It’s been a busy month for Prema milk. We had some fun activity at the Prema farm recently with schools visiting to learn more about the entirely traceable process as well as meet Mini moo. We also launched our HeartRight Low Fat milk. It’s interesting to note that very few people know about the benefits of milk and how it is actually an energy drink.
“One beverage that is often overlooked as a recovery drink is milk. Milk’s nutrients – protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water—are rapidly absorbed and metabolized by the body to produce energy during and replenish nutrient stores after activity. New research shows that milk consumed as a post-exercise recovery and rehydration beverage is just as effective, if not more so, than commercially-available sports drinks, and can increase muscle growth.”
The Dairy Council of California is 100% right!
One of the major requirements for growing teenagers and athletes is Protein for which the Average Daily Amount recommended is 0.4 grams / pound of body weight. However, it depends on the type of athlete you are.
Here’s a table that can help you figure out how much you need:
| Type of Athlete | Daily Protein Recommendation |
| Recreational Exerciser, Adult | 0.5-0.75 g/lb |
| Competitive Athlete | 0.6-0.8 g/lb |
| Growing Teenage Athlete | 0.9-1.0 g/lb |
| Adult Building Muscle Mass | 0.7-1.0 g/lb |
| Athlete Restricting Calories | 0.8-1.0 g/lb |
You can also add some variety by adding some chocolate to your milk drink that can actually help boost recovery. Dr. John Ivy, lead researcher on the studies and chair of The University of Texas at Austin College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, Chocolate milk is an ideal post workout energy drink for athletes.
“On consuming low-fat chocolate milk rather than a carbohydrate sports drink or calorie-free beverage after riding a bike for 90 minutes at moderate intensity, then for 10 minutes of high intensity intervals, 10 trained cyclists had significantly more power and rode faster (reduced their ride time by an average of six minutes)”.
Read more: http://goo.gl/V41zIl
So let go of energy drinks and get back to pure nature!
#bringpurityback #premamilk #heartright
| Nutrient | Milk (1 cup) Fat-free |
Low-fat 1% | Reduced 2% | Whole | 1% Choc | |
| Kilocalories | 83 | 102 | 122 | 149 | 158 | |
| Protein (g) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | |
| Sugars (g) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | |
| Fiber (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total Fat (g) | 0 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 2.5 | |
| Calories from Fat | 0 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 23 | |
| Saturated Fat (g) | 0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | |
| Cholesterol | 5 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| Cholesterol (%DV) | 2% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 3% | |
| Sodium (mg) | 103 | 107 | 115 | 105 | 152 | |
| Sodium (%DV) | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | |
| Potassium (mg) | 382 | 366 | 342 | 322 | 425 | |
| Potassium (%DV) | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 12% | |
| Vitamin A (IU) | 500 | 478 | 464 | 395 | 490 | |
| Vitamin A (%DV) | 10% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 14% | |
| Vitamin B12 (ug) | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Vitamin B12 (DV) | 20% | 17% | 22% | 18% | 13% | |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Vitamin C (%DV) | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 4% | |
| Vitamin D (IU) | 115 | 117 | 120 | 124 | 108 | |
| Vitamin D (DV) | 29% | 30% | 30% | 31% | 27% | |
| Calcium (mg) | 299 | 305 | 293 | 276 | 290 | |
| Calcium (%DV) | 30% | 31% | 29% | 28% | 29% | |
| Folate (ug) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Folate (%DV) | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |
| Iron (mg) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Iron (%DV) | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | |
| Magnesium (mg) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 32 | |
| Magnesium (% DV) | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 247 | 232 | 224 | 205 | 258 | |
| Phosphorus (%DV) | 25% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 26% | |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Thiamin (%DV) | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.42 | |
| Riboflavin (%DV) | 26% | 26% | 26% | 24% | 25% | |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Niacin (%DV) | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Source of all nutrient values: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard
Reference: nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
The sugars listed on the Nutrition Facts label include naturally occurring sugars (like those in fruit and milk) as well as those added to a food or drink.
% DV = Daily Value, based on energy and nutrient recommendations for a general 2000-calorie diet.
| Units: | g=grams |
| mg=milligrams | |
| ug=micrograms | |
| IU=International Units |
Prema Milk 