Aldi has been crowned as the cheapest supermarket to pick up your child’s packed lunch essentials from.
Consumer finance experts at CashLady.com 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 delicious 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
If you’re looking to whip up a balanced packed lunch for your child, to keep them fueled throughout the school day, the research has revealed that Aldi is the best place to shop.
At Aldi, for just over £7, you can get all the packed lunch essentials to feed your child for a week- that’s £1.46 per day.
However, ranked as the most expensive supermarket is M&S, where the same packed lunch essentials will set you back over £18, followed by Waitrose at a costly £14.85.
| Supermarket | Price | Ranking |
| Aldi | £7.32 | 1 |
| Tesco | £8.23 | 2 |
| Sainsburys | £8.33 | 3 |
| Asda | £8.43 | 4 |
| Lidl | £8.52 | 5 |
| Morrisons | £11.48 | 6 |
| Co-op | £14.10 | 7 |
| Waitrose | £14.85 | 8 |
| M&S | £18.55 | 9 |
Commenting on the findings, CashLady.com’s Consumer Finance Expert, Dan Whittaker said: “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.”