It is gaining weight quickly - about a half pound per week.

So what if the bill for the half pound I checked out with was $30?

The trout are free rising and their weight averages about a half pound.

With boneless meat or fish, he said, a half pound per person is usually adequate.

A half pound can provide energy for a day.

Each packet makes enough sauce for a half pound of pasta, serving two people.

The butters range from $2.89 to $3.79 for a half pound.

Slipping inside the little shop that claimed to sell the world's best, Lee bought a half pound.

And a half pound of fish may be only six ounces cooked, or two meat servings.

So the explorers will each eat a half pound of butter a day.