A meal planner that removes the decision, not just the cooking
The hard part of eating with ADHD usually is not cooking — it is the 5pm "what do I even make" decision when executive function is already spent. This planner pre-decides the week from a small rotation of safe, low-effort meals, auto-builds the shopping list so nothing is forgotten, and drops prep reminders before hunger turns into a vending machine.
Sample prompt: A weekly ADHD meal planner for one person who hates decisions, built from a rotation of 6 low-effort safe meals, with a grocery list grouped by supermarket aisle and a reminder to defrost dinner the night before
Pre-decided meals from a small safe rotation
Instead of inventing seven new meals a week, the planner cycles a short list of "safe" meals you already like and can make on autopilot. Reducing the menu to a known rotation removes the daily decision entirely — the planning happened once, on a good-brain day, so the 5pm version of you does not have to.
A grocery list grouped the way the store is laid out
The shopping list is auto-organised by aisle — produce, dairy, frozen, pantry — so a single shop covers the week and you are not zig-zagging the store or forgetting the one ingredient that makes the whole plan collapse. Fewer trips, less impulse spend, no half-cooked dinners.
Prep reminders timed to beat the hunger crash
The planner schedules the small prep that ruins dinner if forgotten — "defrost the chicken tonight," "soak the oats." These nudges land the evening before, when you can still act on them, instead of at 6pm when low blood sugar and depleted executive function make takeout the only option.
A no-cook fallback for low-capacity days
Every plan includes an explicit "low-spoons" backup — a genuinely zero-effort meal for the days cooking is off the table. Naming the fallback in advance means a hard day means assembling toast and fruit, not skipping food entirely or spiralling into guilt about it.
What's included
- 7-day meal grid built from your safe-meal rotation
- Auto-grouped grocery list (by supermarket aisle)
- Night-before prep reminders
- Explicit low-effort / no-cook fallback meal
- Snack + hydration prompts
- Leftovers tracker so nothing rots in the fridge
Frequently asked questions
Will it suggest meals or do I provide them?
Either. List your safe meals in the prompt and Papera builds the week around them, or ask it to suggest a low-effort rotation and edit from there. The aim is a plan you will actually follow, so your real preferences win.
Can it account for dietary needs?
Yes — mention allergies, a budget, vegetarian/gluten-free, or "no chopping" in the prompt and the planner and grocery list adapt to it.
How much does generating it cost?
Your first ten Inks are free with no card required, and a single-page planner costs one Ink — so you can generate a few weeks before deciding to upgrade.
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