State of Michigan offering extra $95 for food assistance for those receiving help, this Thanksgiving - FOX 2 Detroit

By Liz Lewin and David Komer online producer

FOX 2 (WJBK) - Inflation is driving up the outgo of our Thanksgiving repast plans but the authorities of Michigan is offering immoderate assistance to families that already person nutrient assistance.

We’re a week distant from Thanksgiving, person you done your market buying yet?

"It's ridiculous successful determination you already can't find groceries and present the terms of them," said 1 shopper.

And there’s nary denying it.

FOX 2: "Is your thanksgiving astatine each affected by the costs of what's going connected successful there?"

"It's decidedly much expensive," said different shopper.

Which is wherefore earlier this week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the authorities is doing much to assistance families eligible for nutrient assistance this month, providing them with an other $95 monthly outgo and yes, adjacent those who are already receiving the maximum payment, oregon are adjacent to it.

"I volition proceed to enactment with anyone astatine the national and authorities level to assistance Michiganders enactment nutrient connected the array and support their hard-earned dollars to wage for different captious household expenses," the politician said.

The question is, bash Michiganders really deliberation the other bucks volition assistance those who request it most?

"It helps. It whitethorn marque bigger portions for those that are getting it," said 1 shopper. "But for maine unluckily I'm not getting, truthful it's similar yea bully for you guys."

"I deliberation that it's important that the authorities reaches retired and helps the radical that bash person a large request for assistance," said another.

Translating each of this into existent groceries - we couldn’t get into Kroger today. So similar galore viewers, we filled up our virtual buying cart to spot conscionable however overmuch a basal Snap Eligible Thanksgiving repast would cost, mostly adding Kroger brands.

A 14 to 16-pound frozen turkey costs $10.35.

A five-pound container of golden potatoes runs astir $5.99.

If you similar yams, these tally .99 cents per lb - a bully enactment to save.

Onto immoderate greenish beans for the casserole, of course. One family-size container costs $6 but if you privation to prevention a container immoderate caller ones oregon drawback a can. They tally .89 cents each.

You’ll request some"cream of mushroom" which is$1 a tin and apical it disconnected with immoderate crispy fried onions. A six-ounce tin is astir $2.29.

Okay, connected to rolls, a container of "brown and serve" meal rolls is astir 12 per bag, is $1.67

Cranberry condiment is optional but a favorite. Both jellied and full berry cans tally $1.50 each.

Maybe a tiny splurge here, but the Marie Callender "ready to bake" pies are $5.99. Of course, determination are little costly sweets, arsenic well.

Lastly, if you’re looking for immoderate other greens - a 10 oz "baby outpouring mix" is lone $4.49.

In total, accidental for a household of four, based connected this database and the period that you purchase, that $95 dollars volition apt screen you - with immoderate wiggle room.

Also, support successful mind, whether you’re receiving drawback benefits oregon not, coupons are different large mode to prevention this vacation season.

Make a list, comparison and contrast, and yet spell with what fits your budget.

For much accusation astir Michigan's nutrient assistance program, CLICK HERE.