This week Dublin Live will put Lidl's new "inflation buster" shopping menu to the test.
The 'inflation buster' shopping list claims to "feed a family of four for just under €76".
We took to our local Lidl store in Ballycullen this week and did a big shop using Lidl's list as our guide.
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The list claims to include all the ingredients you need for a balance diet.
With the cost of living rising, families need to find ways to bring down their weekly food spend. Here, we hope to reduce our weekly food bill from €150 to €80.
Every day for the next seven days we will try out a recipe and report back on whether or not the "inflation buster" shop really can feed a family for a week.
While we made some substitutes to accommodate a vegetarian in the family, here is the list from Lidl:
- Unsmoked back bacon joint - €4.99
- Irish lean beaf steak mince (650g) - €4.39
- Medium fresh Irish chicken - €4.19
- Southern fried chicken goujons - €2.99
- Medium eggs (18) - €2.85
- Irish pork mince - €2.49
- Rooster potatos - €2.49
- Whole milk (2 litre) - €2.29
- Bread battered haddock - €2.19
- Frozen raspberries - €2.09
- 15 Crumbed Irish ham slices - €1.99
- Eight assorted smooth fruits and berries yoghurts - €1.99
- Rich roast coffee - €1.79
- Orange juice from concentrate - €1.79
- Carrots - €1.75
- Nut bars - €1.59
- Oranges (1.5kg) - €1.57
- Funsize bananas (7pck) - €1.49
- Four minced steak and onion pies - €1.49
- Back bacon unsmoked Irish rashers - €1.49
- 16 Irish pork sausages - €1.39
- Sliced mild red cheddar - €1.39
- Funsize apples - €1.29
- Twin pack peppers - €1.29
- Italian tomato passata - €1.29
- Stonebaked double pizzas - €1.29
- 80 gold blend tea bags - €1.15
- Quiches - €0.99
- Corn flakes - €0.99
- Salad tomatoes - €0.99
- 12 potato waffles - €0.99
- Savoy cabbage - €0.99
- Penne rigate - €0.99
- Keaney's porridge - €0.99
- Quiches - €0.99
- Iceberg lettuce - €0.89
- Sunflower spread - €0.89
- Irish light milk 1% - €0.85
- Turnip - €0.79
- Real light mayo - €0.79
- Plain tortilla wraps - €0.79
- Funsize pears - €0.78
- White toaster sliced pan - €0.75
- Spaghetti - €0.65
- Yellow onions - €0.59
- Baked beans in tomato sauce (425g) - €0.50
- Garlic net - €0.49
- Peeled plum tomatoes - €0.29
- Processed peas - €0.29
- Garlic baguette - €0.28
- Sweetcorn - €0.27
- Red kidney beans - €0.23
Full price: € 75.96*
The discount retailer explained: "With products from across our incredible range, you could make your family a week’s worth of delicious, nutritious meals… and round it all off with a big Irish Sunday roast.
"That’s a whole week’s shop for a family of four for less than €76!
"Contains all food and drink needed for a balanced diet"
Here is the menu that Lidl has provided with the shopping list:
Follow us on our journey as we test out the recipes and see if the list can feed a family for the next seven days.
Day 2: Tasty lunch but we are already running low on two big items
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