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Discontinued safe food

Aimée

Hi,

I have a certain food that I eat every day for breakfast and have done for about 10 years. However, recently it has been discontinued and I have had multiple meltdowns and panic attacks over this because I don’t eat many foods and have never found any good equivalents. I have managed to find some chocolate brioche rolls that I can eat for breakfast instead but I don’t feel comfortable taking these away with me on holiday for example, or eating them in public. I also simply miss the taste and texture of my old safe food. Rather than looking for practical solutions (such as finding the food to buy online), I’d love to hear advice on how to deal with changes to foods or other changes to routines because for me this causes immense emotional distress that can last for months or years. I’d like to know that I’m not alone in feeling this way.

Aimée

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  • Problems with food is one of the reasons I cook most food from scratch.

    I have huge problems with cosmetics and laundry products too, I have to do a 40 mile round trip to get toothpaste I'm not allergic too and sometimes laundry powder or liquid too. If Irun out of toothpaste or can't get any then I can use bicarbonate of soda from the baking section of supermarkets. But we're stuffed with laundry and hand cleansers, there are some I'm OK with but Mums not. It's all a nightmare, also some of the eco friendly ones have stuff in that I can't have.

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  • Problems with food is one of the reasons I cook most food from scratch.

    I have huge problems with cosmetics and laundry products too, I have to do a 40 mile round trip to get toothpaste I'm not allergic too and sometimes laundry powder or liquid too. If Irun out of toothpaste or can't get any then I can use bicarbonate of soda from the baking section of supermarkets. But we're stuffed with laundry and hand cleansers, there are some I'm OK with but Mums not. It's all a nightmare, also some of the eco friendly ones have stuff in that I can't have.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    I cook most food from scratch.

    Best idea. Cooking from scratch is a good way to prepare safe foods. If the ingredients are relatively common, then there will be no risk that your dish of choice will be discontinued. (Just try to avoid insisting that the ingredients have to be particular brands, etc.)

    The nearest thing I had to a "safe food" was probably my go-to homemade dinner back in my student days: finely chop lots of garlic, fry in olive oil until just golden, add a can of tuna, toss with spaghetti, season with salt and pepper. I can still make that dish over 30 year later (and I still love it), as none of the ingredients has ever been discontinued. I don't care about the brands of spaghetti or tuna, so it's almost certainly "safe" for another 30 years.