“A must for anyone whose ADHD has negatively impacted their diet.” —Publishers Weekly
From a registered dietitian living with ADHD, discover a comprehensive guide to cooking and eating as an adult ADHDer, packed with simple strategies, practical tools, and 40 ADHD-friendly recipes.
Figuring out how to nourish your body and mind when you have ADHD can be overwhelming and exhausting. Challenges with executive function, impulsivity, dopamine regulation, and more can lead to a host of obstacles: finding the motivation to cook a meal, remembering to eat, overeating for stimulation, getting adequate nutrition, and more. At their worst, these challenges can have serious consequences for your mental and physical health. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
How to Eat Well for Adults with ADHD is a complete guide to how to cook regularly, eat intuitively, and nourish yourself well when you have ADHD. Written by registered dietitian and ADHDer Rebecca King, the “ADHD Nutritionist” (@adhd.nutritionist), this book is not a diet book, but rather a book of solutions to common problems ADHDers experience with food, cooking, and nutrition. Rooted in Rebecca’s weight-neutral, intuitive eating–based philosophy, this book breaks down how ADHD affects your relationship with food and gives you the tools to develop a better approach for your ADHD brain. The book includes:
An overview of intuitive eating and why it works for the ADHD brainA primer on gentle nutrition for ADHDStrategies for coping with emotional eating, eating for stimulation, sensory issues, and other common ADHD challengesADHD-friendly tips and hacks for shopping, meal-planning, food prep, cooking, cleaning, and moreSimple formulas for creating easy meals and snacksRecommendations for how to approach your diet while you’re on medicationAnd 40 delicious, easy, ADHD-friendly recipes
Practical, comprehensive, backed by science, but written with the understanding of someone who’s actually been there, How to Eat Well for Adults with ADHD helps ADHDers address their challenges with food without shame or pressure. It’s a must-read for any ADHDer who’s ever struggled in the kitchen and wants to learn how to thrive!
From the Publisher
Publisher : Fair Winds Press
Publication date : March 18, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 0760392080
ISBN-13 : 978-0760392089
Item Weight : 1.44 pounds
Dimensions : 8 x 0.6 x 9.9 inches
JES –
Great book to better understand myself
Even better than I expected. In a house full of people with ADHD it gave a lot of context about why we are the way we are with food. I’ve tried a couple of the recipes in the back of the book and they’ve been easy and delicious!
John G. Orton –
ADHD – Great New Book on changing Diet/Habits to Combat
Bought this for my adult son who has ADHD. Very well written and the recipes and program look awesome.
Derek Stucki –
Helpful
Our daughter has ADHD. She’s still a child, but we felt like it would be helpful to look ahead at what she can expect, and maybe help her make choices while she’s young to set her up for success as an adult. There are so many things in this book, that are like, okay that’s why you’re acting this way to this food, or about hunger cues etc. so it has been super helpful to understand her, and her body better. The concept of intuitive eating is also interesting, and one we’d like to look into more. My wife’s mother had anorexia, and it really affected my wife’s relationship with food, so reading this has been eye opening for her about her own body, and relationship with food. She doesn’t have ADHD, but some of the ways that an ADHDer interacts with food are relatable to her as well. The only problems with the book are some typos or formatting things that are just a pinch off, and the author occasionally is a little excessive in her “this is my privilege so I don’t understand such and such,” which is unnecessary in my opinion, but other’s may appreciate it.
Amazon User –
Fascinating book with practical guidance
I’m not sure what I expected from this book, but wow. WOW.This family has a few neurodivergent members, both immediate and extended/by marriage. I’m always looking for things to recommend to my family members as well as ways to make life easier for my loved ones. A person who struggles with ADHD or symptoms consistent with ADHD may have experiences or feelings around food but not know how to name them, and this book does a great job explaining different eating patterns or habits, how they relate to ADHD, and how to “life hack” them to improve your relationship with food. It’s the kind of book that can only be written by someone with both education (the author is a MS, RDN) and life experience (the author has ADHD). Especially for people diagnosed later in life and without parents who were able to put these ideas into practice and model them, this book will help you make sense of things in your life relating to food that non-ADHD people take for granted.The recipes in the book are also incredibly easy and add some helpful hacks for managing the preparation and clean-up with ADHD. I won’t spoil the book for you, but if you have ADHD or know someone who has ADHD, this book is fantastic. I wish there were guides like this about other topics!
K K OBrien –
Easy to digest knowledge!
The bulk majority of this book reads and flows almost like a textbook in the best way. Lots of images, infographics, bullet points and subtopic blocks that help lay out all of the information in an easy to digest (pun intended) format. While the focus of this book is for individuals with diagnosed ADHD, the vast majority of the learnings seem relative to just about anyone looking to help guide themselves into healthy eating habits.This guide does a great job of helping understand the “what” and “why” of a lot of things before going into the “how” of making change and proper choices. I love that it is not diet focused as so many fads revolve around losing weight versus just improving healthy and making informed choices.
Peppers Forever –
good info
This is NOT a cookbook, although there are some recipes in it. There’s a lot of kind of science and psychology stuff in it, which is helpful. I’m not diagnosed with adhd, but I’ve been asked if I have it and I’m starting to suspect I might have it after all. Anyway there’s a lot of overlap between autism and adhd so I figured this book would be helpful.There’s a lot of info in it, but it’s written in a way that doesn’t feel like you’re reading a tech manual for a vcr, but also isn’t written in an aggressively quirky manner. So the info is easy to digest (haha).
Onessia Mosby –
A Compassionate Guide for ADHD Minds and Bodies
This isn’t just another diet book disguised as something “ADHD-friendly.” It’s a revelation. “How to Eat Well for Adults with ADHD” is a breath of fresh air, a truly practical and understanding guide that speaks directly to the unique challenges we face with food. For years, I’ve struggled with the chaotic intersection of ADHD and eating—the hyperfocus on unhealthy snacks, the forgetfulness that leads to skipped meals, the overwhelming decision fatigue when faced with grocery shopping. This book finally validated those struggles, offering real, actionable advice instead of shame or unrealistic expectations. The author’s approach is refreshingly non-judgmental and compassionate. They understand that our brains work differently, and they provide strategies that actually work for us. The focus isn’t on restrictive diets or rigid meal plans, but on building sustainable habits that support both our physical and mental well-being. The tips on meal prepping for the easily distracted, the insights into the connection between food and dopamine, and the gentle encouragement to prioritize self-care were particularly impactful for me.
K.D. Smith –
More of a Book of Advice than a Cookbook
I was curious about this book as I have ADHD and wanted to know what a cookbook centered around ADHD would look like. This has a ton of information in it and only a few recipes. Most of the information I already knew. I think it would be great for someone who is really struggling with figuring out things that worked for them or how their ADHD affects their eating habits. I tend to do a lot of my own research and have been diagnosed for decades so I am not the target audience. It was helpful for me to revisit some of the things I tend to do and be reminded they were because of my ADHD.