Ladies with ADHD, lend me your snack and meal ideas! I'm tired of catering to the pickiness of my husband and 4 kids and I have lost the joy of food. I don't care about how healthy it is anymore...
Self Care & HygieneWait what!? Chat gpt for meal planning!?!?! How!?
Yesssss!! Basically I dump my thoughts out to ChatGPT this way:
“Create a nutritious meal plan for me for the week including snacks. I do not like (X) foods. Please keep prep to a minimum and make the plan ADHD friendly with a variety of foods to pick from. After listing out my meal plan, please provide a summarized grocery list of everything I’ll need for the week to prepare these.”
Sometimes I tweak it after the fact, if it includes something I don’t like (beyond what I already tell it) or something that I’d have to spend a lot of prep time on. Now that it’s summer, I do like cooking things on the grill, so I will tell it that I’d like to grill one meal this week for dinner and to give me options for that.
But yeah, that’s about all there is to it!! 😊 if I’m feeling like I can’t do the grocery shopping, it’s been very easy to input the grocery list to a store pickup option and then my only responsibility is getting the ingredients home.
It worked!! Here is a nutritious meal plan for you for the week, including snacks, that excludes bananas and spicy food, and takes into account minimal prep time and ADHD-friendly variety:
Monday
- Breakfast: Greek yogurt with berries and granola
- Lunch: Turkey and avocado wrap with carrot sticks and hummus
- Snack: Apple slices with almond butter
- Dinner: Grilled chicken with roasted sweet potatoes and green beans
Tuesday
- Breakfast: Overnight oats with nuts and seeds
- Lunch: Grilled chicken and quinoa bowl with mixed veggies
- Snack: Hard-boiled egg and cherry tomatoes
- Dinner: Baked salmon with brown rice and steamed broccoli
Wednesday
- Breakfast: Smoothie with Greek yogurt, spinach, and berries
- Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread with a side salad
- Snack: Rice cakes with peanut butter and honey
- Dinner: Slow cooker beef stew with crusty bread
Thursday
- Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with whole grain toast and mixed berries
- Lunch: Grilled chicken Caesar salad
- Snack: Cottage cheese with sliced cucumber
- Dinner: Grilled turkey burger on a whole grain bun with roasted veggies
Friday
- Breakfast: Avocado toast on whole grain bread with scrambled eggs
- Lunch: Chicken and quinoa bowl with mixed veggies
- Snack: Carrot sticks with hummus
- Dinner: Baked chicken with roasted asparagus and brown rice
Saturday
- Breakfast: Omelette with veggies and whole grain toast
- Lunch: Grilled chicken and avocado wrap
- Snack: Apple slices with almond butter
- Dinner: Slow cooker chicken and rice bowl
Sunday
- Breakfast: Breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs and black beans
- Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread with a side salad
- Snack: Hard-boiled egg and cherry tomatoes
- Dinner: Grilled chicken with roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes
Snack options
- Baby carrots with hummus
- Rice crackers with peanut butter
- Greek yogurt with honey
- Apple slices with almond butter
- Hard-boiled eggs
Grocery list:
- Proteins: - Chicken breasts - Ground turkey - Salmon fillets - Turkey sausage - Greek yogurt - Eggs
- Veggies: - Mixed greens - Carrots - Sweet potatoes - Green beans - Broccoli - Bell peppers - Onions - Mushrooms - Asparagus - Brussels sprouts
- Grains: - Whole grain bread - Whole grain wraps - Quinoa - Brown rice - Whole grain pasta
- Fruits: - Apples - Berries (strawberries, blueberries, etc.) - Avocados
- Dairy: - Greek yogurt - Cheese (shredded and sliced) - Almond milk
- Pantry: - Granola - Nuts (almonds, walnuts, etc.) - Seeds (chia, flax, etc.) - Hummus - Peanut butter - Almond butter - Olive oil - Salt and pepper - Spices (e.g. oregano, thyme, basil)
Note: This list is not exhaustive, and you may already have some pantry staples at home. You can also customize the list based on your personal preferences and dietary needs.
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!