We shopped at Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's to see where we can make the cheapest school lunchbox and one was just 74p

School is back and with parents feeling the pinch they'll no doubt be wanting to keep the cost of lunches down.

Unless your child qualifies for free school meals then it's almost always cheaper to buy your own child's lunch rather than paying for school dinners.

While some like to go all out with an elaborate affair, most mums and dads would probably admit to keeping it simple. So how cheaply can you make a lunch? We visited all six main supermarkets to find out.

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Opting for standard products, rather than venturing into the cheapest budget ranges, our plan was to make a ham sandwich and include a tube yoghurt, a packet of crisps and a Royal Gala apple for a little as possible, using like-for-like products.

We visited Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl and opted for own brand items where possible. It was only with the tube yoghurts that we went for the branded Wildlife Choobs in Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's, as Aldi and Lidl sell their own versions.

Overall - with two pieces of bread, 40g (four slices) of ham and 6g of margarine used for the comparison - it was Aldi which came out as cheapest, at 74.5p for the entire lunchbox.

While none of them came above £1, there have been some big price increases since our similar comparison back in February, when both Aldi and Lidl were cheapest, coming in at 62p.

Despite many of the products being exactly the same, with the main exception being bread as we used budget last time, the majority have gone up in price.

Among the most notable increases are the cost of spread, ham and apples, with a pack of Royal Gala apples rising at every single supermarket, the