I wonder why. Shrinkflation.
Trump's claims about the meal being cheaper are true. However, the company's 2025 meal is smaller than its 2024 offering. This year, Walmart is selling what it describes as "a full holiday feast serving 10 people for under $4.00 per person," which they noted is "the lowest price since Walmart started the program."
The outlet alAccording to NBC, this year's meal features 23 items, down six from last year. Customers purchasing Walmart's 2025 Thanksgiving meal will not receive onions, celery, sweet potatoes, chicken broth, poultry seasoning, muffin mix, marshmallows, whipped topping or pecan pie.
so reported that the 2025 meal includes just one can of cream of mushroom soup, while last year's included two.
Additionally, Walmart's current Thanksgiving meal has standard dinner rolls and fresh cranberries, products that are both cheaper at Walmart than the sweet Hawaiian rolls and cranberry sauce the company featured in its 2024 meal.Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Trump's claim that grocery prices have dramatically fallen during his presidency is unsupported by his own administration's data.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index — which most recently captured inflation data for the month of September 2025 — showed that overall food costs rose 3.1% year over year, and grocery prices in particular rose 2.7%. Prices have steadily trended upward since Trump took office in January.
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2025 4:56 am
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