Festive food for less: Christmas dinner with all the cost trimmings

14/12/2025 12:00 The Guardian

From choosing frozen turkey to shopping supermarket specials, the traditional meal need not break the household budgetFigures show that the total cost of the all-important Christmas dinner is up 5% on a year ago, with the price of important elements such as pigs in blankets and stuffing up by 7%.With the cost of living still biting, however, a supermarket price war is taking some of the sting out of high food costs – with Aldi and Lidl selling the ingredients for a main Christmas meal for eight for less than £12. Continue reading...

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