Jack Monroe has shared tips for how people can reduce the cost of their weekly food shop at Asda.
The former foodbank user has become a viral sensation on social media with her money saving advice. The poverty campaigner issued the advice on Twitter in February and put it into practice this month during a shop to Asda over the Easter Weekend.
The 34-year-old urged people to keep costs down by doing a full stock take of what’s in the cupboard, fridge and freezer. She told the Manchester Evening News : “I get an A4 sheet of lined paper and divide it into four vertical columns: proteins, carbohydrates, fruit and veg, and the end column is split into two, flavours and snacks.