Even the super markets, no matter what they may say, must source their food from less than satisfactory places. And not the junk food which is often served up in some cafes and restaurants because they, also, are feeling the pinch. In these difficult times, being able to afford enough food for your family can be a worry.

Now the trouble is that these concerns can only get worse over the coming months and probably years. The bargains that you find are not the foods you would choose if you could afford better. Hundreds of people have been applying.

What will you go without to make sure your family eat quality food. Hopefully there will be a time in the not too distant future when the country's finances will be sorted out and we, the foot soldiers in the war against the borrowing mess we've been landed with, will be able to afford to eat nutritious, wholesome food again. However, there is one way in which we can control both the cost and the quality of the food we give our families to eat.

Not if you have to buy cheaply to make sure you have enough food (and all the other expensive things, of course) for all the family.