Marks & Spencer are to add an extra £5 to the government’s free school meal vouchers from Monday, increasing them from £15 to £20.
Customers with free school meal vouchers in England can exchange their ecode for an M&S egift card by visiting: www.selectyourcompliment.co.uk/grocery.
The e-voucher will automatically be loaded with an additional £5.
M&S’s senior nutritionist Laura Street has developed a downloadable breakfast and lunch planner made up of mealtime inspiration for 10 meals for two children with minimal preparation required.
It features classic dishes such as porridge with fruit, eggs and soldiers, flour tortilla pizzas with salad and tomato pasta, as well as tips to avoid food waste.
Laura Street said. “Parents are keeping enough plates spinning right now, so we’ve worked up an example meal planner and shopping list to offer some inspiration and help to keep meals varied and nutritionally balanced throughout the week.
“The meal planner shows how to feed two children five breakfasts and five lunches for £20. And, as well as covering the cost of a daily breakfast, the extra £5 has allowed us to add additional fruit and vegetables to the planner too.”
Stuart Machin, MD of M&S Food, added: “M&S always puts customers at the heart of what we do and we want to step up and do our bit to help families during this difficult time.”
