How to Get the Most Out of Your Supermarket Vouchers

Families whose children are eligible to free school meals are able to claim a £15 supermarket voucher for each week that their child is off for school holidays. So, how can you make the most of this limited budget? We have put together a sample shopping list with prices taken from a mid-range supermarket and have also included some meal ideas using items brought from the list as inspiration.

Sample Shopping List:

1. Wholemeal bread – £0.60

2. Baked beans (reduced salt) – £0.30

3. Block of store-brand cheddar – £1.55

4. Sweetcorn in water – £0.42

5. Tuna or salmon chunks in water – £1.00

6. Couscous – £0.70

7. Low-fat mayonnaise – £0.69

8. Shredded lettuce – £0.69

9. Easy peelers – £0.69

10. Bag of apples – £0.79

11. Chopped Tomatoes – £0.45

12. Six large eggs – £1.30

13. Jacket Potatoes – £0.39

14. 2pt semi-skimmed milk – £0.95

15. Crunchy peanut butter – £0.89

16. Loose Bananas x 3 – £0.42

17. 500g greek yoghurt – £0.49

18. 240g Sliced chicken – £1.99

19. Honey – £0.69

Total = £15

*Please note that this is a sample list only. If you need to swap any items out due to dietary requirements, we recommend researching a nutritional alternative to any of the above. For example, chicken can be substituted for Tofu which can be bought for £1.70.

Shopping done… Tick! Now to put these items into nutritional meals… Please see below some ideas we recommend:

• Tuna Mayo + sweet corn sandwich

• Cheese and lettuce sandwich

• Chicken and Mayo sandwich

• Egg Mayo Sandwich

• Scrambled/poached or boiled egg on toast

• Tomatoes on toast

• Peanut butter and banana on toast

• Banana and egg pancakes

• Tuna mayo and sweetcorn with jacket potato

• Cheese and beans jacket potato with lettuce

• Chicken and sweetcorn couscous

• Tomato Couscous

For desserts, use fruit, greek yoghurt and honey.