T.B., Palmerston North

Don’t go shopping on an empty stomach. Make a list of the meals you will eat during the week and the ingredients needed for these. Only go down the aisles you need to go down. Make sure you compare value for money- not simply on what is cheapest but look at volumes etc. A smaller can may be cheaper, but a larger can may make two meals…If on a very tight budget take a calculator so you stick to it (or use supermarkets like Pak’N Save which have shop’n go)..