ADHD + Dinner Decisions = A Social Experiment Gone... Surprisingly Well?
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Every adult knows the pain of the question: “What’s for dinner?”
Now add two ADHD brains, executive dysfunction, and a household full of hungry people — and you’ve got the perfect recipe for chaos (and maybe tears).
So this week on Burnt Out Perfectionist, we decided to stop complaining about dinner and actually try fixing it. Enter: The Great Freezer Meal Experiment — 20+ meals, $500, and a wildly optimistic spreadsheet.
Spoiler: it mostly worked.
🍝 The ADHD Dinner Dilemma
Here’s the thing about ADHD — it’s not that we can’t make dinner. It’s that by 5PM, our brains are fried, the mental tabs are full, and the thought of deciding what to cook feels like solving quantum physics.
Every night is a battle between:
- “We should eat something healthy.”
- “I forgot to take the chicken out.”
- “Maybe cereal counts as a meal?”
Sound familiar?
🧠 The Plan: Outsmart the Brain (and the Clock)
Eve decided to channel her inner Pinterest mom and make 20 freezer meals in one day.
Meanwhile, I (Sara) decided to “supervise” — which is ADHD code for offering ideas, getting distracted, and somehow reorganizing a spice drawer mid-project.
We prepped casseroles, burritos, pasta bakes, and slow cooker meals that even future-us could handle.
And yes — we tracked everything down to cost per meal (because when we hyperfixate, we hyperfixate).
💸 The Results
✅ 20–30 meals for about $500
✅ Way less “what’s for dinner?” panic
✅ Multiple lessons learned (like: never underestimate shredded cheese)
✅ And an entire episode’s worth of ADHD tangents about fall weather, movie popcorn buckets, and emotional constipation (you’re welcome).
Was it perfect? Nope.
But it made dinner easier, and that’s basically a miracle.
🥄 Why You’ll Love This Episode
This one’s for anyone who’s:
- Tried to meal plan but got distracted halfway through
- Burned out on making decisions
- Tired of your fridge staring back like it’s judging you
- Or just needs to laugh at two sisters trying to function like adults
We keep it real, we keep it funny, and we might actually inspire you to try your own ADHD-friendly meal prep system.
🎧 Watch or Listen
Catch the full episode here → YouTube: ADHD Dinner Struggles – The Real-Life Meal Prep Experiment That Actually Worked
Or listen wherever you get your chaos:
Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon | Google
✨ Same time, same vibe, next week’s your cue.
We’ll keep it real — ‘cause that’s what we do.