Grapes Lauren Survey Results!
what’s next on grapes lauren
this is what the people want!
Back in June, I made a Grapes Lauren Community Survey to get some insight for future resources, posts, and recipes.
Yall! Your responses were absolutely incredible! I loved reading each and every comment, every request, and all the curiosity and kindness infused in your messages.
This is a wrap-up post of all the most-requested topics from the survey, plus a peek at all the fresh stuff in the works! (Including two new workbooks!!)
Thank you all so, so much for your support. I hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes sneak peek at what’s to come.
01. Recipes + Meal Ideas
Top-requested recipe + meal ideas
Burnout-friendly
Lunchbox / on-the-go
Snack foods / grab-n-go ideas
Low or no Chop
Check these out while you wait
upcoming recipes
The most popular posts on this site are the burnout-friendly meals and tips. So, I knew there’d be a modest amount of folks requesting burnout support in this survey,
But yall, *nearly every single person* requested it.
Having ADHD is hard. Living in 2022 is hard.
Things are just objectively difficult right now, and there are so many people feeling overwhelmed by it all. It's not just you.
I'm going to prioritize new burnout-friendly and level 1 recipes for now.
There will be some additional level 2 goodness sprinkled in, too, that make enough food for multiple meals. That way, you don't have to cook every day.
Sometimes it's helpful to put in that extra energy to make a big batch (or particularly tasty) meal, even when you really, really don't feel like it.
I'll talk more about that in a future post about Cooking When Burnt Out.
02. ADHD Cooking Tips
Top-requested cooking tips
Cooking when burnt out
Eating regularly / consistently
Making cooking enjoyable
Planning meals
this is what we’re all here for, isn’t it?
Check these out while you wait
upcoming tips
Like the recipes, new ADHD Cooking Tips will be primarily focused on Burnout.
Along with the specific article on Cooking When Burnt Out, I'll keep adding some extra posts about specific ways to keep yourself fed and engaged with meals.
Semi-related to burnout cooking—I'm also working on more resources for Meal Planning, Eating Regularly, and Enjoying the Cooking and Eating Process.
In the meantime, check out the resource page if you haven't already!
I've shared a ton of helpful links in different formats from different people for you to browse through. You can find tons of stuff on ADHD and foodstuff there now, and it’ll keep expanding into other topics soon.
03. Digital Resources
Since closing the survey, I've got *several* of these digital resources in the works and ready for purchase!!
Top-requested digital items
Meal Planning with ADHD, the workbook
Grapes Lauren E-Cookbook
Weekly / Monthly Checklist Templates
(cleaning, planning, cooking, organizing, etc.)
How to Make Your Staple Meal List ($6+) is a brainstorm and action-based workbook. It'll help you make an easy-to-navigate resource of all your favorite, easy-to-prepare meals and snacks. I find a Staple Meal List to be one of the most useful, ADHD-friendly resources I rely on. I absolutely adore mine and use it almost every single day.
The Staple Grocery List Template ($4+) is an easy-to-edit Google Sheets template with editable PDFs (if spreadsheets aren’t your thing). These templates are a simple, straightforward way to make a reusable grocery list of all your basic, most-used ingredients. Print em out or keep em digital—whatever you need to make grocery shopping and meal planning less stressful.
Making Realistic Plans with ADHD ($12+) is a journal prompt-based workbook about planning, in general. It's filled with thoughtful questions that get into the ups and downs of navigating plans as someone with ADHD. The purpose of this workbook is to help you create better plans that honor your interests, attention, lifestyle, ADHD, and more.
It's not specifically related to food, though it can definitely be used to make cooking and eating a lil easier. This workbook is based on what I've learned in therapy, from ADHD coaches who embrace fun and enjoyment, like Dusty Chipura↗, a long history of journaling, and the things often overlooked in typical "productivity and self-help" resources.
upcoming DIGITAL RESOURCES
I’ll have Weekly / Monthly Checklist Templates available for purchase around October or November.
Sign up for the newsletter or follow me on Ko-Fi so you’ll be the first to know when these items become available!
Meal Planning with ADHD and the Grapes Lauren E-Cookbook are in brainstorm mode and will take some time to put together, so stay tuned for updates.
As for future resources, I really really want to create some fun physical items! I've got so many ideas, from stickers to workbooks to cookbooks and recipe cards. So. Many. Ideas.
This will likely take quite a bit of time, because physical items require inventory and upfront monetary costs, not to mention designing the whole thing.
But! With some hard work and several good meals, I bet I can get these started next year.
check out all the items currently available in the shop
I'd love to know your experience working with these digital resources! Some folks have sent pics of their Staple Meal Lists and I *love* seeing the creativity.
Please, do reach out!
04. BONUS SUGGESTIONS
Many who responded to the survey also added some awesome bonus suggestions, questions, and concerns about Cooking and ADHD.
I'm keeping these specific things in mind as I create new resources for the site and future workbooks. You’ll find nods to them in recipes, workbooks, and tip posts.
Bowl-based recipes *COMING SOON*
Using up random ingredients *COMING SOON*
Textural omissions and substituion notes
Storing leftovers
Eating leftovers!
Finding the motivation to cook
Finding the energy to cook
Remembering which meals you like to eat
check out the Staple Meal List Workbook
Shopping and using up groceries
Cooking with less dishes
Now that we're at the end of this post
I'll let you in on a lil secret. I was genuinely surprised at the number of requests for purchasable items in this survey.
I started this site in 2018 to share meals with friends who wanted some easy, beginner-friendly recipes. I never thought this could become a full-time job, and yet, we’re getting closer to that every day. It's incredible.
Over the last few months, I've learned to use Adobe Acrobat and created several interactive workbooks and worksheets. I've brushed up on my Google Sheets knowledge and honed my writing skills. I launched a newsletter I’ve been wanting to write for years. I've been back in the kitchen, tinkering with old recipes and experimenting with new flavors.
Overall, I've been consistently challenged with this work and it feels so rewarding. I love that I get to create intentional, useful, and enjoyable resources for this community. You really make this all possible.
Grapes Lauren has grown a lot, I've grown a lot, and your support is appreciated more than I can possibly express. Thank you.
If you’d like to help financially support this project, access my Tip Jar on Ko-fi ↗.
Any and all donations make it possible to keep creating this work.
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