Every so often, you find a food item at the grocery store that gives you those love-at-first-sight butterflies, and you know youve got to lock it down.

And then, of course, your store immediately stops carrying it.

This happened to nearly the entire world with Dunkaroos , and it also happened to me when I spotted a dreamy chocolate almond coffee at my local supermarket and committed to making it my go-to brew. We shared several blissful years together until one day, I went to the store to restock and my stomach dropped. The coffee bean dispensers had been scaled down to only eight or so options, and my soulmate in java form was eliminated.

I became a walking post-breakup montage, and rebounded by trying dozens of coffees, hoping to find one that could fill the void.

This existential crisis was followed by several more over the years, as my favorite salad dressing, snack foods and coleslaw also went MIA. My breaking point was when Organic Girl spinach was no longer carried by either of my local supermarkets.