Mum shares money-saving Asda pizza fakeaway and is slated for feeding her child 'rubbish'

A mum has been slated by other parents after sharing photos of the 'fakeaway' meal she made for her daughter.

Impressed with how much she had saved by using Asda's Just Essentials products for a quick meal for her daughter and mum, Leigh Rubidge decided to share it in a budget Facebook group.

The single mum explained how the cheese and tomato pizza and garlic bread from the budget range, alongside some of Asda's mozzarella sticks, had cost her just £2.23 - a huge saving on what she'd usually spend if she ordered the food to be delivered.

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"Another Asda yellow label success!" Leigh said in her post. "To replace takeaways for my family I decided to try a fakeaway. Instead of spending £20 plus on an ordered meal, I spent £2.23. Instead of waiting 30 mins plus for delivery, it took 12 minutes to cook."

And it was a big hit with her six-year-old.

Leigh added: "Reviews from fussy child - “I don’t ever want to order again, can we have this every night.” Really glad I tried it and a big money saver!"

But rather than being praised for her money-saving idea, she was criticised by other parents who slammed the meal, many describing it as 'rubbish'.

Leigh told the Manchester Evening News: "I had a lot of comments saying it was unhealthy and that children should not eat this.

"Some did bother me as I created the post to promote a cheaper alternative to a one off treat and was treated like this is the type of food I feed my child every night. Which is untrue."

She was also accused of working for Asda by 'promoting' its products in this way.

Not everyone was critical though and others did jump to Leigh's defence, with one