With the cost of living on the rise, many people are looking at ways in which they can save money.
And now, according to research, one shop comes out top when it comes to saving cash.
This store at the top of the list to visit this term is said to be Aldi if you need to pack your child's pack lunch for the least amount of cash.
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It comes as consumer finance experts at Cash Lady conducted research into the prices of key packed lunch essentials consisting of fruit juice cartons, yoghurts, fruit, crisps and all the ingredients to make a ham and cheese sandwich.
The supermarkets were then ranked from one to nine in terms of their value for money, with one being ranked the cheapest and nine being ranked the most expensive.
The items included in the costings included:
Bread
Cooked Ham
Cheese
Tomato
Lettuce
Banana
Crisps
Yoghurt
Fruit cartons
According to their research, for just over £7 parents can get all the packed lunch essentials to feed their children for one week. Broken down, this means it costs just £1.46 per day.
However, ranked as the most expensive supermarket is Marks and Spencer where the same packed lunch essentials will set you back over £18, followed by Waitrose at £14.85.
The research conducted was said to be based on the cost of feeding one child a packed lunch for five days based on the scool week with the meal consisting of two ham and cheese sandwiches with lettuce and tomato, one banana, one fruit yoghurt, one bag of crisps and one fruit carton.
As well as this, the products selected on the following basis:
Bread: cheapest own brand 800g loaf (enough to provide up to two sandwiches a day)
Piece of fruit: cheapest six pack of mini/small bananas
Fruit cartons: cheapest six pack of orange or apple juice (or 2x3 pack if no six pack available)
Yoghurt-Cheapest multipack of fruity yoghurt/fromage frais (minimum five pack) or cheapest pack of yoghurt tubes, if not available
Cooked ham: 115g to 125g (approx 10 slices)
Crisps: (Six pack of own brand variety)
Tomatoes: (Six pack of salad tomatoes)
Lettuce: One iceberg lettuce
Cheese: (200 to 250g sliced or grated own brand cheddar)
Commenting on the findings, Cash Lady Consumer Finance Expert, Dan Whittaker said: "“With the kids back at school for the start of a new school year, there’s a lot you may be needing to budget for, from school uniform and stationary supplies to packed lunches. Plus with the cost of living crisis upon us and energy bills about to soar, there’s no better time to save where you can.”
“We’ve crunched the numbers to find the cheapest supermarket for packed lunch essentials so that you can serve up your children delicious, nutritional lunches whilst still keeping to a strict budget.”
Cheapest to most expensive supermarkets to buy your children's pack lunch, according to Cash Lady :
- Aldi, £7.32
Tesco, 8.23
Sainsbury's, £8.33
Asda, £8.43
Lidl, £8.52
Morrisons, £11.48
Co-op, £14.10
Waitrose, £14.85
M&S, £18.55
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