A Tesco shopper was left shocked at the results when undertaking the Martin Lewis Downshift Challenge during her weekly grocery shop. Writing for My London, journalist Alexandra Bullard decided to test the MoneySavingExpert.com founder's suggestion that shoppers should buy basic or own-branded products and try and tell the difference in taste.
Ms Bullard expressed herself as a "lover of all things Kellogg's and Heinz" and was intrigued to take on the challenge to see whether there was a difference in taste and the cost. Her supermarket of choice was Tesco, who have a variety of different categories for the challenge such as Tesco's own brand, Tesco's Finest, Hearty Food Co. and The Grower's Harvest for example.
With a list of essentials for her shop, Ms Bullard managed to spend less than £15 for 14 items - a huge saving as households in the UK try to negotiate against the soaring costs of living. Here was the items that she bought:
