National Chocolate Milk Day
About National Chocolate Milk Day
When is National Chocolate Milk Day? This holiday is always celebrated: on September 27
Holy cow! Today is National Chocolate Milk Day. What a fun day it’s going to be. It will be a healthy and nutritious day, too. This September 27 holiday is one that almost everyone can enjoy. Even if you’re lactose intolerant, this day is for you, too. Use a non-dairy milk, like soy or almond milk. First, pour the milk into a tall tumbler. Then, add a generous amount of chocolate syrup. Add a straw and slowly sip this frosty and chocolatey drink.
While this holiday has been around for just a short while, chocolate milk has been enjoyed around the world for hundreds of years. And, a chocolate drink using water has been around for thousands of years.
Chocolate milk is good for you. Milk is the healthiest drink you can consume. It is loaded with calcium, nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Chocolate comes from the Cacao plant which is a vegetable. And, vegetables are good for your health. So, every time you slip a straw into a glass of chocolate milk and blow bubbles into it, you can feel good about drinking it.
Did You Know? This drink is sometimes called “Chocolate Chill”. Of course, the word “Chocolate” in the name is obvious. The word “Chill” likely comes from the fact that the milk is icy cold.
National Chocolate Milk Day Trivia and Fun Facts
Here are some interesting Chocolate Milk trivia and fun facts to review as you enjoy today’s featured drink:
- In 1494, Christopher Columbus brought back cacao beans from his first trip to the New World.
- Irish-born physician Sir Hans Sloane invented chocolate milk in the late 1680s.
- Sir Hans Sloane observed Jamaicans drinking a combination of cocoa and water. He experimented, mixing cocoa and milk. And, this delicious drink was born.
- Olmec tribes, an ancient culture in Mexico, were the first to drink a chocolate drink in 1,900 B.C.
- The Mayans worshipped the god of Cacao.
- Early Mesoamericans used valuable cacao beans as currency.
- One pound of chocolate contains 400 cacao beans.
- The Cocoa husk has shown antibacterial properties.
- Lactose, dairy-free chocolate milk is made from soy, almond, or other kinds of milk.
- Milk Chocolate candy originated in Jamaica.
- Switzerland is the largest consumer of chocolate in the world. Is anyone surprised by this fact!?
- In 1847, J.S. Fry and Sons, a British confectioner, made the first molded chocolate candy bar for commercial production and sale.
- Chocolate is toxic for dogs and cats.
- This drink is sometimes called “Chocolate Chill” in some parts of the country. It is unknown how chocolate milk got this nickname.
- Importantly, the proper way to drink chocolate milk, is to blow bubbles into it as you drink it.
How to Celebrate National Chocolate Milk Day
Not all food holidays encourage you to consume something that’s good for you. Some food holidays are high in salts, sugar, or fats. However, you can feel good about celebrating this holiday to the fullest. Here are some ways you can celebrate and enjoy National Chocolate Milk Day:
- Drink chocolate milk. Enjoy it during breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack time.
- Serve it at dinner to your entire family.
- If you are legal drinking age, add some Kahlua or Baileys.
- Usually, we dip our cookies into a glass of white milk. Today, dip them into chocolate milk.
- Ancient cultures used it medicinally.
- It aids in muscle growth and toning.
- It boosts immunity.
- Learn more about the health benefits of drinking it.
- Have a party and do a taste test with friends. Buy a gallon of pre-made chocolate milk. Mix some up using different brands of chocolate syrup. Then, see which one tastes best.
- Share pictures of your fun day on social media.
Today's Quote
“The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.” – – Natale Wood
History and Origin of National Chocolate Milk Day
Our research has not yet identified the creator of this holiday or why it was created. Possibly, the American Dairy Association or another group supporting the consumption of milk created it. Or, perhaps it was someone like you or me who loves to drink a cold glass of chocolate milk.
The earliest reference we found to National Chocolate Milk Day was in 2011.
This holiday has the word “National” in the title. However, we found no congressional records or presidential proclamation declaring this an official “National” holiday.
If you have any information about this holiday, please email us.
This Day in History
In addition to the National Chocolate Milk Day, here are some things that happened on this day:
- The U.S. Postal Service was founded. (1789)
- “The Tonight Show premiers on television with Steve Allen as the first host. (1954)
- Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday), singer, musician was born on this day in (1947)
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