GIVEN up one of your favourite treats for Lent? The pancakes have been scoffed and many of us will be avoiding some of our biggest cravings for the next 40 days.
If you need a substitute for your usual indulgences, these swaps will save dosh . . .
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Wine not: Giving up wine? If it’s the alcohol and calories of your favourite tipple that you’re trying to avoid, you might want to stash a low-alcohol option in the cupboard for those moments of weakness. German wine brand Black Tower has a Deliciously Light range — with only only 29 calories per glass and at 0.5 per cent ABV, it’s virtually alcohol-free. Try swapping popular Black Tower Smooth Red Wine, £5 at Asda, for the light version, £3.99 at Ocado.
SAVING: £1.01
Top choice: Ice cream is one of our top treats, but if you’ve given up the real deal this Lent, try swapping for Halo Top. The US favourite has a fraction of the sugar and calories of regular ice cream, plus it’s high in protein. Nab a tub for just £2.50, down from £3.50 at Iceland until Friday.
SAVING: £1
Choc change: Nothing will come close to chocolate but a low-calorie hot choc might tide you over when you get desperate — and won’t up your calorie count too much. Stock up on Tesco Low Fat Hot Chocolate, £1.60 — a cheaper alternative to cupboard favourite Options, £4.
SAVING: £2.40
No snack-cidents here: Crisps are an easy afternoon pick-me-up, so if you’ve given them up, you’ll need to find a savoury replacement. Salt and vinegar fans will find a decent stand-in with Snack A Jacks, two for £3 at Morrisons, usually £1.77 each — so pop a few packets in your desk drawer.
SAVING: 54p on two packs
Deal of the day
GRAB this Casio men’s Edifice Watch for £89 from watches2u.com, with free next day delivery, down from £139. Use code CAS89UK.
SAVE: £50
Cheap treat
CURL up with your favourite book whilst snacking on Bahlsen Choco Moments Crunchy Mint on offer at Ocado for £1.50. Was £1.99.
SAVE: 49p
My Sun Savers fiver
MERYL MORRIS, from Almondbank, Perth and Kinross, says: “I save up my Savers fivers to put towards my next trip with my daughter.”
- Send us your Savers fiver stories to sunsavers.co.uk/fivers and you’ll get 28 codes worth £5 if your tip is used. Please include your name and town.
Top swap
AT Superdrug? Ditch your Rimmel Exaggerate Eyeliner, £5.29, for Revolution Pro Supreme Pigment Dip Eyeliner, £3.
SAVE: £2.29
Reader’s saving tip
STEPHEN WILD, from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, says: “If your cat scratches the carpet, use VapoRub on the area. It’s invisible, doesn’t cause damage and is a cheap alternative to other deterrents.”
- Send us your tips to sunsavers.co.uk/tips and you’ll get 28 codes worth £5 if it is used. Please include your name and town.
Shop & save
STOCK up on Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey bars from Asda, currently £1.25 for ten bars. Was £2.34.
SAVE: £1.09
Hot right now
LOOKING for Mother’s Day gift ideas? Make the most of the 50 per cent off sale at Cath Kidston. Go to cathkidston.com and select “offers”.
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