Supermarket giant slashes price of bargain kids’ cafe meal deal to just 60p

FOR the month of May, kids can tuck into a delicious lunch for just 60p at a major supermarket.

The cheap-as-chips meal deal will be on offer in 205 Asda stores across the country.

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The huge discount is to celebrate 60 years of Asda supporting families with low prices.

A family with four children can enjoy a hot meal for less than £2.50 from May 1 to 31.

From June, kids' meals will return to the normal price of £1, which is still a bargain.

Kids can choose from a hot or cold meal, with a variety of dishes on offer.

On the hot menu is a choice of penne pasta with meatballs, chicken nuggets, fish fingers, jacket potato, hidden veg pasta and margherita pizza.

And as the warm days start rolling in, little ones can get their paws on a sandwich, drink, piece of fruit, and a 'treat item'.

There are also free pouches of baby food on offer too.

Ian McEvans, Vice President - Commercial Food at Asda said: “Asda has a rich heritage in supporting families and reducing our already hugely popular Kids Eat for £1 initiative to 60p is the perfect way to highlight that and to kick-start our 60th birthday celebrations.

“We know families face financial pressures when it comes feeding their children, not just during the school holidays, but all year round.

"We've served over six million meals since we first launched the initiative in 2022, proving what a lifeline it is to families across the UK, so I’m delighted that we can drop the price to 60p this May and hope to reduce some of that pressure even further.”

Tesco, Morrisons, M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's all offer kids menus in their cafe stores.

At Sainsbury's, kids can tuck into a main and three sides for £3.25, or enjoy a cheese or ham sandwich, two snacks and a drink for the same price.

However, if the children's meal is purchased with an adult-sized lunch costing £5.20 or more, it is just £1 for kiddos to chow down.

The hot options include shroomdogs, chicken nuggets, cheese and tomato pasta or omega-3 fish fingers.

Tesco offers various 'kids eat free' schemes throughout the year.

In 2024, the supermarket provided 404,499 free meals to children and families throughout the school holidays.

At Morrisons, children select one free meal from the kids' menu with any adult meal with a value of £4.50 or over.

Waitrose launched a scheme for myWaitrose shoppers where a kids' lunch bag or hot meal is free after parents spend £5 or more.

M&S also offers kids eat free deals at various times of the year.

This comes after Morrisons handed out free doughnuts in stores across the country.

The sweet treat was a freebie with every refillable hot drink purchased from an in-store cafe. The deal ended on April 27.

But for some customers, the deal wasn't enough to sugar coat the supermarket's decision to shut 54 of its cafes and 17 stores.

The news sparked fears the Kids Eat Free and Free Fruit initiatives could also be scrapped, but Morrisons has now confirmed that this will not be the case.

A spokesperson told The Sun: "The Kids Eat Free offer in partnership with Birds Eye remains as does the free fruit for kids."

The supermarket also hands out free fruit to children within its stores, that is at risk of not being sold before its best before date.

The offer is available every day, and aims to reduce food waste, whilst helping kids to reach their five a day.

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