Yes, but after half a day on a bike, on the road, in the heat, that chocolate milk you put in your bottle would be more like chocolate yogurt.

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I would puke all over the place if I tried drinking chocalate milk while working out. It's too rich. Why don't I just eat a pizza while running a marathon then.

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I am not sure that it will do well in my camel pack on a day long ride. Although it might be good during those winter rides, I could microwave it before heading out, and sip hot chocolate while biking in sub freezing temps. That might be worth a go, it is bound to taste better than the hot gatorade that I usually have to endure, just so it doesn't freeze in the tube.
Now to figure out how to get the mashmallows through the valve.

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I had heard this several years ago and use chocolate milk as my "recovery" drink after long runs or long bike rides. The difference, though, is that I either use skim milk with chocolate powder (less far, fewer calories) or, for when I'm travelling, I use a mix of chocolate powder and non-fat milk powder. Just add water, mix up, and it's good to go.

As a drink for using while exercising...I think I'd still stick to Gatorade or the like. The fat and/or protein content would delay gastric emptying, which would be counter-productive to fast rehydration and might lead to nausea. I suspect the reporter misunderstood the point -- it's an excellent _recovery_ drink, but as a during-workout drink, it's not so hot. (I wonder about some of the other statements: "fat proteins in carbohydrates"? Huh? I'd wait for the actual article to be published, because I think it'll be closer to what I said above...)

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