It should be fine now; there was an issue with the guide. You can't take the apple sauce from Crystal. I just played through it myself with only the water bottles on day 1, talked to everyone nicely, and unlocked the option.
Tried, doesn't work for me. Every possible combination of dialogues + food and that option still grey. Broken save system like kick in the gut, tired from restarting, so im giving up. Good luck with the game though
