We decided on pineapple, coconut, yoghurt and oats with some orange juice.
We made them in a blender. Delicious and healthy.
The pineapple came from Costa Rica and we looked this up on the map.
Costa Rica is a country between Mexico & South America.
Costa Rica has 7 Provinces. Provinces are legal areas of a country, each with its own Capital, local court system and building guidelines, etc.
The provinces are
| Alajuela | Cartago | Guanacaste | Heredia | Limón | Puntarenas | San José |
This is how it looks:
We also looked up pineapples which are:
Bromeliads.
Bromeliads are a plant family. The family contains over 3000 species.The most well known bromeliad is the pineapple and it is the only edible one.
They all look different. Other examples are Spanish Moss(not spanish or a moss), yukka etc
They can be grown indoors in cooler climates and can also be used outdoors where temperatures stay above freezing.
Bromeliads entered recorded history 500 years ago when Columbus introduced the pineapple (Ananas comosus) to Spain when he returned from his 2nd voyage to the New World in 1493.
On that voyage he found it being cultivated by the Carib Indians in the West Indies. Within 50 years this tropical fruit was being cultivated in India and other Old World countries.
They are found in a range of growing situations: Terrestrial species are found growing in the ground (the way we expect most plants to grow). They may be found growing in bright sun along sandy beaches to the shady understory of a forest among the leaf litter and debris.Saxicolous species are found growing on rocks. They may grow on hard rocky outcrops where their roots may penetrate cracks and fissures to locate moisture or organic nutrients or sometimes they are found growing tenuously on sheer cliff faces. Epiphytic species are found growing on other plants, usually trees, shrubs or cactus but somtimes they can be found on telephone poles or even on the telephone lines themselves. This capability to take their nutrition and moisture from the atmosphere has earned these bromeliads the name "Air Plants".
All bromeliads have something in common: tiny scales on their leaves called trichomes. These scales serve as an absorption system. In desert regions where the air is hot and dry and the sun beats down, these scales also help the plant to reduce water loss and shield the plants from the solar radiation. These plants are so covered with scales that they appear silvery-white and feel fuzzy. On many species (especially in more humid areas), the scales are smaller and less noticeable. Sometimes the scales can form patterns and banding on the leaves that add to the plant's beauty.
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