sports nutrition
Nutrition is a key component of any athletic training program and paying attention to diet can often provide athletes with a competitive advantage and a means for achieving optimal performance.
Containing 13 essential nutrients, including quality protein, carbohydrate and electrolytes, dairy foods are ideally suited to a nutrient-rich, high-performance diet.
For all athletes, recovery is an essential part of honing skills and making the most of intense training sessions. Dairy foods, including chocolate milk, offer an ideal solution for post-workout recovery. Portable, quenching and naturally formulated with an ideal ratio of carbohydrate to protein, a glass of chocolate milk post-workout replenishes lost carbohydrate, initiates muscle rebuilding and rehydrates hard-working athletes.
Consult and download the following resources to help educate your athletes about sport nutrition.
- Refuel with Chocolate Milk
- Milk, Nature’s Sport Drink: How milk is an essential part of an athlete’s diet
- Built With Chocolate Milk: Science and tips on recovery nutrition for athletes
- Sports Nutrition for Collegiate Athletes: Pre-event to recovery, tips on what to eat
- Nutrient Rich Foods: Dairy foods can help fuel a workout.
Additional Resources
Performance Pack Toolkit and Video Series
whey protein
Whey protein is a high-quality protein derived from cow’s milk. Whey protein is one of the richest known sources of naturally occurring branched-chain amino acids – leucine, isoleucine and valine. Compared to many other proteins, on a gram-to-gram basis, whey protein delivers more essential amino acids to the body and is absorbed quickly and efficiently.
Who benefits from Whey Protein?
Whey protein consumption is worth consideration by those who are physically active and want to optimize protein intake and improve body composition. Research shows that consuming a high quality protein like whey, in combination with resistance exercise, can boost the rate at which the lean muscle mass may improve body composition. In fact, a combination of whey protein intake and resistance exercise yields better results compared to either of the two alone, or combining resistance training with drinking a beverage that contains only carbohydrates.
Foods containing whey protein include dairy-based beverages, yogurt, nutrition and energy bars, ready-to-drink beverages, powder for smoothies and shakes, beverage mixes and meal replacements. Research shows that consuming at least 20g of whey protein following resistance exercise can result in an increase in muscle protein syntheses in healthy adults.
TOOLS:
The following provides a library of information on whey. Please click on the link for further information.
- The Power of Whey
- The Power of Protein- Quality Matters
- Where’s the Whey Protein?
- Whey’s to Boost High Quality Protein
- New Whey’s to Spread Protein Throughout the Day
- Whey Protein: For Active Women
- Whey Protein Booklet, “The ‘Whey’ to a Higher Protein Diet: Using
- Whey Protein to Help Fuel Your Active Lifestyle”
- Whey Protein and Satiety
