Tomorrow, September 27th, is National Chocolate Milk Day!
Chocolate milk has recently been in the spotlight due to the healthy benefits it can provide to athletes and sports enthusiasts. Of course, there are those of us who will continue to drink it for what it is — a delicious chocolaty treat you don’t need to feel guilty indulging in!
Spiced Hot Chocolate Milk Mix
from Big Oven
4 c Chocolate milk
1/4 tsp Crushed cardamom
1/4 tsp Ground mace
1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
2 sticks cinnamon
~ Combine all ingredients; heat to serving temperature over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove cinnamon sticks. Pour into mugs and garnish …read more

Twenty eight high schools in nine states across the midwest United States have received upwards of $3000 in grants from Midwest Dairy Council this month.
Why? Because they’re helping to promote “better nutrition in high school athletes by encouraging the consumption of 16 ounces of chocolate milk within one-half hour after practice, workouts and competitions.”
Senior high schools in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and eastern Oklahoma received the Recover with Chocolate Milk grants. The winners included both male and female athletes representing football, basketball, baseball, softball, cross country and golf teams.
Low-fat chocolate milk was …read more

This guest post was written by my friend Adrith:
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I have loved a cold glass of chocolate milk ever since I was a little girl. One of the few things that truly dismayed me about my developing lactose intolerance was the idea of giving that up.
I’ve been a picky eater about as long as I’ve loved chocolate milk. When my husband suggested I try soymilk, I thought he was out of his mind. But going without for long enough found me standing at a coffee shop on Fort Campbell, buying a single-serving carton of Silk chocolate soymilk and thinking that the …read more

Of course there’s no better kind of milk than chocolate milk, and if you want some that will stay fresh longer (and you live in the UK) you’re in luck. Milk Link, the dairy processor owned by 2,000 British dairy farmers, has added a chocolate flavour to their line of “long life moo milk”. You would have thought chocolate would be the first flavour to try, but they already have strawberry, toffee, banana, and plain milk. The moo milks are meant as a healthy alternative to a juice box and can easily be packed in a lunch bag.
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Just as periwinkle is the new blue, chocolate milk is the new Gatorade. Sports nutrionists are now saying chocolate milk provides many benefits for endurance athletes. The proteins and carbohydrates found in chocolate milk help athletes maintain their energy levels and recover after events. In fact, a 2006 study in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism reported that cyclists who were given chocolate milk 30 minutes after a workout recovered more quickly than those who were given a sports drink.
Endurance athletes should drink two or three 8 ounces glasses of chocolate milk after a workout or a …read more