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Stressed about meal times

Stressed about meal times

Hi everyone as your all aware of the utter chaos right now especially when it comes to groceries. Im becoming increasingly stressed trying to find things my pop will eat.

I brought all the wrong things today but that's all there was on the shelves so it was better then nothing.

Any reccomendations on what to do?

***He doesnt eat wholemeal or multigrain breads. It has to be white regular sliced bread.

***He doesnt eat vegies or many fruits

*****The teabags i brought were wrong. He only has the teabags without the string and only in tetley brand.

****Brought the wrong milk. I brought skim milk for me and then full cream in the fresh stuff but thats wrong. He only drinks coles brand full cream uht milk

****He chose spaghetti for dinner but guess what he disnt eat it because i didnt put a tin of tomatos in it (wasnt any) and the pasta wasnt 'spaghetti' it was spiral pasta. Which i was lucky to even get one packet.

**he only eats certain tinned foods lie certain soups and spams which are barely avaliable now.

***doesnt like anything spicey, doesnt like alot of herbs (unless he cant see them)

**doesnt eat any form of pork

**doesnt eat chicken

**doesnt like steaks

**doesnt like microwave meals

**doesnt likw frozen fish so rules out like fish fingers etc

**doesnt like any sorts of rice or any pasta (besides spaghetti and only with the tinned meat/sauce combination)

I dont know what else to do and right now i just find whatever i can to make meals up.

Any suggestions?

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thank you @Shaz51
yeah my patience is wearing just a little thin atm but I think its contributed also by the crisis that's happening, more pressure is about to be placed on me as well due to schools looking to close on Tuesday meaning a lot of my appts etc are going to be cancelled or rescheduled for the time being.

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maybe try getting your mum a blister pack made up @Shaz51 its been quite helpful for pop and in turn for me as im not having to hand out or monitor medications so closely.

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and i got "meals on wheels" for mum which has been good @outlander

and now mum is happy about it as she does not have to cook

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that is good @Shaz51

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it took her a while though @outlander to accept things

but she wants me to do everything else

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yeah I think the elederly who are use to doing everything or being the providers for so long find it hard to accept help themselves @Shaz51

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sounds like my mother
how to behave when out
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