Ordering food online should be simple—but for someone with ADHD, it can become an unexpected adventure. In this humorous and painfully relatable episode, Chase walks listeners through the entire ADHD food ordering experience, from deciding what to eat to finally realizing you never actually pressed the "Place Order" button. Along the way, Chase shares stories from a weekend parking lot adventure, explains why late-night food decisions seem impossible, and breaks down the now-famous "ADHD Food Ordering Loop." From endless menu scrolling and convincing yourself to add just one more item, to anxiously waiting for delivery and discovering something is missing from the order, Chase captures the thought process that so many people with ADHD know all too well. Packed with laughs, relatable moments, and a few hard-earned lessons, this episode reminds us that sometimes ordering dinner isn't just ordering dinner—it's an entire executive function obstacle course.
Have you ever spent 45 minutes deciding what to order, talked yourself into spending twice as much as you planned, and then realized you never actually placed the order? If you have ADHD, you're probably nodding along. This week, Chase takes us on a hilarious journey through the "ADHD Food Ordering Loop," explaining why what seems like a simple task can turn into an epic adventure. Along the way, he shares stories about parking lot mishaps, late-night cravings, missing ketchup on Chicago hot dogs, and the surprisingly complicated psychology behind ordering takeout.
(:34) Hear about Chase’s weekend adventure at the mall parking lot. And other parking adventures.
(2:06) Internet ordering of food is the topic of this episode. Hear Chase’s food ordering adventures.
(3:40) Learn how ordering food becomes navigating a mine field at 10:30pm and poor nutritional decisions
(5:19) Hear about the hunt and how it starts and evolves!
(7:00) Why don’t they put Ketchup on hotdogs in Chicago?!
(8:29) What’s the “ADHD Food Ordering Loop”?
(9:43) Next, “the rationalization! And the upsell.
(10:58) Now…”The Wait”!
(12:07) Here’s “the arrival”. Yes you do have to hit the “place order” button.
(15:00) Missing items?
(15:19) The aftermath
(16:40) Chase’s words of food ordering wisdom.
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