Choose a chocolate-coated custard cream for its flavour after a routine gym session, not as the protein part of a recovery snack. Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries each list 1.5g protein per biscuit; for exercise lasting more than an hour, the British Heart Foundation recommends 15–30g protein afterwards. If quick recovery is needed, the British Dietetic Association also advises starting with carbohydrate-rich food and fluids as soon as possible.
If you want a chocolate-coated biscuit after a routine workout, compare the portion you plan to eat with the nutrition shown per biscuit. Treat the biscuit as a flavour choice rather than assuming it supplies the protein for recovery.
After exercise lasting more than an hour, the British Heart Foundation recommends 15–30g protein. If you need to recover quickly, the British Dietetic Association advises starting carbohydrate-rich food and fluids as soon as possible.
Check the current pack for milk, wheat and soya before eating or sharing a chocolate-coated custard cream. A vegetarian label answers a different dietary question and does not replace the allergen declaration.
Choose this when: you want a sweet biscuit after a routine session and are not relying on it for recovery protein.
Trade-off: Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries each list just 1.5g protein per biscuit, alongside about 13g sugars and 4g saturates.
Choose this when: you are planning food after a longer session or need to recover quickly before exercising again.
Trade-off: you will need to check what the portion actually provides rather than choosing solely for the chocolate-biscuit flavour.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Food after exercise | Check protein per portion, not just the product name. Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries each list 1.5g per biscuit. The British Heart Foundation recommends 15–30g protein after exercise lasting more than an hour. | If I have trained for longer than an hour, I want to know what my snack or meal provides rather than count a biscuit as the protein portion. |
| Portion and nutrition | Compare values per biscuit and per 100g, then account for the number eaten. Tesco Groceries lists 12.8g sugars and 4.0g saturates per 27g biscuit; ASDA Groceries lists 13g sugars and 4g saturates per biscuit. | When I fancy more than one, the per-biscuit figures help me assess the portion I am actually choosing. |
| Dietary suitability | Read the current pack’s ingredient and allergen statements. The Tesco and ASDA products identify milk, wheat and soya; vegetarian suitability is a separate check. | Before I buy biscuits to eat or share, I need the exact pack to fit the relevant dietary requirements. |
Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries each list 1.5g protein per biscuit. For exercise lasting more than an hour, the British Heart Foundation recommends 15–30g protein afterwards.
When that guidance applies to your session, check the protein in the snack or meal you plan to have; keep the biscuit as a separate flavour choice.
One Tesco biscuit contains 12.8g sugars and 4.0g saturates, while one ASDA biscuit contains 13g sugars and 4g saturates. Eating several changes the total.
Decide how many you intend to eat, then compare the pack’s per-biscuit and per-100g information.
The Tesco and ASDA chocolate-coated custard creams are described as suitable for vegetarians, but their product information also identifies milk, wheat and soya.
Check the allergen statement on the current physical pack, particularly before sharing the biscuits.
These brand examples help compare chocolate-coated custard creams; they do not make the biscuits interchangeable with a recovery snack.
Tesco Groceries lists Milk Chocolate Coated Custard Creams in a 162g pack.
ASDA Groceries lists Milk Chocolate Coated Custard Creams in a 162g pack.
M&S describes its milk-chocolate-coated custard creams as having more chocolate than biscuit.
This peanut-and-chocolate bar is an alternative to a custard cream when you are looking at a different type of post-gym snack. Check its nutrition per bar against what you plan to eat after exercise.
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A peanut-and-chocolate bar to consider if you want a different post-gym snack from a custard cream. The pack contains four 40g bars; check the current nutrition per bar and allergen declaration before choosing it.
It is a flavour choice rather than a substantial source of recovery protein. Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries each list 1.5g protein per biscuit; the British Heart Foundation recommends 15–30g protein after exercise lasting more than an hour. If you need to recover quickly, the British Dietetic Association also advises carbohydrate-rich food and fluids as soon as possible.
Compare the current pack’s values per biscuit and per 100g, then consider how many biscuits you will eat. Tesco Groceries lists 12.8g sugars and 4.0g saturates per biscuit, while ASDA Groceries lists 13g sugars and 4g saturates. Check the pack’s allergen declaration too.
Not necessarily. Consider when you will next eat and whether you need to recover quickly. The British Dietetic Association advises starting carbohydrate-rich food and fluids as soon as possible when quick recovery is required, while the British Heart Foundation’s 15–30g protein recommendation concerns exercise lasting more than an hour.