How to Make Your Staple Meal List: The Workbook!

a 15-page digital workbook

make foodstuff a lil easier!

Problems with working memory make it difficult to remember our meal options on a good day.

It’s even more challenging when we’re already hungry, burnt out, or just plain ol’ tired.

Daily meals really don't have to be overly complicated. Food decisions and meal planning don’t need to take up so much time and energy.

But ADHD makes foodstuff difficult. A Staple Meal List makes it a lil easier.

image text reads "how to make your staple meal list". shown is an image of many forks holding up several french fries douse in ketchup. it looks rather silly and incredibly inefficient.

about the workbook

How to Make Your Staple Meal List 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.

This 15-page digital guide sets you up with activity prompts to create an interactive and external list of the *easiest meals* you enjoy.

Once you have your Staple Meal List all put together, it’s not such a nightmare trying to decide what to eat.

I honestly find a Staple Meal List to be one of the most useful, ADHD-friendly tools I rely on. This personalized list helps me make quick meal choices almost every single day. I absolutely adore mine.

The goal with this workbook is that you’ll make one you absolutely adore, too. Because if there's one resource I think ADHD folks could benefit from when it comes to foodstuff—it would be a Staple Meal List.

buy the workbook here

Using Your Staple Meal List

Makes daily meal choices a lot easier
Simplifies your meal plans
Can be turned into a reusable grocery list
Keeps up-to-date with ingredients you’ve got
Switch it up with changing preferences

an example of grace's staple meal checklist, containing various easy sandwiches, smoothies, and snacks. examples include "chicken sandwich, grilled cheese n tomato soup, ramen, berry beet smoothie, nooch toast, bagged salad, nachos". — here’s a lil peek at my staple meal list

How to Make a Staple Meal List is available now, starting at $6 USD!

I kept the base cost for this workbook as low as possible—you can increase the price manually if you’d like to contribute more than $6.

This sliding scale lets me provide low-cost and free copies to those who want them.

If you need a free copy, send me an email at hello@grapeslauren.com with the subject line "Staple Meal List free copy"

buy “How to Make a Staple Meal List” for $6+

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