WITH Freshers week about to begin, Deliveroo has served up a treat for uni students.
The food delivery service has released 99p burgers to fuel hungry freshers like never before.
Featuring a lean beef burger patty, kimchi, cheddar cheese, gochujang cabbage and carrot slaw and curly spring onions sandwiched between a sweet potato bun, the Boost Burger has been designed to help uni students get through their first week.
The Boost Burger aims to fuel the half of the uni students who are worried about not having enough energy for Freshers Week, with late nights spent socialising followed by early-morning lectures.
The cheap burger comes at the perfect time with two in five uni students admitting that a takeaway is their go-to way to cheer themselves up when feeling run down.
The burger has been created in collaboration with registered nutritionist Jenna Hope.
Jenna helped develop the recipe, which incorporates healthy and nutritional ingredients, selected with busy uni students in mind.
The creation is packed with nutritional ingredients including protein to support energy requirements.
It also contains vegetables and spices like chia seeds picked for texture and nutty flavour, red and white cabbage, spring onion, and pumpkin powder for an added crunch, earthy and sweet taste, whilst fermented ingredients such as kimchi and Korean gochujang give this must-have a satisfying ‘spicy’ flavour.
Arabella Jenkins from Deliveroo said:“What better way to kick off Freshers than to announce that our university student club, Deliveroo Students, is back with a bang, bringing bigger and better member deals to students than ever.
“To celebrate, we’re dropping a 99p ‘Boost Burger’ packed full of nutrients to help fuel student members across the UK – the ultimate saver meal for uni students in more ways than one.
“We hope this is great news for freshers as our research reveals around a third of uni students don’t have time to cook meals during Freshers Week, with over a quarter admitting they don’t eat enough fruit and veg in the first week of uni, while a further quarter say they tend to feel tired after week one.”
COMPARING BASKETS
Shoppers are increasingly using delivery apps to order groceries from supermarkets.
The number of people turning to Uber Eats to get their shopping from stores such as Sainsbury’s, Co-Op and Waitrose has nearly doubled over the last two years.
Many find it quicker and easier than ordering online directly with supermarkets as there is no need to book a delivery slot and the groceries usually arrive within an hour.
But apps often charge delivery and service fees, and supermarkets are also hiking the prices of their products if you order them this way.
Overall, shoppers are paying around a quarter more — up to around £7.42 extra per basket — for exactly the same goods if ordered through a delivery app.
Love Island legend and ex-University of Liverpool grad Chloe Burrows kicked off festivities this week by hand-delivering the first batch of Boost Burgers to hungry uni students in London.
She said: “I wish I had the Boost Burger when I was at university.
“It’ll come as no surprise that I was the queen of burning the candle at both ends, so it would’ve really come in handy during my time at the University of Liverpool.”
Members of Deliveroo Students can also get free delivery on orders over £15 and access to exclusive Freshers Week restaurant offers, alongside 10 per cent off Wingstop, 20 per cent off Co-op select student favourites, and 15 per cent off National Express all year long.
The limited-edition ‘Boost Burger’ is available via Deliveroo in London from September 17, Bristol from September 19, Manchester from September 21, and Edinburgh from September 23 while limited stocks last.
How to save on your supermarket shop
THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop.
You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh, you’ll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money, as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
This means ditching “finest” or “luxury” products and instead going for “own” or value” type of lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you’re on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund
