# Chocolate Milk **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [January 10, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121 "2011-01-10T18:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/1 "2011-01-10T18:42:11Z")
Isn’t it silly for a grownup to order chocolate milk at a restaurant? I was having breakfast today and the guy sitting one table over and I couldn’t help but laugh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/2 "2011-01-10T18:45:19Z")
Meh, I had a big glass of chocolate milk just the other day. Often I will buy a small container at work to add to my coffee. That way I can pretend its just like a mocha. Or maybe I am just a kid at heart. 😉 OTOH I probably wouldn’t order a glass at a restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/3 "2011-01-10T18:47:26Z")
Chocolate milk is an excellent recovery food after a workout. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/4 "2011-01-10T18:50:48Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/5 "2011-01-10T19:02:04Z")
We went to a diner with the kids yesterday and got them chocolate milk, and it looked so good I asked my daughter if I could have some of hers. She let me. I’ve bought a 1/2 pint of chocolate milk at the grocery store to drink in the car, but I’d probably be too embarassed to order it in a restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![lisalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@lisalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisalan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/6 "2011-01-10T19:02:55Z")
I don’t find that funny at all. Why do you care what other people drink? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/7 "2011-01-10T19:04:12Z")
no, as pres. obama would say “it is a tasty drink”. i’ve ordered milk and chocolate milk depending on the entree. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/8 "2011-01-10T19:04:23Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > We went to a diner with the kids yesterday and got them chocolate milk, and it looked so good I asked my daughter if I could have some of hers. She let me. > > I’ve bought a 1/2 pint of chocolate milk at the grocery store to drink in the car, but I’d probably be too embarassed to order it in a restaurant. Some of the chocolate soy milk products are really good too. Give them a try sometimes. I also want to clarify I like the drink, but wouldn’t think of ordering it when going out. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/9 "2011-01-10T19:05:41Z")
Funny how (cold) chocolate milk is considered for kids only, but no one would blink if the guy had ordered (hot) cocoa. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/10 "2011-01-10T19:07:11Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Funny how (cold) chocolate milk is considered for kids only, but no one would blink if the guy had ordered (hot) cocoa. Also delicious but not appropriate when you’re eating out, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/11 "2011-01-10T19:08:21Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Isn’t it silly for a grownup to order chocolate milk at a restaurant? > > I was having breakfast today and the guy sitting one table over and I couldn’t help but laugh. 🙂 Not as silly as concerning yourself over what someone other than you or your dependents orders at a restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/12 "2011-01-10T19:12:30Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Also delicious but not appropriate when you’re eating out, IMO. At breakfast? Some of us don’t like coffee or tea. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/13 "2011-01-10T19:14:12Z")
A good friend of mine, a grown man, does not like coffee. We travel together sometimes, and very often when we go out for breakfast I order coffee and he orders chocolate milk. I never thought twice about it. Whatever floats your boat, I say. Besides, it _is_ yummy. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/14 "2011-01-10T19:18:59Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Not as silly as concerning yourself over what someone other than you or your dependents orders at a restaurant. Just having some Monday morning fun on some anonymous guy’s expense. It’s not like I called the foodie police on him. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/15 "2011-01-10T19:21:42Z")
My grandpa’s never been much of a milk drinker. He had a problem a few years ago with low calcium, and we talked about drinking milk while he was in the hospital. I asked him if he ever tried chocolate milk and he said no. So I went down to the cafeteria and got him some chocolate milk. Being that he’s a big fan of sweets, the old man loved it! I think he might order it in a restaurant from time to time, just to get his milk in. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/16 "2011-01-10T19:22:50Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Isn’t it silly for a grownup to order chocolate milk at a restaurant? > > I was having breakfast today and the guy sitting one table over and I couldn’t help but laugh. 🙂 He gets cool points because he ordered what he wanted and didn’t care what you or anyone else thought about it. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/17 "2011-01-10T19:23:47Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Just having some Monday morning fun on some anonymous guy’s expense. It’s not like I called the foodie police on him. The Cream Police? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/18 "2011-01-10T19:24:56Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Just having some Monday morning fun on some anonymous guy’s expense. It’s not like I called the foodie police on him. They’ll be here soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/19 "2011-01-10T19:26:35Z")
Seeing as [Vico](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi-Co) and hot dogs is comfort food where I’m from, no. I’d order chocolate milk at a restaurant, but it never counts for free refills. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121/20 "2011-01-10T19:29:39Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > The Cream Police? They live inside of my head. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121.md?page=2)