Chocolate milk

Chocolate milk is milk to which chocolate powder has been added, giving it a chocolate taste. It is up to the manufacturer to decide what other ingredients are added, but usually a small amount of sugar is added to further enhance the taste. Like regular milk, chocolate milk needs to be refrigerated. This is to prevent the milk from spoiling and souring too quickly due to temperature influences.

Make it yourself!

Chocolate milk can be bought in any shop, but if you prefer, you can make your own at home. Just add cocoa powder and sugar (or artificial sweeteners if you like) to the milk and you have your own homemade chocolate milk. But that''s not the only way to make it. You can also mix plain milk with melted chocolate, chocolate syrup or chocolate milk powder, which already has everything you need. So you can play with the amounts of chocolate and other additives you mix into the milk to create your own chocolate milk that''s just the right size for your taste.

You can also add honey to your milk alongside the chocolate, or go for more exotic ingredients such as cinnamon or even chilli.

In all cases, the result is the same - a unique homemade chocolate milk that you can enjoy whenever you feel like it, and that you can impress your friends with.

Chocolate milk and calories

Chocolate milk is often criticised by some nutritionists for containing too many carbohydrates. This is one of the reasons why chocolate milk is thought to be one of the culprits of overweight children who consume too much of this chocolate drink. It is true that chocolate milk can contain as much as twice as much sugar as ordinary milk, which has no added flavour. This, of course, depends on the manufacturer of the drink itself. But there are also chocolate milks available today that do not contain added fat and are lower in carbohydrates. Therefore, claims that chocolate milk is the culprit that is making our children fat are not true. Today, thanks to the wide range of products available, everyone can decide for themselves which product to choose, but it is of course also important that chocolate milk is consumed in limited quantities. Because, as with all things, chocolate milk is not good for you.

It''s also good for athletes

However, a study conducted at a university in Indiana found that chocolate milk can help athletes recover from training and exertion. Scientists gave a group of athletes a variety of energy drinks designed to replace lost salt and water, as well as low-fat chocolate milk, during two strenuous training sessions. The results showed that the athletes who drank the chocolate milk during the two workouts performed half as well as the others during the second workout. The authors of the study believe this is mainly due to the ratio of carbohydrates to protein in the milk. The right ratio is thought to allow better absorption into the body, so the body can use more energy during prolonged effort.

If you love chocolate, then chocolate milk will not disappoint. With its milk-chocolate flavour, loved by children and adults alike, chocolate milk is a drink that has been delighting people all over the world since its inception around 1920.