Fruit and Vegetable Crunch Box
The morning fruit-and-veg break, cut up once for the whole week.
Serves 4 10 minKid-friendly
VegetarianVeganGluten freeLunchboxNo cookBudget
Plan it this weekIngredients
- Apples400 g
- Grapes300 g
- Strawberries250 g
- Carrots200 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Lemons1 ea
Method
- Cut the apple into thin wedges and toss them in a little lemon juice so they do not brown by mid-morning.
- Cut the carrot and cucumber into short sticks or thick coins, whichever your child actually eats.
- Pull the grapes off the stems and halve them lengthways for younger children.
- Hull the strawberries and leave them whole.
- Pack a small handful of two or three of these into a container each morning, and send it with a water bottle.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
AsdaBest choiceno items missing · £4.18 of food
£8.54
51% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £4.24 of food · £0.06 more
£6.07
30% spare
Tescono items missing · £4.51 of food · £0.33 more
£9.39
52% spare
Sainsbury'sno items missing · £4.71 of food · £0.53 more
£7.08
33% spare
Morrisonsno items missing · £5.18 of food · £1.00 more
£9.17
44% spare
£1.05a serve
£1.05 a serve, cheapest at Asda
About £4.18 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£8.11 across 4 shops · all 6 items priced · £2.78 more for bigger packs, 55% spare for later
AsdaBest choice£4.18
no items missing
you'll pay £8.54 · 51% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.24
no items missing · £0.06 more
you'll pay £6.07 · 30% of it spare
Tesco£4.51
no items missing · £0.33 more
you'll pay £9.39 · 52% of it spare
Sainsbury's£4.71
no items missing · £0.53 more
you'll pay £7.08 · 33% of it spare
Morrisons£5.18
no items missing · £1.00 more
you'll pay £9.17 · 44% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£3.25
Apples
~£0.94/kg
need 400 gEveryday Essentials Wonky Apples 6 each 1.05 kg£0.99closest match
Aldi UK~£0.94/kg£0.99·Asda~£0.94/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's~£2.50/kg£0.50·Tesco~£2.00/kg£1.80·Morrisons£2.00·
OcadoN/A
Grapes
£2.74/kg
need 300 gEveryday Essentials Wonky White Grapes 500 g£1.37closest match
Aldi UK£2.74/kg£1.37·Tesco£2.74/kg£1.37·Sainsbury's£2.74/kg£1.37·Asda£2.74/kg£1.37·Morrisons£2.00·OcadoN/A
Lemons
£0.22/ea
need 1 itemEveryday Essentials Wonky Lemons 4 each 4 items£0.89closest match
Aldi UK£0.22/ea£0.89·Tesco£0.37/ea£0.37·Sainsbury's£0.37/ea£0.37·Morrisons£0.89·Asda£0.35/ea£1.40·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.22
Carrots
£0.69/kg
need 200 g2 × Tesco Carrots Loose kg 159.42 g£0.11
Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.44·Sainsbury's£0.88/kg£0.44·Asda£0.88/kg£0.44·Morrisons£0.44·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.40
Cucumber
£3.89/kg
need 200 g2 × Sainsbury's Standard 179.95 g£0.70closest match
Sainsbury's£3.89/kg£0.70·Aldi UK£4.95/kg£0.99·Asda£5.50/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£2.85·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£3.24
Strawberries
£5.40/kg
need 250 gAsda British Strawberries 600 g£3.24
Asda£5.40/kg£3.24·Aldi UK£1.39·Sainsbury's£6.25/kg£2.50·Morrisons£1.37·Tesco£6.12/kg£1.39·OcadoN/A