A mum-of-three has shared the money-saving tips that help her buy weekly shops for as little as £3.44.
Abi Morley, 37, from Wiltshire, says she makes big savings on groceries by doing one large shop with regular smaller ones in between.
For packed lunches, she says she makes bento boxes to keep her supplies going all week.
‘I make food go further by using bento boxes," Abi said.
"I use big packs of the same ingredients, then portion them in the same combination.
"For example I will get cream cheese or chocolate spread in a little tub and breadsticks to dip in, or I might cut ham and cheese into the size of a cheese biscuit and use a bento lunchbox to keep them separated along with said biscuits or own brand mini cheddars to make budget lunchables. Using this trick means the boxes have paid for themselves over and over."
She's also an expert on saving on her food shop.
She told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk : "My nearest shop is Morrisons and I don’t spend much on family groceries. Usually I get heavy and bulky items every fortnight or so and then do smaller shopping trips about twice a week.
She added: "It works out at £70 to £100 a week depending on deals. Recent bargains include a pack of 6 creme caramels for 20p, two packs of fresh noodles at 48p each instead of £1.60, a £3 readymade spaghetti bolognese down to 90p and a Covent Garden soup for 66p."
Morley is mother to children aged 10, 15 and 18.
She said the best recent bargain she spotted was a whole fresh salmon for £7, so she bought some for the freezer too.
She said :"Other great discounts have included 5p loaves of bread - again, I stocked up the freezer. Plus 15p puff pastry bakes, 2.5kg of luxury range baking potatoes for 40p and a whole chicken for £1.49.
"I keep the groceries interesting by trying to only get what is on offer, purchasing bulk packs, going for multibuys and exploring the yellow stickers."
Where possible, she ropes her husband and children in to help when she goes shopping, to help her carry everything.
She added: "I freeze as much as possible and by doing the bulk shop I can get the bulk buy deals, then the regular smaller shopping trips mean I can make the most of bargains that can't be frozen.
"The cheap ranges aren't bad, and if there isn't a good price on the mid range or branded items, I always go by price per quantity.
"There are exceptions (free range is something I do not shift on), so when it comes to animal products if I can't get free range I substitute with vegetarian meal options."
She said bulking out meals with cheap vegetables is a good way of making dinners cheaper - helping the expensive parts of the meal go further.
"For example, I made a big stir fry which was probably less than £2.50 total for all of us," she said - five people.
"I have also done pizza for all of us plus guests for about £3, when pizza dough was down to 30p a packet. I topped it with tomato puree and mixed grated cheese, along with a packet of pepperoni slices to go on that.
"Recently I also bought a whole host of groceries which only came to £3.44."
