Fruit and Vegetable Crunch Box
The morning fruit-and-veg break, cut up once for the whole week.
Ingredients
- Apples400 g
- Grapes300 g
- Strawberries250 g
- Carrots200 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Lemons1 ea
Method
- Cut the apple into thin wedges and toss them in a little lemon juice so they do not brown by mid-morning.
- Cut the carrot and cucumber into short sticks or thick coins, whichever your child actually eats.
- Pull the grapes off the stems and halve them lengthways for younger children.
- Hull the strawberries and leave them whole.
- Pack a small handful of two or three of these into a container each morning, and send it with a water bottle.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
AldiBest choiceno items missing · $10.44 of food
$21.80
52% spare
Colesno items missing · $12.32 of food · $1.88 more
$16.50
25% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $18.20 of food · $7.76 more
$22.21
18% spare
$2.61a serve
$2.61 a serve, cheapest at Aldi
About $10.44 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$21.80 across 1 shop · all 6 items priced · $7.35 more for bigger packs, 52% spare for later
AldiBest choice$10.44
no items missing
you'll pay $21.80 · 52% of it spare
Coles$12.32
no items missing · $1.88 more
you'll pay $16.50 · 25% of it spare
Woolworths$18.20
no items missing · $7.76 more
you'll pay $22.21 · 18% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$21.80
Apples
$3.99/kg
need 400 g2 × Pink Lady Apples approx. 200 g$0.80closest matchreal special
Aldi$3.99/kg$0.80·Coles$4.90/kg$0.98·Woolworths~$6.90/kg$1.38
Grapes
$9.99/kg
need 300 gAldi Red Seedless Grapes approx. 900 g$9.99closest match
Aldi$9.99/kg$9.99·Coles$13.75/kg$5.50·Woolworths$24.75/kg$9.90
Strawberries
$11.98/kg
need 250 gStrawberries 500 g$5.99
Aldi$11.98/kg$5.99·Woolworths$18.00/kg$4.50·Coles$12.50/kg$5.00
Carrots
$2.09/kg
need 200 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44
Cucumber
$3.99/kg
need 200 gNo Brand Lebanese Cucumbers approx. 210 g$0.84closest matchreal special
Aldi$3.99/kg$0.84·Coles$4.90/kg$0.78·Woolworths~$7.68/kg$1.42
Lemons
$1.29/ea
need 1 itemAldi Lemon Each 1 item$1.29
Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.60/ea$1.60