What's in Walmart's $3.50 per person "holiday meal basket"?
Walmart touts its holiday dinner kit this year as offering more food for less money. Read on to see what items are included in the meal.
Key points
- Walmart's holiday meal basket feeds 10 people and costs $35, or $3.50 per person.
- The basket is available in stores or online through Dec. 24 and has 18% more items than last year.
- Food prices across the U.S. rose 2.5% this year through September, per the CBS News Price Tracker.
Walmart announced on Wednesday that its holiday meal basket, which feeds 10 people, will cost $35 this year, or $3.50 per person. The retailer's dinner kit is available for purchase in stores or online through Dec. 24.
Walmart said the basket contains 17 different products and 26 items in total, including Thanksgiving staples such as turkey and stuffing as well as mini marshmallows. The company cited internal survey data showing that consumers are seeking lower prices.
What Walmart said
In a statement, Walmart said the basket has 18% more items and costs 12% less than the same items did last year, calling it the lowest priced one-click basket in the program's history. The retailer also said it is offering free express delivery on the meal basket through November 30.
Not only does this year's basket have 18% more items, but it also costs 12% less than those same items did last year, making this the lowest priced one-click basket in the program's history
— Walmart
Food prices and basket contents
Through September, food prices across the U.S. had risen 2.5% this year, according to the CBS News Price Tracker. The cost of food purchased at grocery stores for home consumption has surged by more than 30% since 2020, according to Federal Reserve data.
The basket includes items such as a Butterball frozen whole turkey, Stove Top stuffing mix, fresh cranberries, sweet potatoes, and various Great Value products like corn, green beans, and pie crusts.
