I can make a great Thanksgiving dinner for only $2.06 this year!
I’m doing only two traditional desserts/sweets, so adding a third (sweet potato casserole, cranberries and pumpkin pie), that bumps this year’s cost to $2.52.
(The picture above shows some extra options.)
According to the U.S. Farm Bureau, the average cost of Thanksgiving dinner is $5.81 per person this year. These annual prices are always high – I assume they use brand name food items.
Lidl is advertising dinner for 10 at $3.60 per person this year – down from $4.45 last year.
This is not the first time I’ve seen the USFB show a surprisingly high price. I wonder if they are using name brands instead of house brands/generics in their figures.
I can make Thanksgiving dinner for $2.52 per person in Metro Atlanta this year (1/2 the USFB cost).
Lidl is offering Turkey at an amazing 25¢ per pound – but only if you buy their $36 deal – still amazing ($3.60).
Do you REALLY need three desserts (cranberries, sweet potato casserole and pie)? I’d cut the sweet potatoes and drop this costs per person to $2.06 (if you’re struggling and need to cut costs).
Here are my numbers:
