Whether you shop at Asda, Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons or Lidl, there's no denying that feeding a family is no easy feat right now - and trying to do things on a budget can take some serious forward planning.
But one savvy Tesco shopper has come up with a brilliant way to feed her kids for as little as £2 a day, and now her shopping list has gone viral.
The mum originally shared her tips for providing her kids with nutritious but cheap meals on popular Facebook group Feed Yourself for £1 a day, reports Birmingham Live.
"I have created a shopping list as well as meal ideas to help people out there ensure their child/children are getting 3 meals a day for £14.94," she wrote.
The mum added:"It may be quite repetitive (especially breakfast). But any meal is better than no meal."
Her is her full Tesco shopping list:
- Whole chicken - £2.52
- 6 eggs - 70p
- 12 pork sausages - £1.20
- Porridge oats - 75p
- Cream crackers - 40p
- 4 baking potatoes - 41p
- Long grain rice - 45p
- Curry sauce - 28p
- Penne pasta - 29p
- Tomato and herb pasta sauce - 28p
- Root vegetable medley - £1
- Can of baked beans - 23p
- 6 bananas - 64p
- 12 strawberry yoghurts - 73p
- Apple and blackcurrant squash - 43p
- 6 bags of crisps - 65p
- Tin of tomato soup - 45p
- Tin of chicken soup - 24p
- Strawberry jam - 28p
- Two tins of tuna - £1.20
- Cheddar cheese - £1.60
- Wholemeal bread - 36p
- Milk chocolate bar - 30p
Meal plan
- Breakfast : Porridge or toast
- Lunch : Cheese sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, chicken or tomato soup, cheese on toast, egg and soldiers
- Dinner : Pasta bake, beans on toast, jacket potatoes with tuna or cheese, sausages and mash, chicken curry, pasta bake
- Snacks : An apple a day, a banana a day, bag of crisps, strawberry yoghurts and a square of chocolate for a treat
