No more forgotten and abandoned produce.
You may have noticed an increase in ADHD diagnoses lately.
That first part, impaired executive function, can make staying organized at home particularly difficult.
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When your executive function is out to lunch it has very real, sometimes dangerous consequences.
Or, you could show up to an event a full year late.
To cook something healthy now requires that you make it to the store.
As someone who has never understood how people make crisper drawers work for them, I felt seen.
I then proceeded to fall down a rabbit hole of other genius fridge organization hacks by ADHD creators.
Ive compiled them below and added in a few of my own kitchen hacks, too.
ADHD Fridge Organization Ideas
1.
Put your shopping list right on the fridge.
For me, this has been a major game-changer.
Then, when I have to go shopping, I just look at the dry-erase board.
Keep your leftovers on the top shelf.
I cant stress enough how things cease to exist for folks with ADHD unless we can see them.
For extra help remembering what your leftovers are, store them in clear plastic containers.
Keep your condiments in the crisper drawer and put your veggies in the door.
I know this sounds radical, but hear me out.
Do you really need to see your hot sauce and mustard when you open your fridge?
I promise you, when you want mayo or Sriracha, youll find it just fine.
Lettuce and cucumbers, on the other hand?
Those will sit in your crisper drawer, forlorn and forgotten, getting less crisp by the day.
Less waste, healthier meals, cleaner fridgethere are basically no downsides to this switch.
Put paper towels in with your greens.
Ive been doing this for a while now and it has saved my spinach on more than one occasion.
Greens are a kind of aspirational purchase, and they can be a bit of a gamble.
For greens that are prepackaged in boxes, put the towel on the top and store them upside down.
Also, frozen veggies are just as good as fresh.
Offhand, this may not seem like an organizational strategy.
A frozen, ready-to-heat meal or a steam-in-the-bag vegetable has plenty of nutrients and is easier to make quickly.
For example, she’s labeled a shelf designated for jams and spreads, and another designated for milks.
Try a grocery delivery service if you might.
Oops, there goes your money.
Lets be honest: Im never going to use those fancy mushrooms.
In Conclusion
Living with ADHD comes with its challenges and joys.
We tend to be a quirky bunch, for better and for worse.
Our propensity for forgetting things outside the moment tends to allow us to be fully present.
But it also means we have strange and wonderful ideas for how to exist in the world.
It isn’t a failure, though; its a difference.
Sure, that means we may need a little extra help with our fridges and closets.
