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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Emma Gill

We shopped at Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons to see how much the cost of making a lunchbox has risen

As we creep towards the school holidays many parents will be fearing the cost of feeding their children over the long break.

With families struggling to get by even with the help of free school meals, there are concerns over how people will manage without that support.

So what does it cost for a basic lunchbox of a ham sandwich, a tube yoghurt, a packet of crisps and an apple?

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