Asda's Just Essentials range of budget food items has hit the supermarket's shelves in recent weeks. Its bright yellow packaging makes the range almost impossible for shoppers to miss.
And its cheap prices also make the range stand out at a time when millions of customers are having to cut their cloths accordingly as the cost of living crisis hits hard. A pack of tea bags costs 31 pence, a can of chicken soup can be bought for 24 pence, giant blocks of cheese are available for £3.65, tins of rice pudding can be picked up for 34 pence and plain flour will set customers back 58 pence.
But, while the prices are clearly low, do they genuinely offer real value for money or are they too good to be true? Heather Pickstock from SomersetLive decided to put the Just Essentials range to the test by rustling up a meal for two suitable for a muggy late summer / early autumn evening.
