Recipe boxes such as Gousto and Hello Fresh may seem like the perfect solutions when budgeting for meal times - but can meal planning home-cooked food prove cheaper?
The convenience of choosing meals and having the ingredients arrive on your doorstep is not lost on many people, as well as the time and mental load saved from not having to plan out meals for the whole family, check which ingredients are needed and then visit the local supermarket.
Gram-for-gram cost compared
However, a study from money-saving blog Be Clever with Your Cash found that despite the convenience, if you’re a small household you may well be paying over the odds when each recipe is measured out gram for gram: