{"id":10092,"date":"2024-05-06T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitolympia.com\/?p=10092"},"modified":"2024-05-06T16:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T16:47:45","slug":"chocolate-cacao-drinks-aid-post-workout-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitolympia.com\/na\/chocolate-cacao-drinks-aid-post-workout-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"CHOCOLATE and CACAO DRINKS AID POST-WORKOUT RECOVERY"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n\n\n
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Who doesn\u2019t like hot chocolate after a hike or a day on the slopes? Yummy! But how about a cup of hot chocolate after a long run, a bike tour or your workout? This sweet drink allegedly has superpowers when it comes to post-workout recovery. The contained bifidobacteria multiply in our stomach and produce agents with anti-inflammatory properties\u2026and that\u2019s just one of several benefits. Sports physicians consider hot chocolate a real power drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TOP INGREDIENTS PROVIDED BY HOT CHOCOLATE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A cup of hot (or cold) chocolate provides you with an array of minerals your body needs for muscles and bones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Potassium<\/li>
  • Copper<\/li>
  • Magnesium<\/li>
  • Iron<\/li>
  • Phosphorus<\/li>
  • Calcium<\/li>
  • Flavonoids (secondary plant substances)<\/li>
  • Protein<\/li>
  • Vitamin D<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    THE PERFECT MIX<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The mixture of cacao powder and milk offers a perfect proportion of carbohydrates and protein after your workout: 3 parts carbs & 1 part protein. Drink a cup of this sweet treat to provide your muscles with the necessary post-workout recovery protein and help your body fill up on carbs. Canadian sports physicians confirmed that the carb & protein mixture boost recovery even more than pure carb drinks like apple juice or alcohol-free beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Researchers from Indiana University, Indianapolis, also found that milk with chocolate \/ cacao accelerates muscle regeneration and reduces post-workout exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    HOW FLAVONOIDS HELP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Flavonoids are so-called secondary plant substances. They are not only contained in cacao, but also in red wine, grape juice, tea, fruit and vegetables and come with lots of positive, health-promoting properties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Prevent cancer (they reduce the risk for stomach, colon and breast cancer)<\/li>
    • Antioxidants (they bind free radicals which can be the result of metabolic processes or environmental stress or cigarette smoke; radicals make your skin age faster and can promote diseases like cancer or cardiovascular diseases)<\/li>
    • Anti-inflammatory<\/li>
    • Lower blood pressure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      The European university clinics of D\u00fcsseldorf and Maastricht conducted a study where athletes were served a chocolate drink twice a day during a one week period. Thanks to the flavonoids containted, their blood flow was substantially increased and deposits in their blood vessels were reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      MIX YOUR OWN POWER DRINK<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      You just need a handful of ingredients for your own DIY recovery chocolate drink. Milk (low-fat, if you like), unsweetened cacao powder and sugar or honey \u2013 that\u2019s all. Make sure you use natural cacao powder instead of sweetened cocoa powder as the latter has a too low cacao content and, therefore, too few flavonoids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • 250ml \/ 1 cup milk*<\/li>
      • 1 Tbsp sugar or honey<\/li>
      • 1 Tbsp cacao powder (unsweetened) or 10g dark chocolate (with at least 85% cacao)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        *Feel free to use soy milk, but make sure you use the sweetened version to reach the same amount of carbohydrates.<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        And voil\u00e0, you\u2019ve got yourself a drink with 8g protein and 24g carbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Try hot (or cold) chocolate as a powerful drink to aid recovery after your workouts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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