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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Emma Gill

We shopped at Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's to see where we can make the cheapest school lunchbox and one was just 74p

School is back and with parents feeling the pinch they'll no doubt be wanting to keep the cost of lunches down.

Unless your child qualifies for free school meals then it's almost always cheaper to buy your own child's lunch rather than paying for school dinners.

While some like to go all out with an elaborate affair, most mums and dads would probably admit to keeping it simple. So how cheaply can you make a lunch? We visited all six main supermarkets to find out.

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