How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?

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bug-holiday-turkey-100px.pngSmart Money did a side-by-side cost comparison of a Thanksgiving meal for eight using all organic ingredients and a feast using conventionally sourced stuff.

The verdict: The all-organic meal cost $295.36, almost $170 more than the regular meal ($126.75).

What drove the cost of the organic meal through the roof? Not surprisingly, it was the $99.80 20-pound organic turkey, which cost a whopping $76 more.

Serious eaters: How organic are you going this Thanksgiving?

Put another way, is your Turkey Day going to be more Alice Waters or Sandra Lee? [via New York Times]

Related: The Cost of a 10-Person Thanksgiving Is $44.61

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