How do I cut my food spend?

QWith food prices going up, are there ways that I can cut my supermarket spending?

FAITH SAYS

AFundamentally, if you want to cut food costs, you need to buy less and pay less for what you buy. Start by shopping from the contents of your cupboards, fridge and freezer. Plan meals based on what you already have, then make a shopping list of any extras. Cooking from scratch is cheaper than buying packaged food, ready meals or takeaways, so if you need budget recipe inspiration head online to Jack Monroe’s Cooking on a Bootstrap and Thrifty Lesley.

Swapping to cheaper supermarkets, such as Asda, Lidl or Aldi, and own-brand or value-range products, will bring down your bills, too. Snap up less expensive tinned and frozen options and pad out meals with beans, pulses and seasonal fruit and veg. Then cut food waste by storing food carefully and using or freezing leftovers. Visit muchmorewithless.co.uk.