Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

By Andrew Walsh on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

Gourmands who put an emphasis on eating organic this Thanksgiving should be ready to pay a premium. As Tara Parker-Pope writes in the New York Times’ Well blog, a holiday dinner for eight people would cost around $100 more than one made from non-organic ingredients. That’s an increase of about 75%.

Parker-Pope gets her information at SmartMoney.com, which based its research on trips to three stores in New York City, not the cheapest place to shop. According to GreenerChoices.org, organic items usually cost about 40% more than non-organic nationwide.

The NYT blog highlights these comparisons between organic and non-organic products based on the SmartMoney.com figures:

Turkey (20 pounds) $99.80 vs. $23.80
Vanilla ice cream (3 quarts) $21.87 vs. $15.98
Yams (5 lbs.) $9.95 vs. $3.95
2 cans of pumpkin filling $5.00 vs. $3.19
1 bag cranberries $4.99 vs. $2.49

(Photo by David Goehring)

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I'm 35 and have had cancer for the last 8 years. Cancer has not made me a lola granola, but I do try to eat organic meat. I pleaded with my mom not to buy organic turkey and I'd just enjoy the side dishes. I wanted Thanksgiving to be about gratitude for family and not guilt over the grocery bill. She bought two 10 pounders; one organic, one not. This year, as most, I'm thankful for my mom.

Submitted by Kairol Rosenthal on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 21:08.
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