Chocolate Milk

After reading countless articles and blog posts touting the benefits of chocolate milk as recovery after a run, I finally decided to join the bandwagon.  Hey, I'm up for trying anything that helps my body recover more quickly from long runs.  However, I have issues with lactose tolerance and must drink lactose-free milk so I bought Silk Light Chocolate Soy Milk.  I wondered if that wasn't as good as regular dairy milk, but then I found this article which states:

Chocolate soy milk, which is also available in a light style, is a good alternative if you are unable to digest lactose, a sugar that is found in milk and milk products. Chocolate soy milk does not contain lactose, it contains stachyose and raffinose, prebiotic sugars that help boost immunity and decrease toxic substances in the body, according to the Soya website. Chocolate soy milk also provides the highest quality of protein.

Awesome!  I also have to contend with celiac disease which requires me to maintain a gluten-free diet, so that restricts my diet even further.  While Silk doesn't label its products as gluten-free, I found the following statement from Silk's website:

We do not make our products using any wheat, wheat gluten, rye, oat, barley or malt ingredients so we would not expect the presence of them in our products. However, at this time we do not conduct the tests that would allow us to label our products as gluten-free. Anyone with severe allergies should always consult a doctor before introducing a new food.

It sounds like the only reason Silk doesn't label its products as gluten-free is because of the tests and not because of any danger of contamination.  I've drank soy milk many times in the past and I've never had any allergic reactions.  I'm not too concerned about an allergic reaction with the chocolate soy milk.  It tastes delicious after a nice long run, especially when I drink it out of the carton!  I know that's a gross habit but no one else drinks out of it, so why bother with a cup?  Hey, I'm just doing my part to conserve water by not having to wash the cup! :)

Are there any other runners out there with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, or other dietary restrictions?