200 pounds

so my coworker JT said he bought 200lbs of something, and i was to guess what he purchased. i took my time thinking, and our supervisor D joined the guessing game. SuprD asked if it was living, to which JT replied "it could be thought of as living." SuprD asked another question, "is it a vegetable," to which JT replied, "it could be considered a vegetable." with these clues in mind, i immediate took a guess. "you didn't buy a comatose patient, did you?"

JT said i've done it again. i agree. sometimes, i don't know where these thoughts come from.
but my second guess was correct. he bought a buttload of rice.