GARY, W.Va. - What better "weigh" to mark the loss of 500 pounds than a 500-pound salad.
The massive salad contained 110 heads of lettuce, 165 pounds of carrots and about 120 cucumbers, and was prepared in a swimming pool.
It took about 2 1/2 hours to prepare and a hungry crowd gobbled it up in about four hours Thursday, said Cheryl Mitchem, coordinator of the weight management program through the Tug River Health Association.
Mitchem said the salad represented the total pounds lost by about 27 people over a five month period that ended March 1.
"I think it is a phenomenal accomplishment," Mitchem said.
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