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    Madoc Meredith Posted on

    From now through Christmas Day, Walmart is offering savings that allow customers to prepare holiday meals for less than $7 per person, a spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY on Wednesday.

    The retail giant is bringing back its “inflation-free Thanksgiving meal” for Turkey Day 2024, the company confirmed, adding that it has put together a one-click shopping list that shoppers can use to purchase their Thanksgiving essentials.

    The list, with a total value of just over $53, can be found at www.walmart.com/thanksgiving.

    Items listed include a Honeysuckle whole white turkey weighing 10 to 17 pounds for $12.41, Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce for $1.98 and Marie Callender’s Southern Pecan Pie for $5.63.

    “The food is available earlier and at an even lower price than last year, allowing customers to take advantage of savings on all major holiday meals to make Thanksgiving, Christmas or Sunday night dinner easier and more affordable all season long,” said Walmart A spokesperson told USA TODAY Wednesday afternoon.

    How to give a meal to a family in need

    Walmart also said customers anywhere in the U.S. can purchase meals for their loved ones by visiting the retailer’s website.

    Customers can also spend $50 and donate the equivalent of a Thanksgiving meal to their local Salvation Army locations at www.walmart.com/ip/donateameal.

    The offers and donation options come at a time when food costs are rising and are expected to continue rising, according to the Economic Research Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    While food price increases slowed in 2023, at-home food prices rose 5% and away-from-home food prices rose 7.1%, the agency reported.

    The research group noted in its food price outlook for 2024 and 2025 that from July to August 2024, prices for seven at-home food categories increased.

    The cost of foods such as beef and veal, poultry, eggs and fresh vegetables is expected to rise in 2024.

    Still, there may be cases where food costs have decreased. For example, seafood prices are expected to fall 1.6% in 2024, the USDA reported.

    Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY’s NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Follow her on Twitter at @SaleenMartin or send her an email at [email protected].

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