Flavored Milk In Perspective

Nutrient-rich flavored milk comes in a variety of flavors and offers the same unique nutrient package of nine essential nutrients as unflavored milk. Flavored milk is available in traditional flavors such as chocolate as well as innovative flavors including strawberry, vanilla,mocha and root beer.

Milk’s nutrients play an important role in bone development and maintenance and overall nutrient adequacy throughout childhood and adulthood.

Click here for more information on flavored milk and it's role in a healthy diet.

Adding Chocolate to Milk Doesn’t Take Away Its Nine Essential Nutrients

All milk contains a unique combination of nutrients important for growth and development - including three of the five “nutrients of concern” for which children have inadequate intakes. And, flavored milk accounts for less than 3.5% of added sugar intake in children ages 6-12 and less than 2% in teens.

Children who drink flavored milk meet more of their nutrient needs; do not consume more added sugar, fat or
calories; and are not heavier than non-milk drinkers. Click here for more information on milk in children's diets.

Milk - Nature's Sports Drink

Milk provides many important nutrients needed for overall health. Recently, a number of studies have shown that milk’s powerful nutrient package has several benefits for post-exercise recovery. In fact, this emerging research shows that drinking milk after exercise can be as effective as some sports drinks in helping the body refuel, recover and rehydrate. Click here to read summaries of key studies and a review paper highlighting milk’s benefits following exercise.

Refuel Your Workout with Milk

Adding milk to your post-workout plan can benefit your body because it supplies many of the key nutrients needed as part of a daily training diet. Click here to see how milk can help athletes as part of a post-exercise plan.