My £25.17 Asda Smart Price shop left me feeling like a fool

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The cost of living crisis is hitting families hard and leaving many with tough choices to make. With energy bills soaring, council tax rising and no let-up at the petrol pumps, shoppers are trying to cut back wherever they can.

For many that means changing shopping habits and paying a lot more attention to what's being spent at the supermarket. While some people may turn their noses up at budget ranges, there's a reason why the likes of Asda Smart Price and Morrisons Savers have become so popular and that's because they offer decent products at great value for money.

Same goes for the likes of budget retailers Aldi and Lidl. READ MORE:We compared supermarket prices and there are some big changes in just a week Admittedly some of it is not to everyone's taste - and you can't get the lowest fat versions of meat and cheese for example - but when needs must, the priority is putting food on the table and doing it the cheapest and healthiest way you can.

And it's easy to overlook the essentials you buy week-in week-out, which if you bought these basic Smart Price versions, would make little difference to the overall taste of your meals - but a massive difference to your bank balance.