MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We’re all watching our wallets these days and at NewsChannel 3, we’re making that even easier for you with our WREG Price Tracker. For nearly six months, WREG has been tracking the prices of more than 20 common grocery store items.

Egg prices finally fell, only to go back up again slightly. The prices for things like ground beef and coffee are up. Also, as kids are heading back to the classroom, we noticed the items parents will need to pack those lunches will cost more!

Case in point, a loaf of white bread at Kroger was up more than $.0.30 last week, compared to earlier in July despite the store marketing a “price drop.” It went from $1.67 to $1.99.

Overall, the average price of bread has trended downward compared to when we first started tracking prices earlier this year.

Your next trip to the produce aisle might leave you with sticker shock! The average price for a head of lettuce across the stores we review is now $2.35. It was under $2.00 in the winter. Last week alone, a head of lettuce was up $0.50 at Target, costing $2.49. It was also up by just over $0.20 cents at Walmart.

There’s been a lot of talk about the price of tomatoes climbing due to tariffs on Mexico. Our average shows shoppers are paying about a nickel more.

At Walmart a fresh slicing tomato was up to $1.60, a difference of nearly $0.20 cents from weeks earlier.

Now to a bit of good news for the sandwich that might be included in your lunch, or the one you’re packing for your child.

Turkey sandwich meat was down $0.30 cents at Kroger and the average is the lowest we’ve seen since early June, although still a bit higher than this spring.

Speaking of meat, the price for a pound of ground beef was about the same in late July as it was earlier in the month. However, the cost has spiked dramatically overall. The average cost for a pound is $7 which is a dollar more than when we first started tracking. A pound of ground beef at Kroger the week of July 21st was nearly $7.50.

On the flip side, the price for a family package of chicken breasts is down, so that’s good for dinner and your wallet.

When reviewing a few other staples, milk and eggs were back up and so was bacon, which means breakfast will cost you more. The cost of cereal has been about the same, but higher compared to earlier this year. On a positive note, the price of peanut butter is down a bit, which is perfect timing for all of those PB&Js being made for back to school!