Dispatches followed two families in Leeds as they tried to reduce their weekly shopping bill.
Are supermarkets really cheaper? Take a look at both sets of shopping bills to find out exactly what both sets of families spent.
The Ferguson Family
The Fergusons wanted to keep their finances in check and get their food bill down by a third, from £130 to £95 per week. Dispatches asked the family to live solely on cheap supermarket own label brands for four weeks, while keeping to their usual shopping and meal patterns.
Week 1
£50.12 at Tesco Extra
£10.08 at Morrisons
TOTAL: £60.20
Week 2
£40.49 at Asda
£11.69 at Sainsbury's
TOTAL: £52.18
Week 3
£51.86 at Sainsbury's
£1.67 at Morrisons
£0.97 at Netto
£6.24 at Dairyman
£5.74 at Asda
TOTAL: £66.48
Week 4
£31.05 at Morrisons
TOTAL: £31.05
MAX BUDGET: £380.00
TOTAL SPENT: £209.91
The Johnson Family
Dispatches asked the Johnsons to live on the same £95 per week food budget as the Ferguson's, but asked them to avoid supermarkets where possible and make alternative choices about where they buy their food and how they make their budget go further.
Week 1
£50.82 at Asda
£38.09 at Makro
TOTAL: £88.91
Week 2
£73.72 at Morrisons
£6.15 at Whiteley's
£12.16 at butcher's
TOTAL: £91.97
Week 3
£7.21 at Marks & Spencer
£21.68 at Neil's Fruit (Leeds Market)
£7.82 at butcher's (Leeds Market)
£13.50 at Leeds Market
£42.55 at Asda
TOTAL: £92.76
Week 4
£26.23 at Morrisons
£27.29 at Morrisons
£5.20 at Firth's
£10.99 at butcher's
TOTAL: £69.71
MAX BUDGET: £380.00
TOTAL SPENT: £336.35
