WITH half-term underway for many kids, parents will be looking to keep their youngsters well-fed without splashing the cash.
Many households are struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis as energy bills soar.
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But plenty of restaurants are running cheap or free eating for children over the break to give families a helping hand.
At Asda, children can enjoy a hot dinner for £1 all day at cafes with no adult spend required.
Kids can choose from one of eight hot meals, including pasta, margarita pizza and a half jacket potato, or they can have a cold lunch consisting of a sandwich, drink, fruit and treat.
Or youngsters can get a 95p pasta meal daily from 11am at Ikea – this drops to 45p on Fridays for shoppers with a Family card.
Tesco cafes are offering one free kids’ hot dish, kids breakfast or kids pick and mix deal with each item bought by an adult for as little as 60p when showing their Tesco Clubcard at the till.
Popular menu items include beans or avocado on toast, fish fingers, baked chicken goujons or a sandwich.
Spend £4.50 or more on an adult meal at Morrisons and you get one free kids meal all year round.
Meanwhile, at Sainsbury’s, kids eat for free at the supermarket’s cafes with the purchase of an adult hot main meal costing £5.20 or more.
A savvy mum recently revealed how she feeds her family for just 74p per person.
Amanda Marshall, from Glasgow, knew she had to find a cheap way to make meals while her kids are off school.