Chocolate milk

[PhillT]

Recently I've been reading up on the concept of using chocolate milk to restore energy, essential wotnots etc after exercise - the theory being that the protein in the milk plus the sodium and glucose in the chocolate makes for good recovery post exercise.
I was initially incredulous but, to my uneducated mind at least, it makes sense and plenty of people seem to enthuse about it.
However, my other half, who has a nutrition A-level (might not be much, but it's more than me) reckons I'm just undoing my good work and piling on unnecessary calories. She reckons it's only for marathon runners and professional athletes and says why not just drink milk rather than sugary milk?
So, advice please. The exercise in question is two hours of fairly high intensity Muay Thai training (both strength and cardio) twice a week, plus one or two gym sessions. My long term fitness aims are strength improvements and fat loss, not necessarily bulk.

Whaddya think, PH experts?

[PhillT]

Morba said:

If you can allow for the milk, as a post workout drink, in your normal weekly kcal allowance then no harm in it imo.
If it makes you go over your allowance, don't have it or do something better with post work out replishment.

I'll be honest, I don't have an allowance. I just try and eat fairly healthily and exercise hard three times a week (or more...).
Is it best avoided unless I'm calorie counting then?

[PhillT]

Halb said:

As Shadowninje says. Depends.
Colin Jackson would eat a big 200g bar of chocolate and sweeties night before a day of events, to give him that energy.

Hintrigling. Thanks guys.
I'm training to improve all round strength and lose fat. No bulking. Does that make a difference?