Fight or Flight Fitness

Now many companies are lined up with big advertising budgets to convince you to buy X, Y, of Z sports drink.

Well Alan Argon over on body recomposition give a very thorough post on what drink is best when comparing a well know high-end energy recovery drink and chocolate milk – I think you might be surprised of his answer. You can read it by clicking here.

Price

Chocolate milk by the half gallon (64oz, or about 2000 ml) is approximately $3.00 USD. Sticking with our 340 kcal figure, this yields 3.7 servings, which boils down to $0.81 per serving. A tub of Surge costs $36.00 and yields 16 servings (3 scoops, 340 kcals per serving). This boils down to $2.25 per serving. That’s 277% more expensive than chocolate milk. Even on a protein-matched basis, Surge is still roughly double the price. Bottom line: chocolate milk is many times easier on your wallet.

Cost is not the only criteria, but here is the conclusion:

I have no vested interest in glorifying chocolate milk, nor do I stand to benefit by vilifying Surge. My goal was to objectively examine the facts. Using research as the judge, chocolate milk was superior or equal to Surge in all categories. The single exception was a win for Surge in the convenience department. So, if the consumer were forced to choose between the two products, the decision would boil down to quality at the expense of convenience, or vice versa. I personally would go for the higher quality, lower price, and strength of the scientific evidence. Chocolate milk it is.

For all the details and rationale go read the complete article here. Now this article compares Surge and chocolate milk, but I think the overall conclusion would also hold for most other sports drink – chocolate milk wins.