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food resources for the ADHD home cook
Includes specific advice for ADHD folks, alongside other interesting food, cooking, and eating resources.
This resource list is always growing!
articles
How to Cook When You’ve Got Funky Executive Function, René Brooks, Black Girl Lost Keys.
100 No-Cook Meal Items For When You Refuse to Adult, René Brooks, Black Girl Lost Keys.
How to Clean a Kitchen the ADHD Friendly Way, René Brooks, Black Girl Lost Keys.
5 Ways to Stop B*nge Eating With ADHD (Without Shaming Yourself), Sam Dylan Finch, Inflow.
8 Things in my ADHD Kitchen That Just Make Sense, Rebecca Eisenberg, The Practical Kitchen
9 things that have made me a calmer, better cook, Rachel Miller, Just Good Shit.
Meal planning in the ADHD home (part 1 of 2), Jaclyn Paul, The ADHD Homestead.
Meal planning in the ADHD home (part 2 of 2), Jaclyn Paul, The ADHD Homestead.
Reddit Threads worth scrolling
ADHD and cooking.. HOW???. This thread is absolutely filled with over 200 amazing comments and tips.
I need some advice for ADHD friendly cooking. Far fewer comments than the one above, but still great.
podcasts
Maintenance Phase, Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbs debunking fad diets + health misinfo.
Food Psych, Christy Harrison and guests, anti-diet registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor.
Food Heaven Podcast, Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones, anti-diet registered dietitians, nutritionists.
fav podcasts from Whetstone Radio Collective*
Climate Cuisine, Clarissa Wei and guests explore how sustainable crops are used in similar climate zones around the world.
Point of Origin, Stephen Satterfield and guests explore where the things we eat and drink come from.
Spirit Plate, Shiloh Maples and seedkeepers, chefs, farmers, and community members share what food justice and sovereignty looks like for Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island.
Setting the Table, Deb Freeman and guests explore the stories and histories of African American cuisine and foodways
Bad Table Manners, Meher Varma and guests push the boundaries of food storytelling in South Asia.
*podcast descriptors pulled from the individual Whetstone Podcast pages
videos
How to Get Comfortable in the Kitchen ft Hannah Hart!, How to ADHD.
I recommend checking out the comment sections of these How to ADHD videos on YouTube for more advice and suggestions from the community!
To do so, tap the “YouTube” text at the bottom right of the video and it should take you there.
cookbooks
The Vegan Stoner Cookbook, Sarah Conrique and Graham I. Haynes.
Cook As You Are: Recipes for Real Life, Hungry Cooks and Messy Kitchens, Ruby Tandoh.
Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food, Julia Turshin.
SALT FAT ACID HEAT, Samin Nosrat.
books
Anti-Diet, Christy Harrison.
Eat Up!: Food, Appetite, and Eating What You Want, Ruby Tandoh.
Women On Food, Charlotte Druckman.
Intuitive Eating, Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole.
blogs
The Vegan Stoner, Sarah Conrique and Graham I. Haynes. Suuuper easy, simple, and ADHD-friendly recipes + v navigable website.
The Minimalist Baker. Tons of ADHD-friendly recipes and *amazing* search functionality for pretty much any dietary or time-based needs.
The Practical Kitchen. Another recipe developer with ADHD! Rebecca has gorgeous recipes, written with the ADHD cook in mind.
Eat Figs Not Pigs. The *best* vegan comfort food! recipes are complex but totally worth the effort.
Grapes Lauren. You’re already here!! ADHD friendly recipes and guides to make cooking a lil more enjoyable
newsletters
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy. Incredible essays “on issues in food, from politics and climate change, to culture and labor”.
Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole Smith. “A space to talk about diet culture and fatphobia”.
B O S S B A R I S T A . Ashley interviews “folks who are trying to make the service industry better”.
Digestivo. Salonee Bhaman and Jake Stavis write about “their (mis)adventures in cooking, eating, and connection during the pandemic”.
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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. 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.
etc. misc. other
Wise Heart Nutrition and Wellness, Aleta Storch, MS, RDN, LMHC., ADHD Intuitive Eating Programs!