With the perfect 4:1 carbs to protein ratio and a flavor that keeps you wanting more, my recently completed research finds that the perfect recovery drink is EGG NOG:
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Booyah!
Though I don’t know if I could handle it full strength RIGHT after a race…
WTF is a “nog” anyway.
It’s essentially the same nutritionally as chocolate milk, and truthfully I can’t down much chocolate milk after a hot race either, but if chocolate milk is a good recovery drink then for the same reasons here’s an excuse to drink lots of Egg Nog over the holidays!
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I have never even had Egg Nog.
What’s the deal? Eggs? Nog? Milk? What is the stuff and what does it taste like? Is it like I am drinking an omelette?
I have never even had Egg Nog.
What’s the deal? Eggs? Nog? Milk? What is the stuff and what does it taste like? Is it like I am drinking an omelette?
Some egg nogs are really tasty, even tastier with Brandy, rum or a few others liquors or liqueurs.
Eggnog (or egg nog) is a type of milk-based beverage popular in North America during the winter. Historically, it likely belongs to the posset family. But its actual origins, significance and, most importantly, ingredients are subject to dispute and conjecture. The name is a concatenation of egg and nog, where nog derives either from noggin (ale or a small wooden cup) or from grog (an alcoholic beverage made with rum). Most likely, eggnog originated in Europe. Another origin story has it that it was an occasional fortifying drink in the American colonies, who adapted it with cheap rum to make it a more formidable winter treat.
Modern eggnog typically consists of milk, eggs, and sugar mixed together and may be served with or without added spirits. Other ingredients include spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, or allspice, and frequently the substitution of cream for some portion of the milk, making a much richer drink. Other toppings are vanilla ice cream, eggnog flavored ice cream, and whipped cream.
Eggnog is typically served as a Christmas drink or during New Year’s eve. Historically, however, it is a winter beverage, not a holiday-specific one. Although eggnog can be produced from “homemade” recipes, ready-made eggnog containing alcohol and “just-add-alcohol” versions are available for purchase in a variety of stores. Whisky, rum, brandy, or cognac can be added to eggnog. Since the 1960s, eggnog has been served cold and without alcohol, both of which are significant departures from its historical origins. In North America, a few soymilk manufacturers offer seasonally-available, soy-based alternatives for vegans and those with dairy or milk allergies. Eggnog also can be added as a flavouring to food or other drinks.
Is “nog” spanish for pus?
There’s a local Thanksgiving morning 5k here that at the one aid station along the course has egg nog in addition to water.
Yes, and at least it has a name whereas the other nastier things in much of what you eat go unnamed 
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My grampa used to come in of his tractor and have a glass of buttermilk to quench his thirt. <gack!> Maybe he was cutting edge.
hahaha, I knew what your were going to say even before I opened the post!
Milk, eggs and sugar (and optional booze). Sounds delicious, haha.
booyah. For some reason, that struck me as hilarious…
hahaha, I knew what your were going to say even before I opened the post!
LOL… I’m not trying to be deep here or anything, I’m just lettin’ y’all in on one of the secrets that keep this 170 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal going