Students
listened to music while they ran, walked and danced with teachers and parents cheering them on. It
was a great day to be a Mitchell Mustang!
This year we were lucky enough to receive a grant through the United Dairy Industry of Michigan. This allowed us the opportunity to provide chocolate and strawberry milk, yogurt and string cheese to all the runners in order to recover from their hard work. The after run snacks were a hit with the kids and the adults.
Nutrient-rich
chocolate milk can help you refuel and rehydrate within the critical 30 minute
recovery window after exercise. It contains a combination of carbohydrates and
protein to refuel and repair muscles, fluids to rehydrate, and electrolytes to
replenish what is lost in sweat. It has the added bonus of bone-building
nutrients, like calcium, to help maintain strong bones and prevent stress
fractures.
Why
REFUEL with Chocolate Milk?
Recent
studies have shown the nine essential nutrient in low-fat chocolate milk make
it an ideal drink after intense exercise, including marathon and triathlon
training and competition.
Recent studies have shown that the nine essential nutrients in low-fat chocolate milk make it an ideal drink after intense exercise, including marathon and triathlon training and competition.
The essential nutrients in chocolate milk:
· Build and maintain strong bones and teeth (calcium, vitamin D and phosphorus)
· Promote normal blood pressure (calcium and potassium)
· Help convert food into energy (riboflavin and niacin)
· Play a role in the development and maintenance of the central nervous system (riboflavin and vitamin B12)
· Help build and maintain lean muscle (protein)
· Help build red blood cells (vitamin B12)
· Help regulate the balance of fluids in the body (potassium)
· Promote good vision (vitamin A)
· Promote healthy skin (vitamin A)
· Promote a healthy immune system (vitamin A)
