THERE'S no denying that the Christmas food shop is usually the most expensive supermarket trip of the year.
From the turkey to the vegetables and not forgetting dessert, it doesn't come cheap.
But with the cost-of-living crisis affecting households up and down the country, one savvy mum has shared her handy tips for buying Christmas dinner on a budget.
Hannah, who posts under the acronym @hannahsfamilylife, took to TikTok and posted a video which she captioned: "Christmas dinner for under £20?! How did I do? It was so yummy!"
In the clip, she begins: "Today I decided to put together the cheapest dinner that I could from Aldi.
"I know the cost-of-living crisis is hurting a lot of people but that doesn't mean you cant have a yummy Christmas dinner."
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First up, she advises: "Instead of getting a turkey get a chicken – it tastes just as good.
"I got a medium one today for £3.99 which can comfortably feed a family-of-five."
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Next, she says: "Get the wonky vegetables instead of normal ones because they taste the same."
She continues: "Although they had some expensive desserts, I found some cheap alternatives like this Yule log £3.99 or the frozen section has some cheaper ones.
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"And for the kiddies, they had these snowmen ice creams for 99p."
She goes on to confirm that the total came to just £19.31.
The post has since garnered an impressive 51,000 views and been flooded with comments online.
"Wow I’ve been worrying sick so this has really put my mind at rest…decent Xmas day dinner will be a yes, thanks," enthused one.
A second praised: "You did a brilliant job."
A third penned: "You smashed it, that looks amazing!"
Meanwhile, a fourth noted: "This looks incredible."
Another commented: "Brilliant, thank you!"
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A further added: "Looks really good."
And one more wrote: ""I think that's brilliant for under £20 I'm not doing a massive dinner this year my young kids don't eat half of it so keeping it simple and my time on them."
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