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The Price You’ll Pay For An Organic Thanksgiving Feast

Written by Mint.com
Published Nov 22, 2010
1 min read
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It’s no secret that organic food costs more – a financial sacrifice many of us are willing to make for the sake of maintaining a healthier, more nutritious diet that, arguably, would pay us back in the form of better health (and fewer health expenses!) over the long term.

But when it comes to preparing the humongous, calorie-infused feast that is Thanksgiving dinner with all-organic ingredients, you may want to take a second look at the added cost. We recently went shopping to find out exactly how much more you’d have to pay for an all-organic Thanksgiving dinner for eight versus a conventional one and let’s say that the results could be nearly as shocking to your budget as that 5,000-calorie meal would be to your stomach. For the details, take a look at our interactive infographic.