text: flapjacks: junk food or a good source of post exercise energy?   actually a very good choice for a post work out meal if you combine it with some good protein.shorter chain carbohydrates are a good choice after a work out.basically what you're getting is maltose(from whatever grain they're made from) and glucose and possibly fructose from the syrup(that includes honey if you prefer that). a post work out meal has been shown to be most effective within 15-30 minutes afterwords.this isn't just anecdotal evidence there are studies on such things.you're more likely to replace muscle and liver glycogen if you eat within this window of opportunity.that basically means that those carbs are shunted away from fat cells(adipose tissue) and the carbs stored down as glycogen(stored carbohydrate). combining both milk and eggs with this meal with further enhance recovery as well as cause a greater secretion of growth factors(igf1 and growth hormone) as well as testosterone.if you use protein powders than a whey protein would be best as it's quickly digested and assimilated and has the highest biological value in humans.