A SAVVY mum has shared how she feeds her family of four dinner for just £20 a week.
So if you are looking to cut the costs of your food shopping, you’ll want to listen up.
The mum-of-two explained that she shops in Aldi and makes her family delicious meals on the cheap, costing under £20 for seven dinners.
Posting on social media, the Aldi fan explained: “I hope some of you find this useful.
“All meals are based on what my family enjoys and what I am happy feeding them.
“Combined with the videos of breakfast and lunch you have an entire weeks shop (excluding snacks) for £34.71.
“I have tried to choose some classic British meals that all the family can enjoy together.
“Based off Aldi Prices from 18/8/23.”
The bargain-hunting mum then headed to Aldi to stock up on the family’s weekly shop, as she explained: “Come with me while I buy tea for a family for four for seven days, for under £20.
“You’ll need a mixed leaf salad [57p], essential’s long grain rice [52p], a pack of penne pasta [41p], a jar of chilli con carne [99p], a jar of pasta sauce [47p].”
The mother then she headed to the fridge aisles, where she nabbed beef mince for £2.49, eight pork sausages for £1.79, reduced fat coleslaw for 69p, two garlic baguettes for 37p each, mozzarella for 69p and cheddar slices for £1.39.
She also stocked up on pizza dough for 99p, passata for 55p, pepperoni for £1.05 and a 2.5kg bag of potatoes for £1.25.
At the freezer aisle, the mother nabbed Yorkshire puddings for 48p, a 1kg bag of frozen mixed vegetables for 85p and pork patty burgers for £1.99.
Not only this, but from the bakery aisle, she got Metro rolls for £1.29 and white rolls for 55p.
The bargain hunter then noted: “21 items in total for £19.85.”
Later in the clip, the mother then shared the meals that she made for her family, as she said: “These are family-friendly ideas that everyone should like.
“Using 300 grams of minced beef – cottage pie with Yorkshire puddings and gravy.
“A homemade margarita pizza with salad and coleslaw.
“With 200 grams of minced beef – a chilli con carne, with rice and garlic bread.
“Next we have a sausage dinner with mash, Yorkshire puddings and vegetales.
“Then we have cheeseburgers with potato slices and salad. There is even extra leftover if you want bigger portions.
“We then have a pepperoni pasta bake with garlic bread. This is such a quick recipe and the pasta can easily feed up to six people.
“And the seventh meal is a pepperoni sub with chips.”
The TikTok clip was posted just one day ago under the username @dylandfyn and it has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly amassed a staggering 323,800 views.
Social media users were left stunned at the video and were eager to share their thoughts in the comments.
One person said: “This is really good and well put together for cheap, well done.”
Another added: “First one of these videos that actually looks good and realistic.”
A third commented: “This is great.”
Whilst someone else posted: “This is excellent for people on low incomes!…Well done.”
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