Disclosure: This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Nesquik and WeAllGrow Latina. Do you have kids active in sports? How do you handle their post-game recovery? As the captain of the Mexico national football team, Rafa Márquez knows the importance of eating right and getting essential vitamins and minerals within 30 minutes of prolonged activity. Post-Game Recovery In fact, it is crucial to maximize recovery within 30 minutes after a game or practice with both carbohydrates and protein. Low fat chocolate milk, like Nesquik, offers the right amount of both and is perfect for post-game recovery. Not to mention, it is ready to drink in single serve bottles and makes an ideal team snack after each game. You can find Nesquik in packs of ten individual 8 oz. bottles in the juice aisle of your local grocery store making it easy to share with the team straight off the field. Nourishing and restoring tired muscles is essential to any post-game recovery routine. As a child, I thought that the parents giving us treats after each game were simply trying to say, “Nice job!” after a game well played. As a mom myself, I now realize the importance of replenishing the fluids and nutrients lost to sweat. With our girls, I have seen their tired bodies trying to recoup after a hard played game and am glad to have Nesquik ready-to-drink chocolate milk on hand to give them. Besides, chocolate milk is a drink that my girls and their friends already enjoy, so offering Nesquik as a post-game recovery beverage option just makes us the cool parents on the sidelines, right? I know I would have enjoyed low-fat chocolate milk as an option during my childhood soccer games! The “Fundacion Rafa Márquez” serves nearly 1,000 at-risk children at four centers in the Mexican states of Michoacan, Coahuila and Jalisco. The...
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