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@Peter_Carter
I ' ve not done fully laden touring for a while and you have hit on the problem of buying and carrying food if you are your own.
When I was last in France I remember lots of lunches of a baguette, tomatoes and cheese. As I was with a vegetarian so ham and pate were out. My advice is buy an Opinel knife to help you with lunch. I think we mostly did coffee and croissant for breakfast.
If you hit a local market then that's worth stopping for . Huit a Huit , which are is 7-11 can be good for the evening stops.
French tinned goods can be good- try the better brands of cassolet, the same for fish and soups.
But my advice is don't worry. This is a tour , not the tour. Have some sugar ready for the occasional bonk.
As Velocio said :
eat before you are hungry, drink before you are thirsty.