It's true, there may be bigger things happening in the world today, but the news that Sainsbury's supermarkets will be changing their meal deal has got users of the internet all afroth.

The chain has decided to rebrand its lunchtime meal choices as 'On The Go', changing the options that go with a regular meal deal. Crucially this now excludes the premium Taste The Difference range.

Also missing from the new line-up are popular 'classics' such as the Chicken and Bacon sandwich. The more adventurous lunch-time meal deal devotee used to be able to choose sushi, subs, cakes, fruit and various drinks options - but alas, no more.

A Sainsbury's spokesman told an unhappy customer on social media: "We changed our On The Go range to be able to offer better prices of all our products, not just those in the meal deal. Hope that helps."

Unsurprisingly this did little to placate the angry shoppers and many took to social media to slam the brand.

Andy Hodder wrote, controversially: "Lunchtime will never be the same again!! If I wanted a rubbish #mealdeal id go to @tesco"

Matt Lindley echoed the thoughts of many when he wrote: "Oi, @sainsburys! Why did you take all of the nice sandwiches out of the meal deal?"

Serina Sandhu wrote with a sense of foreboding: "Bad move on the meal deal Sainsburys. Very bad move."

One Twitter user got even more dramatic about it saying: "Big thanks to @sainsburys for ruining my day, possibly my life, with their horrific new meal deal range. Guess I'll just starve at lunch now."

What a time to be alive.