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Thanksgiving · Monday, October 12
A holiday dinner that fits your shop.
Choose a dinner for 2, 4 or 6, check your pantry and compare full-package grocery costs. Flyer prices checked October 7 for October 8–14; Giant Tiger offers end October 13.
Compare starting grocery costs for 2, 4 or 6
Whole bags, cans and butter are counted. Assumes salt, pepper and herbs are already at home or omitted. These starting dinners use baked apples, with no stuffing or cranberry sauce. Ham weights are examples of 1.5, 2 and 3 kg; chicken uses 250 g per person. Actual purchased pack weights may cost more.
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A turkey dinner with stuffing and cranberry sauce adds $5 to the starting grocery cost. Swapping the $3.97 apple bag for one $6.99 pie adds $3.02. Use the choices below to check your own pantry and package prices.
Ham dinner for 4
Baked ham, buttery mashed potatoes, carrots and warm baked apples.
Dessert: warm baked apples.
The weight above is a planning example, not a promised pack size. Use the whole weight on the package label. Suggested raw bone-in ham for this household: 1.4 kg or more; adjust for appetites and leftovers.
Before checking what you have at home. Includes full bags and cans; seasoning needs a price or a pantry check.
These are estimates across several retailers, not a recommendation to make a trip to every store. Fuel, taxes/deposits where applicable, drinks and additional dishes are extra. No coupon, loyalty or points value is deducted. Expired offers leave blank prices. The turkey is fixed-price; ham and chicken vary with the actual purchased weight.
| Have enough / omit seasoning | Ingredient & source | Recipe amount | Buy | Package price / $ per kg | Needed cost |
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| Great Value bone-in portion hamWalmart · 2026-10-08 – 2026-10-14 Flyer priceAdvertised $1.97/lb ($4.34/kg). Enter the weight of the whole cut you will buy; available sizes vary. | 2 kgWhole purchase weight; serve the amount wanted. | 2 kg | Unpriced | ||
| PotatoesNo Frills · 2026-10-08 – 2026-10-14 Flyer price10 lb bag; buy the full bag even when the recipe uses less. | 1000 g | 1 × 4535.92 g | Unpriced | ||
| CarrotsGiant Tiger · 2026-10-07 – 2026-10-13 Flyer price2 lb bag. | 600 g | 1 × 907.18 g | Unpriced | ||
| Scotsburn or Baxter butterAtlantic Superstore · 2026-10-08 – 2026-10-14 Flyer priceSelected varieties. | 40 g | 1 × 454 g | Unpriced | ||
| McIntosh applesGiant Tiger · 2026-10-07 – 2026-10-13 Flyer price3 lb bag; recipe uses 180 g per person. | 720 g | 1 × 1360.78 g | Unpriced | ||
| Salt, pepper and dried herbsYour pantry or store Optional for taste. Check “Have enough” if covered at home or omitted; otherwise enter a purchase price. | To taste | 1 × 1 pantry set | Unpriced |
Cook your dinner
Quantities in the shopping table serve 4. Use only the recipe amount from each bag or can; save the rest. Water is additional as described below.
Baked ham
- Read the ham label to determine whether it is fully cooked or needs cooking. Remove outer packaging. Put it cut-side down in a roasting dish with about 125 mL water and cover tightly with foil.
- Bake at the oven temperature and for the time specified on the package for its whole weight. For ham that requires cooking, check the centre reaches 71°C (160°F), away from bone. For fully cooked ham, follow its reheating instructions.
- Rest about 10 minutes, slice, and serve with potatoes and carrots. No purchased glaze is required.
Buttery mashed potatoes
Use 1000 g potatoes. Peel and cut into even pieces. Boil 15–20 minutes until tender; reserve some cooking water and drain. Mash with 20 g butter and enough reserved water to soften. Season to taste if using.
Simple carrots
Peel and slice 600 g carrots. Simmer in water for 8–12 minutes until tender, drain, and toss with 20 g butter. Season if using.
Warm baked apples
Wash, core and slice 720 g apples, keeping the peel if preferred. Put in a baking dish with 30–60 mL water. Cover and bake at 180°C for 25–35 minutes, until soft. Serve warm. No added sugar or cinnamon is required; optional toppings are extra.
Make the day easier
- Shop October 8–11 where practical and confirm holiday opening hours before travelling.
- For frozen turkey, start thawing early enough for its actual size. Never thaw on the counter.
- Prepare dessert first. Cook the main, then finish the sides while the meat rests. The turkey and ham oven instructions take priority; cook potatoes on the stove when the oven is occupied.
Stretch the leftovers
Use chopped ham and leftover potatoes for a skillet hash. Freeze extra ham in small portions.
Refrigerate leftovers in shallow containers within two hours. Use refrigerated leftovers within 2–3 days or freeze them; reheat to 74°C (165°F). Health Canada cooking temperatures · Poultry and thawing guidance. Check ingredient labels for allergies; the meat-free plan contains butter.