A mum who spends £7.50 on her weekly food shop says people should ditch the "stigma" towards tinned fruit and veg to cope with the current supply crisis. Alison Preest, 49, cooks meals for her family for as little as 75p thanks to hacks and tips she shares on her YouTube channel.
There have been nationwide shortages of fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers with supermarkets blaming weather in Europe and Africa. But mum-of-one Alison said her family wasn't missing out at all - because she buys cheap and nutritious tinned vegetables.
She said: "There is definitely a stigma surrounding buying tinned vegetables, as it is seen as 'poor'. As someone who is living on benefits myself, I never understood the reason behind the ignorance of not purchasing tinned foods, it is all just the same, just way cheaper”.
