My sister told me that an acquaintance of hers said that after a workout it is better (nutritionally) to drink chocolate milk than a protein shake. While I have no problem with drinking chocolate milk as a post work-out energy refill, I don't think you can beat a well designed protein shake for nutritional power.

For example, a common concoction found in my mug is:

• Whey
• Raspberries
• Banana
• Low-fat vanilla yogurt
• Skim milk
• Natural Peanut Butter
• Flax seed
• Plain oatmeal
• Ice

Now, of course you can't have huge portions of this (it's not just nutritionally high, but also calorically too), but I don't think chocolate milk can match the vitamins, phytonutrients, and overall good fats, proteins, fibers, and carbs.

Tags: chocolate milk, whey, protein