RunningAHEAD - Topic: the chocolate in chocolate milk

redrunner

posted: 1/4/2008 at 3:08 PM

What do you all use to make chocolate milk for a post run drink? I'm really starting to be a fan of this over accelerade, but I noticed that the first ingredient on mine is high fructose corn syrup, which I'd like to avoid. Any other ideas?

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 1/4/2008 at 3:20 PM

I buy the no sugar added Carnation Instant Breakfast and mix it with lactose free milk. For a while I was doing Ovaltine with regular milk...and then was sick after each long run with intestinal issues. Eventually I realized it wasn't the running that was causing problems, but the milk. Wisconsin girls aren't supposed to have sensitivities to milk!

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 1/4/2008 at 3:27 PM

Milk + chocolate. Heat. Cool.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

redrunner

posted: 1/4/2008 at 3:29 PM

no sugar added-does that mean it includes fake sugar (like diet soda)?? I used to be lactose intolerant (wierd that I no longer am, eh?), so I can sympathize with you.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 1/4/2008 at 3:34 PM

Quote from redrunner on 1/4/2008 at 3:29 PM:

no sugar added-does that mean it includes fake sugar (like diet soda)?? I used to be lactose intolerant (wierd that I no longer am, eh?), so I can sympathize with you.

Yeah, I think it has Splenda. I'll take my chances with artificial sweeteners. I know what HFCS does to me. Nasty stuff...too many diabetics in my life. k

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

redrunner

posted: 1/4/2008 at 3:46 PM

Thanks, I may go the ovaltine route, as that appears to have no HFCS. I used to love that stuff when I was younger anyway. Especially on ice cream.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 1/4/2008 at 3:48 PM

Quote from redrunner on 1/4/2008 at 3:46 PM:

Thanks, I may go the ovaltine route, as that appears to have no HFCS. I used to love that stuff when I was younger anyway. Especially on ice cream.

Nice to have the added vitamins and minerals, too. I was also quite the fan of Ovaltine as a kid. Big grin

k

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

running dad

Rim Rock Dad

posted: 1/4/2008 at 10:47 PM

Hmm. I never would have thought about Ovaltine. I always used the Hershey's syrup. I'll have to try that. Sounds good right about now.

James "We're only at home when we're on the run." -Neil Peart

redrunner

posted: 1/5/2008 at 3:25 AM

The hershey's is what contains the HFCS, which I'd like to get avoid.

mcsolar99

posted: 1/5/2008 at 7:41 AM
modified: 1/5/2008 at 7:43 AM

i make a batch of chocolate syrup (it's just simple syrup, i.e. sugar and water, with flavorings) and add it to milk. easy to make, and you can make a batch to last a week or more. it's the best way to have control over what you eat... make it yourself: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/107781

redrunner

posted: 1/5/2008 at 2:16 PM

Quote from mcsolar99 on 1/5/2008 at 7:41 AM:

i make a batch of chocolate syrup (it's just simple syrup, i.e. sugar and water, with flavorings) and add it to milk. easy to make, and you can make a batch to last a week or more. it's the best way to have control over what you eat... make it yourself: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/107781

That's a great idea, if I weren't so lazy. I just bought the ovaltine.

Dustin

posted: 1/6/2008 at 3:53 PM
modified: 1/6/2008 at 3:54 PM

I really like Accelerade, but it's so damn expensive. When I do the chocolate milk thing, I use the powder mix to avoid HFCS.

pandajenn19

posted: 1/6/2008 at 4:01 PM

If there is a Trader Joe's near you, they have Organic Midnight Moo, which is pretty darn fantastic. Ingredients are: organic sugar, water, organic cocoa, organic non-fat dry milk, organic vanilla, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, citric acid.

redrunner

posted: 1/6/2008 at 4:46 PM

I'll have to get some of that next time I'm at TJ's. It is a bit out of my way, but I love it there. I agree about accelerade. I like it, don't love it, but am not sure I'm getting much more than expensive gatorade with vitamins and protein (which I can get elsewhere). I do buy powdered gatorade, as that does not contain HFCS (bottled versions do).

hally

Head Procrastinator

posted: 1/8/2008 at 8:18 AM

Fox's U-Bet is made with sugar not HFCS. So is Bosco

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