{"id":522,"date":"2025-03-26T09:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/?p=522"},"modified":"2025-04-13T08:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T08:02:42","slug":"tesco-adds-food-of-the-gods-to-its-3-60-supermarket-meal-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/tesco-adds-food-of-the-gods-to-its-3-60-supermarket-meal-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesco adds \u2018food of the gods\u2019 to its \u00a33.60 supermarket meal deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The meal deal at Tesco has a new addition (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tesco<\/a> has just added a rather controversial British food <\/a>to its lunchtime meal deal<\/a> line-up – as a new side option.<\/p>\n

In addition to your choice of sandwich, pasta pot or salad for a main, you can now swap your packet of crisps<\/a> for a side of what some believe to be the \u2018food of the gods\u2019.<\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s right, we\u2019re talking about Pot Noodles. <\/a><\/p>\n

The instant noodle snack food<\/a> has been added to the supermarket<\/a>\u2019s offering, but there\u2019s a bit of a catch – it\u2019s only available in selected stores across the UK and it\u2019s only one specific flavour you can get.<\/p>\n

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Pot Noodle is now part of the Tesco meal deal (Picture: Tesco\/Pot Noodle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Customers can add the Chicken & Mushroom Pot Noodle (90g) as a snack in their meal deal, which costs \u00a34 or \u00a33.60 for Clubcard <\/a>holders.<\/p>\n

This side option will be offered in 50 Tesco stores nationwide. (Full list at the bottom of the story)<\/p>\n

Speaking about the launch, Madeleine Boulton, senior brand manager at Pot Noodle <\/a>said: \u2018We know our fans are always looking to get the most bang for their buck, so our move into the Tesco Meal Deal as a side is our way of giving customers the ultimate “snackisfaction” and for some, the perfect hack that will ensure their meal deal sees them through the day. <\/p>\n

\u2018Head down to a participating Tesco store now to get your “noo” bit on the side \u2013 we are officially the new G.O.A.T snack for lunch-timers, noodler lovers!\u2019<\/p>\n

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You can only get one flavour of noodles (Picture: Pot Noodle\/Tesco)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite Pot Noodles being hailed as the \u2018food of the gods\u2019, \u2018tasty\u2019 and \u2018the best\u2019 by fans on Reddit,<\/a> Tesco shoppers have been divided over the latest change to the meal deal offering.<\/p>\n

On Facebook, a few customers slammed the snack as \u2018toxic\u2019, \u2018disgusting\u2019 and one person pointed out Tesco could have offered something \u2018healthier than a packet of crisps\u2019. <\/p>\n

However, others were a bit more pleased about the news, with Kev Barker saying: \u2018Goodness we have come a long way\u2019, while others said \u2018nice\u2019 and \u2018I love Tesco\u2019.<\/p>\n

The retailer has also been hitting the headlines lately <\/a>after shoppers spotted a change to shelving in the chocolate aisle of one store.<\/p>\n

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Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Have your say in the comments below<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In a bid to tackle the<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/30\/shoplifting-surges-highest-levels-since-records-began-22468531\/\"> rise of shoplifting<\/a>, the supermarket had put <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/24\/tesco-makes-major-change-stores-shoppers-ask-whats-point-exactly-22777706\/\">plastic covers on shelves<\/a> in the confectionery aisle, which need to be slid to the side to access items. The idea is that criminals will be unable to subtly steal items when having to go through this extra step to get products off the shelves.<\/p>\n<p>A clip of the shelves was shared on TikTok by @kirkpap1, and quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Commenters on the video complained that those who wanted to steal will do so regardless of the new measures. User @matt_an91 wrote: \u2018Tesco just making it more frustrating for genuine shoppers to purchase items. A shoplifter will just snap that cover straight off, they don\u2019t care.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And @b25jmd2 queried: \u2018What\u2019s the point in this exactly? Because that isn\u2019t stopping people from stealing.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers with <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/disability\/\"><strong>mobility restrictions or impairments<\/strong><\/a> said they would struggle to do their shopping with these devices in place, with @geniesdream saying: \u2018I\u2019m disabled, and that would make shopping impossible, glad I don\u2019t go to Tesco.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tesco have introduced sliding security devices on a limited number of shelves as an additional security measure to help reduce theft. It\u2019s not a universal policy though, so will only be popping in stores where the measure is deemed necessary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tFull list of Tesco locations where you can get a Pot Noodle with the meal deal:\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>NORTHCOTT EXTRA<br \/>DUDLEY EXTRA<br \/>PITSEA EXTRA<br \/>IRVINE RIVERWAY EXTRA<br \/>MANSFIELD JUBILEE EXTRA<br \/>ST HELENS EXTRA<br \/>BLACKPOOL CLIFTON EXTRA<br \/>BARNSLEY EXTRA<br \/>PRESCOT EXTRA<br \/>HANLEY EXTRA<br \/>WALKDEN EXTRA<br \/>SWANSEA EXTRA<br \/>CARRICKFERGS CSTL EXTRA<br \/>LONGTON EXTRA<br \/>LEICESTER EXTRA<br \/>GLASGOW SILVERBRN EXTRA<br \/>REDDITCH EXTRA<br \/>STOCKTON EXTRA<br \/>NEWCASTLE U\/T EXTRA<br \/>WARRINGTON EXTRA<br \/>DURHAM EXTRA<br \/>CHESTERFIELD EXTRA<br \/>CLEETHORPES EXTRA<br \/>PETERBOROUGH EXTRA<br \/>TALBOT GREEN EXTRA<br \/>AYR EXTRA<br \/>WREXHAM EXTRA<br \/>HASTINGS EXTRA<br \/>GILLINGHAM KENT EXTRA<br \/>OLDHAM HUDRSFLD EXTRA<br \/>ASHBY DE LA ZCH EXTRA<br \/>PORT GLASGOW EXTRA<br \/>BELLSHILL EXTRA<br \/>MERTHYRT STN YARD EXT<br \/>NEWPORT SPYTTY EXTRA<br \/>DONCASTER EXTRA<br \/>LINCOLN 2 EXTRA<br \/>RUTHERGLEN EXTRA<br \/>WALSALL EXTRA<br \/>NOTTINGHAM EXPRESS<br \/>HAMMERSMITH EXPRESS<br \/>GLASGOW SAUCHL EXPRESS<br \/>HARLESDEN Superstore<br \/>NEWCASTLE ELDON EXPRESS<br \/>PERTH EXPRESS<br \/>GRAVESEND EXPRESS<br \/>REGENT STREET EXPRESS<br \/>BRISTOL EXPRESS<br \/>SWINDON EXPRESS<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Get in touch by emailing <a href=\"mailto:MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk\">MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meal deal at Tesco has a new addition (Picture: Getty Images) Tesco has just added a rather controversial British food to its lunchtime meal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528,"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions\/528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}