. I then searched around for comparisons of soya milk to real milk and it seems they've got much the same sort of proteins in (ok, real milk might be better, but downing a pint of real milk wasn't an option)

So I started mixing a the soya milk with hot chocolate powder (cold) as a post-ride drink. I think it works great. It feels like I recover a better. Not scientific, but it works for me.

Which after all, is all that matters, everything else is just opinion

Well it matters but I'm not sure you can dismiss the entire science of nutrition and body fuelling as "opinion". Depsite what the tabloids would have you believe it's not all about fad diets and fashion, there are some core facts (as discussed) which will help you repair your body and recover after intense exercise.

SteveR_100Milers

Headhuunter wrote:

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

edeverett wrote:

I'm lactose intolerant and read those articles a while ago about chocolate milk. I then searched around for comparisons of soya milk to real milk and it seems they've got much the same sort of proteins in (ok, real milk might be better, but downing a pint of real milk wasn't an option)

So I started mixing a the soya milk with hot chocolate powder (cold) as a post-ride drink. I think it works great. It feels like I recover a better. Not scientific, but it works for me.

Which after all, is all that matters, everything else is just opinion

Well it matters but I'm not sure you can dismiss the entire science of nutrition and body fuelling as "opinion". Depsite what the tabloids would have you believe it's not all about fad diets and fashion, there are some core facts (as discussed) which will help you repair your body and recover after intense exercise.

I agree, my point was that everything is 'opinion' until its proven for an individual. Science is a hypothesis until observed as an effect. In other words, recovery drinks are only a hypothesis until you test them out on and individual, if they work for that individual then 'it' becomes fact. Sorry I was being a bit obtuse!