I feed my kid with Morrisons £3 box of produce nearing use-by-date

2023-03-01

I feed my kid with Morrisons £3 box of produce nearing its use-by-date – but Facebook critic who shops in M&S shamed me for giving them ‘bad food’

Mother Jo Meola, 42, from Bedford, paid £3.09 for 24 items from Morrisons
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A woman who paid just £3.09 for 24 items from Morrisons that were close to their use-by dates has revealed how she was branded ‘shameful’ by one M&S customer.

Jo Meola, 42, from Bedford, Bedfordshire, was so impressed with the contents of her box from the UK supermarket that she rushed to share it with like-minded savvy shoppers on a budgeting Facebook page.

The food package – bought through the Too Good To Go app – is filled with products that are close to their sell-by and use-by dates.

However, while most people were impressed with Jo’s haul, one woman criticised her for buying what she described as ‘out of date food’.

The critic wrote: ‘I wouldn’t dream of sending children to school with bad food, that’s asking for trouble. I’d rather go without myself than give that to children.

A woman who paid just £3.09 for 24 items from Morrisons (above) that were close to their use-by dates has shared how she was branded ‘shameful’ by one M&S customer

‘There’s a difference between bad food and budget rubbish. I buy our food from M&S but wouldn’t buy going out of date food, that’s totally not acceptable, never heard anything so shameful in my life.’

In her original post, Jo wrote: ‘Collected my Too Good To Go Morrisons grocery magic box tonight and this is what was included.

‘I do this once a week and it sorts out snacks/lunch bits for my five-year-old at school, lunches for others in house and items towards our dinners all week – cost me £3.09.’

Followers of the page quickly jumped to Jo’s defence after the critic’s comment.

One wrote: ‘How rude and judgemental. If you can’t say anything nice then simply say nothing.’

Another said: ‘Wow! You know those dates are usually recommended dates only, it does not mean that the food is bad, just that the supermarkets have to sell by that date or throw it away, have you ever seen the figures?

‘The sheer amount of good edible food thrown away everyday? Especially in our so-called first world country, I am soooo glad you have the money to buy all yours from M&S, but many out there don’t, especially single working parents that get very little government help, or carers like myself, being able to buy so much fresh veg and fruit at such a low price enables people to feed their kids good healthy food, rather than only processed stuff, which by the way means they get trolled for not feeding their kids properly! The only shame here is this comment!’

Jo, who also has three stepchildren, said she was surprised by the negative comment, adding: ‘It’s unacceptable in this current climate to shame people.

Jo Meola (pictured), 42, from Bedford, Bedfordshire, was so impressed with the contents of her box from the UK supermarket that she rushed to share it with like-minded savvy shoppers on a budgeting Facebook page

However, while most people were impressed with Jo’s haul, one woman criticised her for buying what she described as ‘out of date food’

In her original post, Jo wrote: ‘Collected my Too Good To Go Morrisons grocery magic box tonight and this is what was included.’

‘We are in a situation where, no matter which walk of life we come from, we could all do with help and support and this is what my post aimed to do.’

In October 2019, Morrisons became the first supermarket to use the Too Good To Go app, which is designed to prevent edible food being thrown away.

Since then it has prevented 1,000 tonnes of food waste and 2,500 tonnes of CO2e being emitted.

Using the app, customers can get a Magic Bag containing at least £10 worth of unsold fruit, veg, deli and bakery products for £3.09.

The full contents of Jo’s box:

Strawberries
Pineapple fingers
4 pack ready to eat peaches
Winter fruit bowl
Punnet of Red grapes
2 x broccoli
Bag of beansprouts
2 x passion fruits
Bag of oranges
Punnet of closed cup mushrooms
Pack of trimmed mangetout
Small bag of shredded iceberg lettuce
Bag of 1kg onions
Bag of leek and potato soup mix
150g punnet of blackberries
2 bags of fresh thyme
Bag of Chantenay carrots
Bag of normal carrots
Bag of salad
2 x bags of 4 Jacket potatoes

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