A nutritionist has said that timing can be important when it comes to getting the best deal at budget supermarket chain Aldi as concerns about food prices grow
A nutritionist who shops in Aldi says there are four times in the week buyers will get more bang for their buck. The nutritionist in question, Paul Evans, was speaking on one of his podcasts about the ways customers can get more for their money when the visit supermarkets.
In his case, he opted to talk about the popular budget supermarket Aldi and the best times of the week for people to go if they wanted to get more value for their money.
He claimed that there were four times in the week where shoppers were likely to get the best value for money.
Paul said: “The thing that I’ve found is if you go shopping on either a Friday night, a Saturday night or a Monday morning or a Tuesday morning, you get your best bang for your buck.
“They tend to be less busy, the shelves tend to be a little bit more stocked, as opposed to the weekend or if you go, seemingly, on like a Wednesday or a Thursday night.
“And also, it sets you up for the weekend if you go on Friday night, Saturday night or on a Monday night, then you’ve got the food for the week.”
As well as providing guidance on when Britons should go to the supermarket, Paul also said it was important that people should “never go to a supermarket hungry”.
Paul’s comments come as speculation grows on the impact on people’s weekly shop on the war in the Middle East with concerns about the impact of ‘Trumpflation’ on the budgets of UK citizens.
According to recent data, food insecurity is on the rise in the UK with The Food Foundation joining calls for a ‘Good Food Bill’ to secure a domestic supply of nutritious food that is traditionally more vulnerable to price shocks.
Speaking to the Mirror, executive director of The Food Foundation Anna Taylor was frank about whether the war in Iran would lead to price rises for British shoppers, regardless of where they shopped.
She said: “Many are asking whether the conflict in Iran will push up food prices. The honest answer is: it will, if it is prolonged.”
However, Anna stressed that it was key to look beyond the Iran war and address a fundamental problem with the UK’s food system, one that needed to be solved to make the country more secure in the future.
She said: “The real issue is that the UK food system has become dangerously exposed to shocks far beyond our borders. What we need now is a Good Food Bill that sets out a long-term framework for building resilience in the UK food system — one that holds successive governments to account and protects citizens and farmers alike.”
