With school returning and the cost of living crisis in full flow, many parents will be feeling the pinch and becoming concerned by the increasing cost of items that make up the average school lunchbox.
However, if you shop around enough, lunchboxes can be filled for next to nothing. Emma Gill, parents editor at Manchester Evening News, shopped at all the major supermarkets and ultimately discovered that a lunchbox could be made up for just 74p.
Gill's aim was to make a ham sandwich and include a tube yoghurt, a packet of crisps and a Royal Gala apple for as little as possible, using like-for-like products.
