Too Good To Go is a popular service which allows people to save food that would otherwise be thrown away and you might’ve collected a bag of goodies yourself but have you had a delivery of surplus food to your door?

Having tried many a Too Good To Go bag from retailers and restaurants such as Greggs, Toby Carvery, Starbucks and more, I thought I’d try one of the parcels that the company offers.

You can choose from a variety of boxes filled with foods that are past or close to their best before date and I chose the Heinz Pantry Filler Parcel.

With 24 items included such as Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Heinz Vegetable Cup Soup, Heinz Spaghetti & Sausages, it really is a box full of popular pantry items and stocked my cupboards right up.

The Heinz parcel had a few different sauces in it, including tomato ketchup, salad cream and moreThe Heinz parcel had a few different sauces in it, including tomato ketchup, salad cream and more (Image: Newsquest) Here’s what I thought about the Too Good To Go delivery of Heinz products.

I ordered a Heinz Too Good To Go parcel and stocked up my cupboards

The box of Heinz products cost a total of £20.97 including postage and the Too Good To Go app says the value of the box is £50, saving me just under £30 (£29.03).

I think the box was worth trying as you do get told a few of the items you can expect in there so you’re not going into it completely blind but you can have some surprises too.

It’s a good way to save food from going to waste and also cuts your food shop bill if it includes the items you'd be buying anyway.

Too Good To Go said the parcel would include food items with a best before date range of December 31, 2024 to March 18, 2025 and it was true to its word, minus the BBQ sauce I got which has a much longer date of January 1, 2026.

It explains that the best before date should be seen as a “guideline”, adding that the food “should still be great to consume for at least three months beyond this date”.

It added that people should “always remember to look, smell and taste” before throwing food away.

As the parcel is so big and there’s a few items I got more than one of, I’m going to try and use them all but any I don’t manage to eat, I’ll try to pass on to friends and family so they’re not wasted.

From first glance at the amount of items I got, I think a smaller parcel might have been a better option for me so I might try something smaller next time.

If you’re a Heinz fan and like to try new things, this parcel could be a good way of adding a different touch to your meals.

Of course, this parcel would be no good if you’re not keen on eating items of food past their best before dates but I think plenty of people could make use of the food.

What I got in my Too Good To Go Heinz parcel

In my parcel, I got a handful of small tins of Heinz Beanz with no added sugar along with a couple of bottles of mayonnaise, salad cream (including one vegan version), vegetable soup, Tomato Ketchup Pasta Sauce and Big Soup.

I also got Cup Soup, Spaghetti Plus Sausages, Beanz with Vegan Sausages, Turkish Style Garlic Sauce and American Style Smokey Baconnaise.

Everything the app told me I would get in the parcel was correct and it also included "other surprises" as promised.

How to buy a Too Good To Go parcel

I’ll make sure to use some of the food before deciding on whether I’ll order it again but I’m already curious to try some of the company’s other parcels.

Those available include Powerade Golden Mango x24 for £19.99, Heinz Soup Parcel (15x tins of soup for £14.99), Chocolate Lover Parcel (selection of 12 chocolate items for £19.99) and much more.

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To buy a parcel, you can go to the Too Good To Go app, make an account and order whichever one takes your fancy.

However, if you’re not keen on buying parcels that are past their best before dates, you can still save food from shops and restaurants every day for same day collection on the app. These include fresh bakery items, a carvery and Chinese takeaway that haven’t sold that day and more.

Everyone will have slightly different offerings based on where they live and what restaurants and shops are part of the scheme.